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About LSAMP

Louis Stokes Alliances For Minority Participation (LSAMP) Programs

Cited from the National Science Foundation (NSF) website:

Cognizant Program Officer(s) Contact:
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A. James Hicks, Program Director, Directorate for Education & Human Resources, Division of Human Resource Development, 815 N, telephone: (703) 292-4668, fax: (703) 292-9019, email: ahicks@nsf.gov

"This program is aimed at increasing the quality and quantity of students successfully completing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) baccalaureate degree programs, and increasing the number of students interested in, academically qualified for and matriculated into programs of graduate study. LSAMP supports sustained and comprehensive approaches that facilitate achievement of the long-term goal of increasing the number of students who earn doctorates in STEM fields, particularly those from populations underrepresented in STEM fields. The program goals are accomplished through the formation of alliances. Phase I awards place emphasis on aggregate baccalaureate production. Phase II awards augment the Phase I emphasis with attention to individual student retention and progression to baccalaureate degrees. Phase III awards augment the Phase I and Phase II with attention to aggregate student progression to graduate school entry."

Synopsis of the LSAMP Program

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program is an alliance-based program. The program's theory is based on the Tinto model for student retention referenced in the 2005 LSAMP program evaluation.1. The overall goal of the program is to assist universities and colleges in diversifying the nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce by increasing the number of STEM baccalaureate and graduate degrees awarded to populations historically underrepresented in these disciplines: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders. LSAMP's efforts to increase diversity in STEM are aligned with the goals of the Federal Government's five-year strategic plan for STEM education, Charting a Course for Success: America's Strategy for STEM Education.

The LSAMP program takes a comprehensive approach to student development and retention. Particular emphasis is placed on transforming undergraduate STEM education through innovative, evidence-based recruitment and retention strategies, and relevant educational experiences in support of racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines.

The LSAMP program also supports knowledge generation, knowledge utilization, assessment of program impacts and dissemination activities. The program seeks new learning and immediate diffusion of scholarly research into the field. Under this program, funding for STEM educational and broadening participation research activities could include research to develop new models in STEM engagement, recruitment and retention practices for all critical pathways to STEM careers or research on interventions such as mentoring, successful learning practices and environments, STEM efficacy studies, and use of technology to improve learning or student engagement.

Overall, the LSAMP program provides funding to alliances that implement comprehensive, evidence-based, innovative, and sustained strategies that ultimately result in the graduation of well-prepared, highly-qualified students from underrepresented minority groups who pursue graduate studies or careers in STEM.

The LSMCE was created through NSF funding in 2012 to communicate best practices, tools, and information garnered from LSAMP to a broader audience.

Becoming a Scientist or Engineer: Your Pathway to the Future with LSAMP.
Watch Becoming a Scientist or Engineer: Your Pathway to the Future with LSAMP on YouTube
LSAMP: Aiming High and Making a Difference.
Watch LSAMP: Aiming High and Making a Difference on YouTube

Louis Stokes Midwest Regional Center of Excellence

Chicago State University
9501 S King Dr.
Chicago, IL 60628


IUPUI
755 W. Michigan St., UL 1140
Indianapolis, IN 46202
: (317)-278-4753
: inlsamp@iu.edu
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The Louis Stokes Midwest Regional Center of Excellence is funded by the National Science Foundation award numbers HRD-1826626 (IUPUI) and HRD-1826719 (CSU)(2018-2023).

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