CCRAA Research Apprentice Program
The U.S. Department of Education has provided Cal Poly Pomona with a $4.1 million
grant to help the university address the national shortage of professionals ready
to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). This funding
was made available through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007. Cal
Poly Pomona was one of only two universities in California to receive an individual
award from the College Cost Reduction and Access Act.
CCRAA Research Apprenticeship Program
McNair Scholars Program
This program is a federally funded TRIO program that provides numerous opportunities
to Cal Poly Pomona juniors and seniors who will engage in hands-on, multi-disciplinary
training designed to introduce the rigors of study, research, and writing needed
to be successful at the doctoral level. The goal of the McNair Scholars Program
is to increase the number of low income, first generation, and traditionally underrepresented
students gaining admission to graduate school, completing doctoral level study,
and pursuing careers in college teaching.
http://www.csupomona.edu/~lrc/mcnair/
RISE
The Cal Poly Pomona RISE program is an NIH-sponsored student development program
aimed at supporting minority-serving institutions. The program’s goal is to increase
the number of underrepresented minority students who complete Ph.D. degrees in biomedical
and related disciplines by providing relevant academic and research activities and
financial support for qualified sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students!
http://www.csupomona.edu/~rise
HHMI Research Apprentice Program
In 2004, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute awarded the University $1.3 million
through its Undergraduate Science Education Program for the development of 9 new
initiatives to expand and strengthen research, education, and outreach programs
in the College of Science. Building inquiry and integration into the science experience
are the common threads that bind these initiatives together. Activities supported
through the HHMI-Cal Poly Pomona Partnership are organized within 4 program components.
http://bioweb.win.csupomona.edu/hhmi/student/
California Pre-Doctoral Program (Sally Casanova Scholars)
This program is designed to increase the pool of potential faculty by supporting
the doctoral aspirations of CSU students who have experienced economic and educational
disadvantages. Students are accepted into the program through a system-wide competition.
Juniors/seniors or graduate students may apply.
http://www.calstate.edu/PreDoc/
Supporting Programs
Honors College
The Honors College is designed to cultivate academic excellence, creativity, critical
thinking and independent research. This program provides a diverse and intellectually
stimulating environment in which highly motivated students can come together and
celebrate the fellowship of community. Honors students are required to maintain
a grade point average of 3.3.
http://www.csupomona.edu/~honorscollege
Maximizing Engineering Potential (MEP)
Established in 1983, the Maximizing Engineering Potential program (MEP) at Cal Poly
Pomona is a retention and academic enhancement program for students in Engineering
and Computer Science. It is the largest program in the state of California and has
a long and successful record of graduating students and placing them in industry.
Its purpose is to increase the number and diversity of students graduating in technical
disciplines.
http://www.csupomona.edu/~mep/
SEES
Science Educational Enhancement Services (SEES) is a diversity program in the College
of Science. It was established in fall 1987 to increase the retention and the number
of diverse students graduating from Cal Poly Pomona with degrees in the sciences
and mathematics.
http://www.csupomona.edu/~sees/