The Student Enrichment Opportunities (SEO) programs are designed to prepare students from underrepresented groups including those with disabilities for biomedical careers by providing academic support and stimulating research experiences.  Please see the SEO website for the application forms, deadlines and flyer. Contact the SEO Office with questions. 

Contact information:

SEO website: http://seo.sfsu.edu/

E-mail: seo@sfsu.edu

Phone: (415) 338-1305

Fax: (415) 338-0932

Address:

San Francisco State University

Student Enrichment Opportunities

1600 Holloway Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94132

Room: Science 200

The SEO programs are designed to prepare students from underrepresented groups including those with disabilities for biomedical careers by providing academic support and stimulating research experiences.

Undergraduate Fellowships: For Juniors/Seniors in Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Physics, Mathematics or Computer Science in support of undergraduate research experiences.  

More information here.

• Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC),
• Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE)
• Genentech Foundation Scholars

​​The applications, dues dates and fellowship flyer are available on the main SEO website.

Graduate Fellowships: For MS students in Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Physics, Mathematics or Computer Science in pursuit of a research PhD.

More information here.

• Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE)
• MA-MS/PhD Bridge Program (Bridge)
• NSF STC Center for Cellular Construction (CCC)
• Genentech Foundation Scholars
• UCSF-SFSU Cell Design Institute (CDI)

​The applications, due dates and fellowship flyer are available on the main SEO website.

For more information, contact the SEO Office, 415-338-1305, seo@sfsu.edu .

SFSU News:

2019 - Congratulations to the SF State Genentech Foundation Scholars for a decade of success. See the PhD success rate slide HERE.

2018 - To honor the 25+ years since the SEO programs started, we made a brief video about the programs. See the video HERE.

2018 - Frank Bayliss was part of the 25th Annual CSU PERB Biotechnology Symposium.

2017 - SF State Advances Science by Ensuring Labs Are Open to All. A University article about the SEO Office, and other training Programs, and featuring an SEO alum, Audra Johnson. See the details here.

2011 - SEO Office's work was featured on CBS Sunday Morning. See the article here.  And see the CBS News story here.

2010 - Dr. Bayliss awarded President's Medal. See the article here.

For more information, contact the SEO Office, 415-338-1305, seo@sfsu.edu .

BRIDGES TO THE FUTURE; Celebrating 26 Years of Increasing Diversity in STEM - SEO hosted a celebration including alumni, current students, faculty and staff on September 26, 2018 in the Seven Hills Conference Center at SF State. Professor Bayliss was honored for starting the MS/PhD Bridges program at SF State 26 years ago. A good time was had by all.

To see photos of the celebration, follow the link HERE and click on the gallery called "Frank Bayliss Retirement Party SFSU 2018", and the password to the gallery is 92618.

To honor the 25+ years since the SEO programs started, we made a brief video about the programs. See the video HERE.