What is BSP?
The Biology Scholars Program (BSP) is an undergraduate program at
UC Berkeley designed to promote the success of
students from economic, gender, ethnic and cultural groups historically
underrepresented in the biological sciences. Funded by the Howard Hughes Medical
Institute and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the goal of BSP is to diversify who
participates in science, thereby benefiting the discipline and our larger society.
Whereas most BSP members are biology majors, some choose other majors (e.g., psychology,
social welfare, mathematics) leading to careers (e.g., journalism, public policy, public
health) that will allow them best to express their interest in biology.
