STEM Pathways Alliance (SPA)
CSU-LSAMP
CSU-LSAMP is designed to assist students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) High school students and community college students are encouraged to apply to LSAMP only once the student has accepted their admissions offer to Fresno State and have committed to attending Fresno State. As of May 2, 2025, NSF funding for the CSU-LSAMP program has been discontinued. As a result, we are not currently accepting applications. We appreciate your interest and invite you to revisit this page for updates as we navigate the transition in research program support. For any additional questions please feel free to contact our office.
Eligibility Information
To participate in the CSU-LSAMP, students must:
- Undergraduate student attending Fresno State and be 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
- 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 - underrepresented minority student (African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiians, or Native Pacific Islander), or
- Educational barrier - first generation college student attending 4-yr college (i.e. your parents/guardian do not have a bachelor's degree or higher), or
- Economic barrier - low-income background such as Pell grant eligible