Project SSOAR will assist academically talented, low-income students majoring in computer science, engineering, physics, or mathematics. The program will provide students with scholarship aid, STEM mentoring, experiential learning activities, and support services focused on course completion, obtaining an associate's degree, and preparing for transfer.
To apply for Project SSOAR, complete the two steps below.
Application and both recommendations are needed to be considered for SSOAR.
Program Goals
The program seeks to :
- increase the number of low-income academically talented students with demonstrated financial need obtaining degrees in S-STEM eligible disciplines and entering the workforce or graduate programs in STEM;
- improve the education of future scientists, engineers, and technicians, with a focus on low-income academically talented students with demonstrated financial need; and
- generate knowledge to advance understanding of how interventions or evidence-based curricular and co-curricular activities affect the success, retention, transfer, academic/career pathways, and graduation of low-income students in STEM.
Contact Us
Kevin Punsalan
NSF S-STEM SSOAR principal investigator
kpunsalan@citruscollege.edu
(626) 914-8723 · MA 129
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
