Capstone Supports Colleges and Universities by Establishing and Seeding a Fund to Help Students Afford Higher Education Share Article The company’s new Stepstone Initiative has been created to seed fund scholarships that actively and directly support increased access and improved affordability for students seeking a higher education. Stepstone - Building a path to affordability in higher education. By partnering with institutions and our team members, we hope and believe that through Stepstone and our housing development work, we can collectively make a positive difference for students desiring a quality, life-enhancing higher education who might otherwise be financially challenged to do so.