FLi Sci
FLi Sci is an education non-profit hoping to produce more diverse scientists from low-income backgrounds.
About Us
FLi Sci (short for first-generation/low-income scientists) is an initiative founded by Gabriel Reyes in June 2020 due to the lack of financial support for students in poverty to access, pursue, and engage in scientific opportunities.
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Our Programs
The first pilot program born out of FLi Sci was the FLi Sci Scholars Program, a paid research fellowship program that ran during the Fall of 2019 academic semester.
Our Values
Growth
We are not seeking students are already great scientists, but students who want to become great scientists.
Underrepresented
We want to support students who do not have access to rigorous STEM opportunities and career pathways.
Love of Learning
We value those who are curious and passionate to discover more than your grades or test scores.
Empowering
We want to encourage students to feel empowered by their background, not burdened by it.
Growth
We are not seeking students are already great scientists, but students who want to become great scientists.
Love of Learning
We are not seeking students are already great scientists, but students who want to become great scientists.
Underrepresented
We are not seeking students are already great scientists, but students who want to become great scientists.
Empowering
We are not seeking students are already great scientists, but students who want to become great scientists.
FLi Stories
Stories from current and alumni FLi Scientist!
Jessica Giang
I really enjoyed the program. We learned something new every week and I think that those meetings were really valuable. I also really enjoyed the discussions that we had and the Journal Club in particular was pretty interesting.
Ruth Kendall
I genuinely enjoyed attending this program seeing as it was consecutively the highlight of my week. I especially enjoyed how relatable this program was in terms of relatability. We talked about school, our weeks, topic of interests, which allowed versatility, all the while maintaining the goal-oriented aspect of it.
Jaylene Francisco
I learned a lot about a research question I was interested in, and I enjoyed speaking to other students who are interested in STEM but also might deal with the same obstacles as me.
Youssf Hegazy
The program, in my opinion, helped me to have conversations I typically wouldn’t have, which made it very enjoyable.