Louis Stokes Midwest Regional Center of Excellence

BD Title: PNW Graduate Fellows Program
Institution: Boise State University, Boise, ID
Boise State’s PNW Graduate Fellows Program will support 12 graduate student candidates from domestic underrepresented minority backgrounds, who are pursuing graduate studies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs for Fall 2020. The program is designed to support students through the critical first two years of graduate study. Fellows receive additional mentoring, coaching, and support from faculty mentors and bridge to doctorate staff, to ensure their success in their STEM Graduate program.

Graduate Programs:
Biomolecular Sciences Ecology, Evolution, and Behaivor Geophysics Geosciences Computing Electrical and Computer Engineering Material Science and Engineering Biomedical Engineering

BD Contact:
Dr. Donna Llewellyn
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BD Title: LSAMP BD: Clemson University, LS SCAMP
Institution: Clemson University, Columbia, SC
The Bridge to Doctorate (BD) Fellowship Program is committed to engaging students from underrepresented populations in graduate study within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields of study in the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) or College of Engineering & Computing (CEC).

BD Contact:
Dr. Rajendra Bordia
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BD Title: CSU-LSAMP Bridge to Doctorate
Institution: Fresno State, Fresno, CA
Program activities are designed to ensure that each CSU-LSAMP BD fellow: - Pursues a rigorous curriculum of graduate study leading to a MS degree in a STEM discipline in two years - Participates in a project of original research and acquires the skills required to communicate the outcomes in written and oral formats - Receives intense advising, mentoring and academic support necessary to become a confident and successful graduate student; and - Achieves competitive scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) general & subject tests to support acceptance into a high quality PhD program

Graduate Programs:
Agricultural Science, Biology, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geology, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Plant Science, and Viticulture and Enology.

BD Contact:
Mrs. Lilia De La Cerda
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BD Title: Bridge to the Doctorate: Mississippi-LSAMP, Cohort 15
Institution: Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
The BD is a research based program where emphasis is placed on spending a significant amount of time carrying out laboratory and/or field-based experiments, including a 10-12 week extramural summer research internship. In addition to research, BD students will be enrolled as full-time MS students who will have to maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above. Additional methods to prepare our BD students for PhD programs, such as mentoring, critical thinking, GRE, and other workshops are also provided. The combination of these methods has been effective in preparing 96 of our BD fellows to be admitted into PhD programs, 26 to earn a PhD, and 1 to earn a PhD and a MD.

BD Contact:
Dr. Aston Hamme

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BD Title: Northeastern Strategic Advancement of Rising Scholars (STARS) Fellowship
Institution: Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Northeastern is a global, experiential R1 research university with selective PhD programs that prepare students to become knowledge creators in high-demand fields. All programs are distinguished by outstanding faculty, resources that foster interdisciplinary study, and research that is use-inspired – designed to address urgent societal challenges.

Graduate Programs:
All Northeastern STEM research doctorates

BD Contact:
Dr. Sara Wadia-Fascetti

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BD Title: Garden State LSAMP Bridges to the Doctorate Program at Rutgers University, Newark
Institution: Rutgers University Newark, Newark, NJ
Unique Individually Tailored Support Program in Top Ranked STEM Doctoral Programs: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences/Geology, Math, Management Information Systems, Neurosciences and Physics BD Fellowships include stipends of $32,000/year + tuition for 2 years and Rutgers University will provide support for years 3-5. Include academic, social, professional development and career support programs that are individualized to the needs of the fellow.

Graduate Programs:
Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences/Geology, Math, Management Information Systems, Neurosciences and Physics

BD Contact:
Dr. Alec Gates

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Institution: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
The Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship Program at UAB is a funding option from the National Science Foundation (NSF) created in response to the shortage of researchers nationwide from underrepresented groups in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The program is administered at UAB through the ALSAMP program which is headquartered at The University of Alabama. The ultimate goal of the BD Program is to prepare historically underrepresented minority students to persist and complete STEM doctoral degree programs.

BD Contact:
Dr. Louis Dale

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BD Title: LSAMP BD: University of Arkansas ARK-LSAMP
Institution: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Graduate Programs:
Engineering: biomedical, biological, computer, chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, and mechanical Computer science Natural sciences: chemistry, biochemistry, physics, geosciences, mathematics, and biological sciences Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program

BD Contact:
Dr. Jorge Almodovar
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BD Title: Bridge to the Doctorate at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
The Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ILSAMP) is led by Chicago State University, which is a Predominantly Black University (PBU). The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), a minority-serving (MSI) and Hispanic-Serving (HSI) institution hosts the 2019-2021 BD cohort of 12 historically underrepresented minority students pursuing doctoral degrees in STEM disciplines. UIC offers a comprehensive program that includes rigorous academic preparation and research training experiences as well as mentorship and professional development activities. Since the strategies implemented at UIC will result in the production of well-trained, highly-skilled STEM professionals from underrepresented minority groups, the project contributes significantly to increasing the diversity and representation in academia and the STEM workforce, thereby ensuring the nation's global competitiveness.

Graduate Programs:
UIC houses 177 total graduate degree programs. This includes 66 doctoral programs and 111 master's programs. A complete list of all programs STEM and other at http://www.uic.edu/academics/programs-of-study

BD Contact:
Ms. Denise Yates
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Institution: University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Baltimore, MD

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BD Title: USF Bridge to Doctorate Program
Institution: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
The Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) activity at the University of South Florida (USF) is funded by the Florida-Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (FGLSAMP) through a grant from the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program’s within the National Science Foundation. It provides graduate fellowships for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) doctoral students from underrepresented minority populations. LSAMP BD fellows receive 5-year funding to complete doctoral degrees in the College of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Marine Science, and Morsani College of Medicine.

BD Contact:
Dr. Thomas Weller

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BD Title: WiscAMP Bridge to the Doctorate
Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
The WiscAMP alliance includes 2 research extensive institutions that offer doctoral programs in STEM: UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee. If you are an LSAMP student and would like to pursue your graduate studies in STEM at UW-Madison or UW-Milwaukee, please see the contact information below to learn about our STEM graduate programs and the process for obtaining support through the WiscAMP-BD Fellowship.

BD Contact:
Dr. Gail Coover
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