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For first-generation and low-income high school and college students ready to join a cohort.
Start applicationWhether you're a student, a scientist, a funder, or simply someone who believes in the mission — there's a role for you here.
For first-generation and low-income high school and college students ready to join a cohort.
Start applicationFor scientists, graduate students, and professionals willing to mentor scholars or host research experiences.
Join as an allyFor donors, foundations, and institutional funders who want to invest in an equitable scientific pipeline.
Give or partnerFor anyone — publicly available materials drawn from our scholars program.
Browse resourcesScholar applications open each spring for the following cohort year. If recruitment is currently closed, the form below will join the interest list — you'll be the first to hear when the next cycle opens.
Who should apply: High school and college students from first-generation and/or low-income backgrounds, anywhere in the United States, with an interest in any of our three tracks (FLi Psy, STEM, or Data Science).
FLi Sci Allies are scientists, graduate students, and professionals who donate their time and perspective. We match Allies with scholars based on research interests and stage of training.
What it looks like: a modest, well-scoped commitment — typically a handful of one-on-one conversations or a guest session with a cohort over the course of a cohort year. We design around your availability, not the other way around.
Who we need: researchers across psychology, the life and physical sciences, engineering, and data science. Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and industry scientists are all welcome.
FLi Sci is a 501(c)(3) education nonprofit. Every dollar goes into scholar mentorship, stipends for graduate fellows, and the infrastructure that keeps a national cohort running.
Institutional & foundation partnerships: We're grateful to work with a growing circle of funders — including Echoing Green, True Ventures, the Roddenberry Foundation, ECMC Foundation, the Skillman Foundation, and many others. If your institution is interested in a partnership, we'd love to hear from you at contact@flisci.org.
Materials we've developed — free for anyone working with first-generation, low-income, or historically underrepresented students in science.
A scholar-friendly guide adapted from our Journal Club curriculum.
Worksheets our scholars use to move from general curiosity to testable questions.
A practical reading list and guide for scholars and the educators who support them.
For press, partnership, or general inquiries — we try to reply within a week.
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