<p>2013 applications opened in December. Deadline extended to Feb 22. </p>
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<p>What is SMASH? ¿Qué es SMASH?</p>
<p>SMASH is…</p>
<pre><code>A three-year 5-week summer math and science enrichment program.
For high achieving, low-income high school students of color.
Focused on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Successful in preparing scholars for college and achievement in higher education.
Free of cost.
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<p>SMASH scholars spend five weeks each summer at a SMASH site on a college campus (currently at UC Berkeley, Stanford, UCLA and USC) immersed in rigorous STEM classes. SMASH Scholars live on campus for five weeks each summer (after their 9th, 10th and 11th grade years) with other high potential Black, Latino/a, Native American, Southeast Asian or Pacific Islander high school students.</p>
<p>SMASH scholars also receive year-round academic support including SAT prep, college counseling, financial aid workshops and other activities to ensure continued academic success. SMASH is expanding to additional college campuses nationwide in the future.</p>
<p>Eligibility Requirements:</p>
<p>Applicants must meet five eligibility criteria to be eligible for SMASH:</p>
<pre><code>Ethnicity: must be African American, Chicano/Latino/a, Native American, Filipino, Pacific Islander, Southeast Asian (i.e. Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, Vietnamese) or mixed race/multiracial with at least one parent from the above ethnicities
Grade Level: must be in 9th grade at time of application
Math Skills: must have strong mathematics skills appropriate for your grade level, as determined by the SMASH math assesment (administered to ALL SMASH applicants in March)
School: must attend a public high school or attend a private high school via scholarship
County: must reside in California in one of the following counties–San Francisco, Marin, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Napa, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, or San Mateo–for application to SMASH: Stanford or SMASH: UC Berkeley (Note: Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties are no longer eligible); must reside in Los Angeles county to apply to SMASH: UCLA or SMASH: USC
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