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FirstPoint USA
FirstPoint USA is a British-based sports scholarship agency, headquartered in Glasgow, that provides assistance to talented sportsmen & women wishing to pursue their academic and playing careers at an American college or university. The company was founded in 2001 by former University of Cincinnati All-American soccer player and Hall of Fame inductee, Andrew Kean, with the assistance of the Princes Youth Business Trust

The company has secured scholarships for over 7,000 sportsmen & women from across the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; brokering over $150 million on their behalf in the process. FirstPoint employs a team of over 20 staff to manage the scholarship process on behalf of its athletes, with many of our team former scholarship athletes themselves.

Notable Alumni
The following is a list of some notable FirstPoint USA alumni


 * Danny Willett - Golf - Jacksonville State University
 * Dulcie Davies - Field Hockey - Stanford University
 * Russell Knox - Golf - Jacksonville University
 * Callum Macaulay - Golf - University of Mississippi
 * Lewis Hawke - Soccer - Furman University
 * Jordan Wilson - Soccer - University of Kentucky
 * Liam Doyle - Soccer - Ohio State University
 * Matthew Graham - Cross Country - DePaul University
 * David Browning - Soccer - Cornell University
 * Liam Parrington - Soccer - Hartwick College
 * Gavin Dear - Golf - Lynn University
 * Edward Brand - Soccer - San Jose State University
 * Aisling Coyle - Field Hockey - Ohio State University
 * David McGuire - Soccer - Southern New Hampshire University
 * Paul Wyatt - Soccer - James Madison University
 * Andy Stirling - Soccer - Cloud County Community College

NCAA Certification
In 2012, FirstPoint became one of the first international companies in the world to be awarded 'Certified & Approved' status by the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), a status that it still carries to this day.

Awards
In 2015, FirstPoint was named 'Sports Business of the Year' by the Government-backed 'Sporting Chance Initiative'. . The company's founder, Andrew Kean, was named as a finalist for the Shell LIVEwire Entrepreneur of the Year award and Royal Bank of Scotland Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards, respectively. In 2002, he was named as a finalist for the 'Scotsman of the Year' award alongside Sir Jackie Stewart, Sir Ian Wilmut, and Baron George Robertson of Port Ellen.