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Eligibility

Participant Eligibility:

  • Enrolled at Cornell University as an undergraduate
  • Participants of LSAMP must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents
  • Applicants must be in good academic standing
  • Currently majoring in a STEM discipline and seeking a graduate degree, preferably a PhD in a STEM discipline

Additionally, applicants must meet one or more of the following:

  • Experienced educational, socio-cultural, economic, personal, and/or identity-related barriers to your advancement or ability to advance in a STEM field, including but not limited to:
    • Being a first-generation college student
    • Managing a disability or chronic health condition
    • Experiencing housing, food, economic, and/or other forms of significant insecurity
  • Demonstrated commitment to address the barriers that prevent participation of students from historically underrepresented groups in graduate STEM programs.
  • Demonstrated leadership potential to address the issues of underrepresentation of domestic minorities in STEM fields.