ACCESS in STEM Program

The “Achieving Change in our Communities for Equity and Student Success (ACCESS) in STEM” program
recruits talented, low-income students, to study one of the University of Washington Tacoma's STEM majors, and seeks to support their retention and
academic success by providing focused mentoring, a living learning community, course-based
undergraduate research experiences, and two years of targeted scholarship support.

This project was funded by NSF Scholarships in STEM Award #1741595 and #2130239 (Directorate for Education & Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education)

You can learn more in these videos with our program director, EC Cline:

What are our goals?

Increase the number of STEM graduates at University of Washington Tacoma.
Provide extra services through one-on-one mentoring, weekly/bi-weekly workshops, and connecting scholars to on/off campus networking events.
Create a living-learning community by encouraging scholars to live in campus housing with easily accessible extra-curricular activities.

Meet our mentors

Get to know our Mentor in our ACCESS in STEM Meet Our Mentors

We are not able to accept applications for Autumn 2025. We hope to resume the program in Autumn 2026.

Eligibility requirements

Minimum 3.0 high school GPA (or 2.5 college GPA for transfer students)
Financial aid-eligible (EFC <$15,000)
Admitted as First Year student (first time college student, or transfer student with <45 credits)
Interested in STEM majors: Math, Biomedical Sciences, Environmental Science, Computer Science, IT or Engineering majors