Department of Computer Science
Welcome to USHER at Fresno State
The Undergraduate ScHolar Education and Research (USHER) program offers scholarships to first-time freshman and transfer students to complete a B.S. degree in Computer Science at Fresno State. It offers a series of training to enhance students’ STEM, critical and algorithmic thinking in Computer Science. The program coordinates a number of university services to prepare students to become competitive research and/or industry workforce in Computer Science.
Unique to our Program
- 2- or 4-year Scholarships
- Faculty and Peer Mentorship
- STEM, Critical & Algorithmic Thinking
- STEM Impact Identity Training
- Research/Internship Opportunities
- BS + MS Blended Program
- Starting Fall 2023
- Annual $10K scholarship for four years
- Faculty and peer mentorship
- Computational and algorithmic thinking training
- STEM pathway and STEM impact identity training
- University/College support services
- Research, internship, local community opportunities
- Bridge to the BS + MS blended program
- Underrepresented minority or female students in Computer Science
- Incoming freshman students
- Potential for academic and professional success
- Financial Need
- Accepting applications starting mid Spring 2023 at USHER program webpage
- Contact Dr. Liu at shliu@mail.FresnoState.edu to learn more.
Acknowledgements
USHER at California State University Fresno is funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant #DUE 2220938. 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.