US College Scholarships - FirstPoint USA
Partnership with FirstPoint USA offers American dream to English lacrosse talent
A life-changing sports scholarship in the USA has never been more accessible thanks to our partnership with FirstPoint USA.
England Lacrosse is delighted to introduce you to FirstPoint USA, the official USA Scholarship Partner of England Lacrosse.
FirstPoint USA are firmly established as the world’s leading US sports scholarship and university admissions agency.
Founded in 2001 and now part of the UCFB Group, FirstPoint assist 80,000 prospective students and student-athletes each year, whilst working directly with more than 2,500 of the best US colleges and universities.
Over the past 20 years FirstPoint have secured scholarships in the States for tens of thousands of young UK sports men and women, providing them with a life-changing opportunity and both the academic and sporting platform to fulfil their potential.
All FirstPoint staff are graduates of US institutions, academic experts, and former collegiate athletes – they have been in your shoes and can offer you the best advice with the benefit of their own experiences.
Our new scholarship agency partner FirstPoint USA are here to help talented young men and women, like you, be all that they can be.
The process
England Lacrosse athletes interested in a USA sports scholarship should take the following steps:
1. Visit www.firstpointusa.com/partner/englandlacrosse
2. Create your profile
3. Once created you will receive a message on the platform from one of our sports consultants
4. Book in a call with your sports consultant to learn more about the opportunity
5. Once you have discussed with our consultants and decided to officially join the FirstPoint USA program you will be allocated a dedicated talent management consultant
6. The talent management consultant will set up an introduction call and begin to plan your journey to the US
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the FirstPoint team have been able to continue placing student-athletes in US scholarships starting in Fall 2021, thanks to a new digital platform which connects the individual to the institution online.
A further endorsement of FirstPoint’s credentials are the fact they are certified by the NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA and the AIRC (American International Recruitment Council), to create academic and sporting opportunities for international student-athletes. In fact, FirstPoint USA is the only agency in the world to hold such certification.
FirstPoint’s 75-strong team works from offices in London (Wembley), Manchester (Etihad), Glasgow, Shanghai, Dubai and Melbourne and their reach extends to talented student-athletes from countless countries across six continents.