- Aggressively recruit well-qualified, high school and community college students that are typically underrepresented in the science and technology fields, many of them minorities, into baccalaureate degree programs in science, math, engineering and technology at Houston LSAMP universities
- Provide financial support to remove barriers to full-time study in the form of stipends for work in laboratories, tutoring, and summer internships in university or corporate settings
- Create a community of scholars in which academic excellence is encouraged and expected, and where students will receive support from other students
- Provide inviting study centers supervised by academic mentors and teachers
- Implement a proven academic enrichment program
- Establish a formal mentoring and intensive advising program
- Engage Houston LSAMP Scholars in research to encourage graduate study
- Maintain a high-tech internet-based Learning and Information Center for all LSAMP students and institutional partners
- Engage the support of local community and industry groups to develop financial resources, student mentoring opportunities, and internships that will enable LSAMP Scholars to prepare for the future by linking classroom knowledge to real-world experiences.
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