UCSB EOP

Applications to join the EOP team for the 2026-27 academic year are officially open! Please check Handshake for more information and the application, which will close on Monday at 8AM

For the past sixty years, the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at UC Santa Barbara has been a resource for students, championing access, opportunity and holistic support. Our history is foundational at UC Santa Barbara, rich and pioneering in the creation of support services and a welcoming environment for undergraduate students.

From our Summer Bridge Programs (STEP & STTP), to our Peer Mentors (first of its kind at UCSB), to tutoring (CLAS came from EOP), Outreach (EAOP came out of EOP), cultural services and programming (the CRC’s) to our holistic counseling approach which recognizes that a student’s academic life is just one part of students’ overall success, EOP has and will continue to be there for our students.

This week, the Save Student Services initiative is on the ballot, which aims to bring the fees for several departments to today’s dollars so that we can continue to provide the services and programs we’ve been providing over the past decade plus and provides financial aid to cover the costs for high need students.

We are asking you to please VOTE YES on EOP during campus elections THIS week, April 20th-23rd. Your support will help ensure our legacy of supporting students will continue for years to come.

Thank you.

Aaron Jones

Director, EOP

Click the link in our bio to sign the petition for the Save Student Services! initiative. Help restore student services.

Want to learn more about opportunities directly from professors? Come to the faculty mentoring program!

Thank you to all of the families that joined us for our annual Celebración de la Familia event! We hope you enjoyed getting to know our campus partners, eating the provided tamales, and watching the incredible performances by Raíces de mi Tierra. See you again next year!😄

Thank you to all of the Gaucho families that joined us at our UCSB Black Family Weekend Celebration! We thoroughly enjoyed getting to know all of you, and hope you enjoyed the food, talented performers, and speeches. See you next year!✨

Thank you to all of the students and campus partners that joined us at La Feria de Bienvenida! We hope you thoroughly enjoyed getting to connect with campus resources and fellow students, as well as the refreshments and performances. In holding this event, we carried with us an understanding of the importance of building and maintaining community. We are grateful to have shared this celebration with you!

STEP 2025 recap! We hope you all had a wonderful time getting to know the UCSB campus and your incoming peers. Thank you to all of the courageous STEPpers and wonderful STEP staff for creating such a welcoming environment as we entered the 25-26 school year!✨

Curious about EOP and the Cultural Resource Centers? Join us for the EOP & CRC Fall Welcome this Tuesday, September 23rd from 10am-12 noon at the SRB! Meet the EOP team, learn more about our services and grab a quick bite. Then check out the Cultural Resource Centers Fall Welcome, where you can familiarize yourself with each center, meet fellow students and allies, and the Peer Mentors that work there✨

Vote on GOLD NOW🙏🎉