Initiated in 1994, with support from the National Science Foundation, the California State University Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (CSU-LSAMP) Program is a comprehensive statewide project dedicated to increasing the number of students who have faced or faces social, educational or economic barriers graduating from campuses of the California State University with baccalaureate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The CSU-LSAMP Alliance, with NSF support, was initiated among 16 campuses and has gradually expanded to include all 23 full-service comprehensive universities in the CSU. To broaden participation of LSAMP students in graduate study, CSU-LSAMP has also established Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Fellowship opportunities.
To be eligible to participate in CSU-LSAMP, students must:
– Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
– Be an undergraduate student attending Fresno State and be in a STEM major. STEM targeted majors at Fresno State include: agricultural sciences (animal science or plant science), biology/life sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, environmental science/geosciences, mathematics, and physics. PRE-HEALTH (PREMED, PREPHARM, ETC.) STUDENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CSU-LSAMP
– Have US citizenship or permanent resident status
– Be an individual who has faced or faces social, educational, or economic barriers to careers in STEM. Social barrier includes being an underrepresented minority student (African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiians, or Native Pacific Islander). Educational barrier includes being first generation college student attending 4-yr college (i.e. your parents/guardian do not have a bachelor’s degree or higher). Economic barrier includes coming from a low-income background, such as Pell Grant eligible