LSAMP ENGAGE Opportunities

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation is an ENGAGE Program; it is a committed Educational Network to GAin STEM Graduates and Enhance STEM education (ENGAGE) through increased educational opportunity and diversification of the workforce. ENGAGE creates a network between secondary education, community colleges, four-year institutions and graduate programs to offer viable pathways to STEM degree achievement.

The LSAMP ENGAGE Program provides the following services and opportunities to participants:

• Career Program Advising
• Scholarship opportunities
• Bridges 2 the Baccalaureate (B2B) Program
• STEM Career Skill Shop Lecture Series
• One-to-One and Group Tutoring
• Sophomore Research Experiences
• Internships and Education Planning
• Mentoring
• Seminars and Conferences

The LSAMP ENGAGE participant must:

• Be a prospective or current Polk State College student.
• Identify as an underrepresented minority (e.g., African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Latino).
• Be pursuing a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) major.
• Have a grade point average of 2.75 or higher.