2024-2025 Transfer Firsts PODS

Transfer Firsts: Professional Opportunities for Development and Success (PODS) is a professional development fund program for first-generation transfer students! This page is here to highlight the events that will count toward your program requirements and give you a chance to have everything at your fingertips.

Overview

Triton Firsts and the Triton Transfer Hub collaborate to provide first-generation transfer students with professional development funds. First-Generation is defined as neither parent nor guardian receiving a four-year college degree from an institution within the borders of the United States. This year it will be divided into thematic quarters. For every quarter you participate in, you will receive $150 in professional development funds. You can choose to participate in 1 quarter or all 3 quarters.

Fall Quarter: Involvement, Research, Experiential Learning Opportunities

Winter Quarter: Career Development and Resilience (e.g., wellness, etc.)

Spring Quarter: “Adulting” 101 (e.g., financial literacy)

Application

Fill out the application! This is how we will contact you to let you know if you receive the funds.

Deadlines to complete the application:

Winter Quarter: February 8th, 2025

Spring Quarter: April 6th, 2025

TRANSFER FIRSTS PODS APPLICATION

Only one application is needed for all quarters. If you completed the application for a previous quarter no need to submit another application.

Program Requirements

In order to receive professional Development funds (which will be granted the following quarter, ex fall events give winter funds) participants must complete all requirements below

• Attend at least 3 events run by either the Triton Transfer Hub or Triton Firsts- the events that count can be seen in the Google Calendar below
• Attend at least 1 peer coaching session with a Triton Transfer Hub Peer Coach

Program requirements must be completed by:

Winter Quarter: February 28th, 2025

Spring Quarter: April 11th, 2025

Book Your Appointment with a peer coach

Professional Development Funds

Once you have completed all of the requirements for the quarter (go you!!) you will receive an email from the coordinators letting you know you are eligible for funds and prompt you to make an appointment to purchase professional development. These funds can be used toward your professional development on expenses such as; conference registrations, graduate school applications, external course costs or fees (not tuition or lab fees), tools or software for use in your area of study, etc. 

Funds should not be utilized towards obtaining your degree and cannot be professional clothing. Funds must be used by April 18th, 2025. Funds expire past this date.

If you are unsure of what to use your funds for or want to discuss your professional development, schedule a meeting with Mariana.

BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT WITH MARIANA 

Have more questions?

Email Mariana (mvaldivieso@ucsd.edu) or Daniela (dphernandez@ucsd.edu) or check out our presentation or the recording for more.