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The Vice Provost Initiative for Pre-College Scholars, known as VIP Scholars, is a partnership between UCLA and the Los Angeles and Pasadena school districts to help prepare historically underrepresented students become competitively eligible for admission to UCLA and to encourage pursuit of graduate and professional education. VIP Scholars is focused on underserved students, including students from low-income and first-generation families. VIP Scholars services include college preparatory workshops, Buddy Days, Parent Nights, Saturday Academies, college advising and major and career seminars.

VIP Scholars builds upon the strengths of existing UCLA outreach programs, such as Early Academic Outreach Program, Career Based Outreach Program and the Center for Community College Partnerships (CCCP). VIP Scholars works closely with two federally funded undergraduate programs that provide funding for underrepresented undergraduates who are committed to completing a comprehensive research program and to pursuing graduate and professional studies: Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) and the McNair Research Scholars Program.