Graduate Equity Fellowship Program
Congratulations, Graduate Equity Fellowship, for becoming an Example of Excelencia!
The Graduate Equity Fellowship Program has earned national recognition as an Example of Excelencia for its accelerating Latinx student success in closing gaps in degree attainment.
Examples of Excelencia is the only national effort that works to identify, evaluate, and promote effective practices, programs, and policies that support educational achievement for Latino students.
The Graduate Equity Fellowship Program (GEFP) seeks to increase the number of students completing graduate degree programs at Chico State, encourages exploration of doctoral degree opportunities, and promotes consideration of university faculty careers. It provides faculty mentoring and research opportunities. All qualified students are encouraged to apply, including those who have had success in overcoming economic and educational disadvantages. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, or national origin.
The program aims to support student success by providing paid research assistantships. Students are supervised by faculty mentors who assist them in developing their research skills and completing a research project for (ideally) eventual presentation or publication. Students either assist the faculty mentor in an established research project or work with the mentor to design a project tailored more specifically to the student’s interests.