LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCES FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION (LSAMP) PROGRAM

Program Description

The goal of the LSAMP program (NSF HRD-1302873) is to increase the participation of individuals who have faced social, educational, or economic barriers to careers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). The CSUEB LSAMP program is focused on increasing graduate school preparedness and readiness for all LSAMP participants with a major emphasis on providing participants with hands-on research experiences.

ELIGIBILITY Criteria for CSU- LSAMP scholars: 

  • Be a U.S Citizen or Permanent Resident
  • Be an individual who has faced or faces social, educational, or economic barriers to careers in STEM.
  • Discipline GPA should be 2.5 or higher
  • Be engaged in research
  • Be able to attend ALL LSAMP events in-person
  • Be enrolled at a participating campus in an undergraduate major in STEM discipline or have expressed an interest in pursuing a STEM baccalaureate degree. Attached are a list of majors provided by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), that will fall under the STEM category.
  • We strongly encourage freshman, sophomores, and transfer students to apply!

Applications are OPEN NOW!!

  1. If you believe that you are eligible (see above), please COMPLETE application. 
  2. You will receive an e-mail COPY of your responses.
  3. Applicants will be accepted on a rolling basis until the program is filled.
  4. Campus coordindator will review applications and e-mail status of applications on: August 15th, September 5th, Sept. 26th, 2024

  5. In-person orientation dates - coming SOON!

    • Monday, Oct. 28 | 2:00 - 3:00 pm
    • Thursday, Oct. 31 | 12:15 - 1:15 pm
    • Thursday, Oct. 31 | 3:00 - 4:00 pm
    • Friday, Nov. 1 | 1:00 - 2:00 pm

For more information about the statewide CSU effort, please visit the statewide office site here:

CSU-LSAMP is funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant #HRD-1302873 and the Chancellor's Office of the California State University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the Chancellor's Office of the CSU.

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