Community Involvement Program (CIP)

• U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• First-generation college student (Neither parent/guardian has earned a bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in the U.S.)
• Stockton resident for at least the past three years
• Apply for admission as a new incoming undergraduate student to University of the Pacific, for the Fall semester
• Awarded a Cal Grant A or B and a Pell Grant at Pacific (check out the California Student Aid Commission website for more information)
• Have evidence of involvement and volunteerism in the community
• Committed to using your education to improve the Stockton community

• U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• First-generation college student (Neither parent/guardian has earned a bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in the U.S.)
• Apply for admission to University of the Pacific as a new transfer student from San Joaquin Delta College (SJDC) for the Fall semester and satisfy the following additional requirements:
  • Awarded a Cal Grant A or B and a Pell Grant at Pacific
  • Fulfillment of Pacific's Fundamental Skills requirement
  • Sufficient progress towards completing pre-requisite courses towards the  intended major at Pacific
  • Complete at least 60 transferable units (at least 36 from Delta College) to Pacific by the end of the Spring semester
  • Residency requirements are waived for SJDC transfer students.
• Have evidence of involvement and volunteerism in the community.
• Committed to using your education to improve the Stockton community
• Fulfillment of Pacific's Fundamental Skills requirement

The application portal opens August 1 and closes on February 13. If you are unable to submit your application during this time, please email cip@pacific.edu.

In order to apply, please:

• First, apply to Pacific (create an account and login information).

• Second, apply to CIP (log in with the same login credentials as your Pacific application).

The CIP review process examines the applicant's community awareness and involvement as well as the potential for civic engagement. This process places substantial emphasis on these aspects of the applicant's background, which should be clearly reflected in the personal statement and letters of recommendation.  Applicants who successfully complete Phase 1 of the application process will be notified and invited to participate in the next phase, which includes an on-campus interview.

All accepted students must attend a mandatory CIP retreat during the first week of August.

Your tax-deductible contribution can be directed towards funding scholarships or towards general programmatic support. We invite you to invest in one of the following giving opportunities:

Community Involvement Program Scholarship Fund:

• Gifts to the CIP Scholarship Fund are utilized to provide CIP scholars with gap funding for tuition, books, living expenses, and other costs that may not be fully covered by their CIP Scholarships.
• All gifts to this fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar thanks to the Powell Match Program, effectively doubling your impact.   

Community Involvement Program General Fund:

• The General Fund allows the Community Involvement Program to direct your gift towards the area of greatest need. It might be supplies, additional funding for community-outreach projects, or extra resources for CIP scholars.