Our Mission
Cal-Bridge creates opportunities for historically underrepresented groups,including women, underrepresented minorities (URMs), first generation students, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and those with disabilities, to participate and advance in STEM fields in order to increase diversity in STEM PhD programs and the STEM professoriate in California and nationwide.
Cal-Bridge is a statewide network of all three segments of the California higher education system—CSU, UC, and community colleges—together forming a comprehensive, end-to-end pathway for the diverse undergraduates of California to successfully matriculate to PhD programs, achieve their PhD, and then join the STEM professoriate in California and nationally or become leaders in the California science and technology workforce.