Triton Underground Scholars Application

Eligibility

• Formerly incarcerated: refers to anyone who has been in a cerceral setting and is now released. Prison, immigration detention centers, local jails, juvenile detention centers, etc. are included under this umbrella temr. Attaching the prefix ex- to anything (ex-convict, ex-felon, etc.) is a clear indication that it, and the root word itself, are unacceptable. 
• System-impacted: includes those who have been incarcerated, those with arrests/convictions but no incarceration and those who have been directly impacted by a loved one being incarcerated. While those close to us, as well as the broader society are negatively impacted by our incarceration, it is often our partners, parents, children and/or siblings who face the most significant disadvatages behind our absense and thus, cetegorically merit this designation.

Benefits

Benefits for registered UCSD students:

• “How to Navigate UCSD” workshops
• Community space
• Opportunity to Study abroad/global seminars
• Resume/cover letter support
• Writing support, STEM Academic support
• Textbook/chromebook scholarships
• social events
• Referrals to other student services 
• Peer Coaching 
• Career Advisor
• GRE/MCAT/LSAT Prep course scholarships

Benefits for transfer city college students:

• “How to Navigate UCSD” workshops
• Transfer application support
• Resume/cover letter support
• social events
• Campus visits/tours 
• Guidance with transfer process to UCSD (major selection, housing, financial aid, campus culture, other student services)
• “Take A Step Forward” workshop