What is Summer Bridge?
Tailored for first-generation and income-eligible students, Summer Bridge offers a personalized and immersive experience. This high-touch cohort program provides participants with dedicated mentors and SSI counselors, ensuring comprehensive support through their journey. Students will not only get to learn about vital campus resources but also forge lasting connections with peers, staff, and faculty members. After the summer, scholars continue to receive support throughout the academic year including peer mentoring, textbook rentals, and priority enrollment.
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- California residency or AB540/undocumented status
- First-generation and/or income-eligible status
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Summer Bridge Staff
Meet the team, from pro staff to student staff!
Scholarship Application
Apply to the Summer Bridge Scholarship!
Gateway Initiative
Services & resources that help students thrive!
Our Services, Your Benefits
What Summer Bridge has to offer
Personalized Advising
Summer Bridge scholars are assigned to a counselor who can provide personalized guidance and help students feel supported to thrive at UCI.
Peer Mentor Support
Current UCI undergraduate students serve as Peer Mentors and help Summer Bridge scholars navigate and advance through their first year of college.
Student Success Workshops
Access to SSI’s Gateway Initiative workshops that provide students with the necessary knowledge, tools, and enrichment to ensure academic success.
LARC Scholarship
A scholarship for the on-campus tutoring service. Scholars attend group study sessions for a specific class and gain skills to become successful independent learners.
Priority Registration
The ability to register for classes before a majority of the undergraduate population does. Scholars receive this benefit every quarter during their first year.
Book Loan Program
Access to a bank of resources where students may borrow available textbooks, i-Clickers, and Chromebooks, from the Student Success Initiatives, at no cost.
Quicklinks to UCI
Webpages & Resources
Celebrate UCI
Join us on campus for Celebrate UCI on April 19, 2025 where you may learn more about the Freshman Summer Success Program (FSSP), including the Summer Bridge Scholarship Pathway!
Enjoy a fun-filled festival in the heart of campus, meet current and new students, take a campus tour, and get to know your new home.