LSAMP at Sonoma State

What is it?

The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) is an NSF sponsored program designed to broaden participation in science, mathematics, engineering and technology (STEM) disciplines and increase the number of students receiving baccalaureate degrees, and ultimately Ph.D.s, in STEM disciplines.

Who is eligible?

SSU students who:

  • are Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Geology, Computer Science, Engineering Science or Chemistry majors
  • are U.S. citizens or permanent residents
  • face social, educational, or economic barriers to careers in STEM

What are the benefits?

The LSAMP program at SSU provides:

  • Reimbursement for required STEM textbooks
  • Reimbursement for GRE preparation courses and GRE registration
  • Reimbursement for travel to professional conferences and visits to graduate schools
  • Material support and stipends for students in research projects
  • $30,000/year plus tuition and fees for two years to participate in a "Bridge to the Doctorate" program at a selected CSU campus

For more information, contact:

Sam Brannen
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Sonoma State University
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

707-664-2591
sam.brannen@sonoma.edu

* CSU-LSAMP is funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant #HRD-0802628 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.