Why UniThrive?

How it works

UniThrive lets you give back to your alma mater in a personal way – by lending money directly to a student. You get to pick which student or students to lend to. Best of all, you get repaid while seeing the student succeed as he or she goes through school and beyond.

Your money will create actual positive change in a student’s life. You will be helping him or her receive a college education, laying the foundation for later success. UniThrive facilitates communication between you and your student borrowers, so you can become an active mentor in their lives. In fact, when you lend to a student, he or she will be required to provide you updates periodically throughout the year.

Loan Repayment

You will be repaid starting the January after a student graduates. All UniThrive loans have a 5-year maturity and are repaid in quarterly installments. We handle all the financial transactions in a secure manner and ensure that the money goes directly to the tuition office, thereby precluding any chances of fraud.

Fellow alumni

UniThrive also acts as a social network of like-minded alumni from your alma mater. Reconnect with old friends or make new ones who share your passion for giving back and helping the next generation.

Privacy and security

We verify a user’s status as either a current undergraduate or alumnus of an institution via checks on their official university-given email addresses, so you can be sure that you’re always communicating with members of your alma mater's community. To maintain student privacy, only alumni can view student profiles on the site. To maintain your privacy, you can customize which students can see your profile and/or contact you.

UniThrive offers the use of a secure server.  The server software UniThrive utilizes encrypts all information you input before it is sent to UniThrive, so financial transactions are protected.