About Project RAISE
Project RAISE integrates a variety of services and project components to increase the number of Hispanic/Latinx/a/o/e and low-income STEM students and increase persistence, retention, and graduation rates among participants.
Project RAISE is funded through Project RAISER, a regional alliance in STEM education refined, a U.S. Department of Education Title III HSI-STEM grant awarded to CSUF beginning October 1, 2021. That grant is expected to end September 30, 2026.
Students can engage in:
- Outreach visits to CSUF for presentations and lab tours and outreach presentations at partner community colleges
- Undergraduate Research Program (URE), an 8-week summer research experience guided by CSUF faculty
- RAISE Transfer Program (RTP), a peer advising and academic support program for students who transfer to CSUF
- Internship Preparation Program (IPP), a program to prepare RTP participants to pursue and participate in internships in STEM
- Research Preparation Program (RPP), a program to prepare RTP participants to pursue and participate in research activities in STEM
Community college and campus partners:
- Participate in advisory board meetings three times a year to discuss grant objectives and activities
- Engage in assessment and improvement of articulation and transfer agreements and practices
- Collaborate with Project RAISE staff to host workshops on community college campuses
Project RAISE was initially funded through Project RAISE, a regional alliance in STEM education, a U.S. Department of Education Title III HSI-STEM grant awarded to CSUF beginning October 1, 2016. That grant ended September 30, 2022.
