Welcome to TRIO STEM3

A TRIO student walks in line at commencement, wearing a graduation cap and gown.

TRIO STEM3 helps you stay on track to graduate and prepare for graduate school or your career. We provide personalized academic and financial support so you can navigate college with confidence.

Our vision is for every TRIO STEM3 student to graduate within six years equipped to succeed academically, professionally, and personally. We offer free services including:

  • Course advisement
  • One-on-one tutoring
  • Graduate school exploration and application support
  • FAFSA assistance
  • Scholarship and financial aid guidance
  • Budgeting and financial literacy support

Apply to TRIO STEM3

TRIO STEM³ serves 120 eligible STEM students each year across the following majors:

First-generation student? You belong here.

Being the first in your family to graduate from college is an honor—and you don’t have to do it alone. TRIO STEM³ supports first-generation students as they pursue STEM degrees at FLC.

Jule Nelson Napora

"Programs that support non-traditional students don't just help us stay enrolled—they help us see what's possible. Support changes that. Opportunity changes that. Belief changes that. "

Julie Nelson Napora (Cheyenne River Sioux)
Engineering '23, nuclear and particle physics researcher, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Willem Martin, Geology student, '22

"College has been both rewarding and challenging, and I’m thankful for the support of the STEM3 TRIO community. Early registration and timely advising helped me graduate on time. A special thank you to Cacia and Tim for being the most supportive advisors I’ve had at Fort Lewis College."

Willem Martin
Geology, ’23

Our mission

We positively impact the Fort Lewis College TRIO STEM3 retention, graduation, and graduate school transferability rates of first-generation students, students from low-income backgrounds, and students with disabilities.