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Discover. Decide. Do.

Connecting Students to Their Career Passion.

Meet Scholarly

About NextGenEdu

NextGenEdu builds educational technologies to empower youth to develop conviction in their career paths. We are redefining career discovery for youth with limited access.

Career Conviction Framework

Our research-backed framework helps students navigate the complex journey from skills to passion.

Soft Skills Development

We integrate essential soft skills training that prepares students for the modern workplace.

Learning Science-Driven Design

Our platform is built on proven learning science principles to maximize engagement and outcomes.

What is Scholarly?

Scholarly helps students build career conviction through real-time data, human stories, and personalized paths.

Contextualization

Presents data-driven insights in intuitive formats, helping students understand the landscape of career options available to them.

Humanization

Features real stories from professionals to inspire learners and provide authentic perspectives on various career paths.

Pathways

Provides step-by-step educational and career pathways, guiding students through the journey from education to profession.

Our Team

Amber Johnson Avery, PhD

Amber Johnson Avery, PhD

CEO

Satish Tembad

Satish Tembad

CTO

Rodger Polanco

Rodger Polanco

Technical Product Director

Kayla Sween

Kayla Sween

Senior Frontend Engineer

Rahul Razdan, PhD

Rahul Razdan, PhD

Board Chairman

NSF-Funded Innovation

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NextGenEdu is an NSF SBIR Phase I Awardee

We're honored to have been awarded a prestigious Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance our mission of transforming career exploration.

This recognition supports our work to build a platform that reimagines how students discover, explore, and pursue meaningful careers. With NSF's support, Scholarly is tackling the deep-rooted challenges in career readiness by creating a more accessible, engaging, and personalized experience that helps students navigate the future with confidence.

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