Project ACCESS
Accelerating Completion and Career Education in the School of Sciences
Project ACCESS is a Department of Education Title V Promoting Post-Baccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) funded program. The main goal of Project ACCESS (Accelerating Completion and Career Education in the School of Sciences) is to enable Hispanics and low-income students with academic ability to successfully complete postsecondary degrees in biotechnology, biology, chemistry, mathematics and information data science, and to pursue careers in STEM fields. This is accomplished with scholarships and stipends, mentoring, research experience, tutoring, career exploration/education, a lending library, and accelerated pathways for students to complete their degrees in 15 months.
Student Services
- Lending library – laptop, reference books, textbooks and masters graduation gowns
- Scholarships, stipends, and travel support to present at research conferences
- Tutoring
- Peer-to-peer mentoring program
- Professional development workshops
ACCESS Scholarship
Requirements
- Minimum 3.2 GPA
- Must be a Master’s or PhD student in the School of Sciences
- Major in Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry, Math, Information Data Science
- Enroll in minimum of five credit hours
- Demonstrate financial need by completing current-year FAFSA
- Demonstrate low-income (email arobles10@twu.edu for information)
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Application
- Complete online scholarship application in TWU Pioneer Scholarship System
- Upload resume and personal statement to application
- Include two references for letters of recommendation
The 2024-25 deadline is June 1, 2024.
For more information, please contact Dr. Antonette Robles at arobles10@twu.edu.
Staff
Project Director - Ms. Rosa Fonseca-Morris
Email: rfonsecamorris@twu.edu
Phone: 940-898-2389
Activity Coordinator - Ms. Irinia Fernandez
Email: ifernandez@twu.edu
Phone: 940-898-2357
Career and Internship Coordinator - Dr. Maria Serrano
Email: mserrano3@twu.edu
Phone: 940-898-2356
Scholarship Coordinator - Dr. Antonette Robles
Email: arobles10@twu.edu
Project contacts
Email: projectaccess@twu.edu
Ann Stuart Science Center, room 364
Page last updated 3:57 PM, February 9, 2024