Eligibility Information and Application

lsamp december meeting

Cohort building at our December meeting - de-stressing for final exams

The CSU Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, or CSU-LSAMP, supports underrepresented students and others facing barriers to success in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

Each of the CSU campuses has a CSU-LSAMP program that offers an array of activities and services designed to improve retention and graduation of undergraduate students in STEM.  Cal Maritime joined CSU-LSAMP in 2013.  Since that time, our program has worked to guarantee better success and retention rates for URM students in STEM disciplines and encouraged all members to continue their STEM education through workforce development and post-graduate studies.

Students majoring in Engineering disciplines (ME, MET, and FET), Marine Transportation (MT), and Oceanography (OCN) are eligible and encouraged to apply.

LSAMP Group Picture

LSAMP students at a recent meeting on our beautiful waterfront

To be eligible to participate in CSU-LSAMP, students must:

  • Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident;

  • Be enrolled at a participating campus in an undergraduate major in a STEM discipline or have expressed an interest in pursuing a STEM baccalaureate degree;

  • Be an individual who has faced or faces social, educational, or economic barriers to careers in STEM.

Although the project's goals and anticipated outcomes are stated in terms of improving URM participation in STEM, it is important to emphasize that CSU-LSAMP does not limit participation to URM students.

Applications for the current year are now open, as space in LSAMP permits.

Applications can be submitted to Dr. Frank Yip in-person in the Faculty Office Building Room 207, or by email (fyip@csum.edu). 
 
Upon receipt of your otherwise-completed application, applicants will be contacted about the status of their application and so that PII  information can be transmitted securely. 

LSAMP application (electronically fillable)

Students must apply to be LSAMP participants annually.

Funding for the CSU-LSAMP Program was provided by the National Science Foundation (HRD 2308501) until May 2, 2025; the California State University’s Office of the Chancellor provided funding through several cycles of LSAMP and continues support for the successor program to LSAMP.