Equity Fellowships and Programs
Three Graduate School programs have been developed as a result of the University's goal "to actively recruit a diverse student population and to strengthen affirmative action programs for faculty, staff, and students."
California Pre-Doctoral Scholars, Graduate Equity Fellowship, and CSU Forgivable Loan/ Doctoral Incentive Programs strive to increase the numbers of underrepresented students in the doctoral pipeline, in order to prepare a diverse faculty for the CSU and improve diversity in the professional workforce.
California Pre-Doctoral Scholars Program (CPSP)
CPSP is designed to increase the pool of potential faculty by supporting the doctoral aspirations of CSU students who have experienced economic and educational disadvantages. Upper division undergraduate and graduate students who apply for this program are sponsored by a faculty member within their academic discipline. Selected Pre-Doctoral Scholars receive $3,000 for one academic year to visit PhD programs at universities throughout the US and to attend a professional meeting or conference in their academic discipline. In addition, Scholars may participate in a summer research program on their home campus or on a UC campus. Funds for these activities are provided by the CSU Chancellor's office.
Graduate Equity Fellowship Program (GEFP)
GEFP began in 1986 and provides a $750 stipend and a $2,000 research assistantship per semester for 10 Fellows. Stipend monies are funded by the CSU Chancellor's office, while the assistantships are funded by the Graduate School. Underrepresented graduate students are eligible to apply and selections are made by a campus committee. The selected Fellows are carefully paired with faculty mentors to participate in a research project designed to prepare the Fellows for doctoral study.
CSU Forgivable Loan/ Doctoral Incentive Program (FLP)
www.calstate.edu/hr/flp/index.shtml
FLP is the largest program in the nation designed to increase the pool of individuals with the qualifications, motivation, and skills to teach the diverse body in the CSU by providing financial assistance to doctoral students who have strong promise of becoming candidates for CSU faculty positions. Participants may borrow $30,000 during a 3 to 5 year period while they are enrolled in a Ph.D. program. If participants accept a faculty position in any of the CSU colleges or universities after graduation, one-fifth of their loanis forgiven for each year of service in the CSU
For additional information about any of these programs, contact:
Dr. Sharon Barrios
Coordinator of Graduate Equity Programs
Office of Graduate Studies
The School of Graduate, International, and Interdisciplinary Studies
California State University, Chico
Chico, CA 95929-0875
email: sbarrios@csuchico.edu
phone: 530-898-6880 or 898-4964
fax: 530-898-6889