Requirements

College/School Eligibility:

  • Engineering

Class Year Eligibility:

  • First Year (undergrad)
  • Second Year (undergrad)

Open to:

  • Cornell Undergraduate Students

Eligibility:

Open to all rising sophomores or juniors in the College of Engineering who meet one or more of the following criteria:

  • Experienced situations or conditions that impacted your advancement or ability to advance in a STEM field, including but not limited to the following examples:

    • Being a first-generation college student.
    • Experiencing housing, food, economic, and/or other forms of significant insecurity.
 
Please note: previous participants are not eligible to participate in ESMI. 

Participant Requirements

  • Must be available for the entire duration of the program: Sunday, June 14 - Friday, August 7, 2026 (8 am-5 pm)
  • Must attend and actively participate in all ESMI activities, such as: advising meetings, workshops, and collaborative learning group sessions
  • Complete prerequisites for the intended math course during ESMI with required grade.  
  • Priority consideration is given to those students who must take or retake a summer math course in order to stay on track for affiliation