The ESTEEM program at UC Santa Barbara provides scholarships and support to first-generation and financially needy engineering students to help them complete their degrees. It receives $600,000 in federal funding over 5 years, with at least 85% going to individual scholarships of up to $10,000. The program recruits junior and senior chemical, computer, electrical, and mechanical engineering majors with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. It emphasizes mentoring, career placement, and helping underrepresented students overcome barriers to persisting in engineering studies and careers.