Prospective Students

Interested in becoming a High-Tech Scholar? Learn more about the benefits and application process here.

Description and Program Goals

Much more than a scholarship, the USC President’s High-Tech Scholars Program will enable students from diverse backgrounds not only to learn advanced computing skills that will prepare them for successful careers, but also to understand the ethical dimensions and societal impact of powerful technologies. The generous financial support package will enable scholars to pursue academic and co-curricular interests as well as numerous opportunities for 1:1 mentorship with faculty and industry leaders from diverse backgrounds, which in many cases are USC alumni. The result will be a community of scholars equipped to become tomorrow’s ethical leaders in technology.

Scholarship Package Details

Scholarship recipients receive an annual $15,000 merit award (up to two years), a $2,000 technology stipend, and a paid internship at USC.

Summer Launchpad

The Summer Launchpad provides an accelerated first-year experience for incoming Scholars to begin bonding with a group of their peers while gaining exposure to the academic expectations and vast support resources at SC. The vision for this four-week long residential program is that it will help the Scholars prepare for a lifetime of ethical innovation and collaboration.