The Student Initiated Outreach Program allocates funds to facilitate outreach projects by currently registered UCSB student organizations. Consideration is given to projects that are designed to increase the eligibility and college attendance rates of underrepresented, low-income, and other specifically identified disadvantaged populations. This includes programs that seek to motivate pre-college students by encouraging academic excellence and by introducing them to the university environment. Grants awarded to projects will be based on the needs justification as presented in the application, the review committee's assessment of the amount of funds required, the amount of funds available, and the quality of the proposal. Two series of proposals will be accepted each quarter during the 2009 - 2010 academic year.