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About the Stanford Summer Fellows Program (SSFP)

SSFP is part of Leveling the Learning Landscape (L3)'s Improving Summer Impact effort that aims to leverage summers to foster early academic success, confidence, and belonging. For the summer before the sophomore year, L3 efforts provide research, academic, and experiential opportunities to reduce barriers to later engagements and allow time to focus on a key course outside of the academic year.

SSFP is a residential cohort program that brings First-Generation and Low-Income (FLI) students together for an eight-week on-campus program during the Summer Quarter between their first and second year at Stanford to:

• participate in a half-time research experience for eight weeks,
• enroll in and complete an approved summer course for credit,
• explore academic interests,
• participate in academic and professional development workshops, and
• explore community-building events and activities focused on well-being 

The Stanford Summer Fellows Program will provide full financial support for all participants to enable them to fully engage in this learning opportunity, with summer tuition to cover one course (that fulfills the WR 2 requirement) and on-campus room and board for the duration of the 8-week program. In addition, each student will receive a $3,000 stipend.