Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Office of Graduate Diversity Initiatives

Program Components

LSAMP Indiana implements programs that will:

  • Provide early research and enrichment experiences.
  • Sustain teaching and mentoring opportunities on gatekeeper and upper-level courses.
  • Provide personalized interactions with graduate students and faculty mentors beginning in a student’s first year.
  • Provide professional and personal development opportunities.

These early experiences with research and teaching are designed to encourage students to build and sustain an academic and social identification within their STEM discipline and serve as a solid foundation for student achievement.

Funding

The LSAMP Indiana Project is made possible with the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and includes diverse funding opportunities for students and faculty.

Undergraduate funding opportunities include:

  • Academic year research stipend.
  • Summer research stipend.
  • Conference Travel Awards for presenters.
  • Purdue Graduate School Expo Fair.

Faculty funding opportunities include:

  • Academic year research supplies stipend.
  • Summer research supplies stipend.
  • LSAMP Annual Research Conference.

Research Opportunities

The LSAMP Research Programs at Purdue offers summer and academic year student research enrichment and support opportunities. The summer and academic year program is eight weeks, and thirteen weeks in length respectively; both programs carry a stipend.

Faculty mentors play a key role in the success of our LSAMP Scholars. Faculty mentors enhance our scholars' commitment to higher education, help to increase the scholars' sense of belonging in their STEM discipline, and help our scholars succeed in and persist through college.

 

Fall Research activities include:

  • Research with Faculty and Graduate Teams
  • LSAMP Professional Development Seminar
  • Monthly Workshops and Presentations
  • Service Learning Project
  • LSAMP Poster Session and Closing Program

Spring Research activities include:

  • Research with Faculty and Graduate Teams
  • LSAMP Professional Development Seminar
  • Monthly Workshops and Presentations
  • Purdue Black Graduate Association's GRAD School 101
  • Service Learning Project
  • Discovery Learning Research Center Student Poster Session and Reception

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Undergraduate in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) including Agricultural Sciences & Engineering
  • Applicants must be US citizens, nationals, or permanent US residents
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