CSU STEM Pathways Alliance

The CSU STEM Pathways Alliance (SPA) is a coordinated system-wide program aimed at preparing the next generation of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workers by providing academic support and professional development to students from the California State University (CSU) system. Each of the CSU SPA programs offers activities and services designed to improve the retention, graduation and degree attainment of undergraduate students in STEM. In addition, CSU SPA seeks to increase the number of CSU students who enroll in STEM graduate programs.

To be eligible to participate in the CSU STEM Pathways Alliance, a student must: 

• Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident. 
• Be enrolled at a participating CSU campus in an undergraduate major in a STEM discipline (blended students in STEM are eligible; students in the social sciences are not eligible)
• Be an individual interested in pursuing graduate studies or join the workforce in a STEM discipline. 
• Be an individual who has faced or faces social, educational, or economic barriers to STEM careers. 

The CSU STEM Pathways Alliance is committed in recruiting eligible applicants who face or faced social, economic, and educational barriers impacting their pathways into a STEM career.

Learn more & complete the CSU-SPA Application for students enrolled at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo.

Already part of CSU-SPA? Learn more about available funding and apply. Please note that funding is not available to support applications to veterinarian/medical graduate/certificate programs,

Have a question? Please email csu-spa@calpoly.edu. 

Note: Students who previously applied and were accepted into the NSF CSU-LSAMP Program at Cal Poly do not need to reapply to CSU-SPA.