Native American Educational
and Cultural Center

Sloan Foundation Indigenous Graduate Program

Purdue University is pleased to partner with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to offer financial and academic support to Native American, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian students seeking their master’s and/or doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines.

Program Benefits

• Funding over the course of student’s degree experience
• Research experience
• Professional development opportunities
• Faculty mentor

Program Eligibility

• Native American, Alaskan Native or Native Hawaiian descent
• Pursue M.S. or Ph.D. in STEM related field
• Meet Purdue University’s graduate admission criteria as defined by academic program of interest

Academic Areas

For a list of STEM related fields, visit the Purdue University academic colleges below:

• College of Agriculture
• College of Engineering
• College of Science
• College of Technology

Sloan External Advisory Committee Members

The Sloan Indigenous Graduate Program created an advisory committee consisting of Native American faculty, community leaders, and alumni who provide their expertise and guidance to program administrators. These committee members include:

• Daryl Baldwin (Miami of Oklahoma)
  Director, Myaamia Project, Miami University
• Tina Pierce Fragoso (Nanticoke-Lenni-Lenape)
  Assistant Director of Opportunity and Access and Coordinator of Native American Recruitment, University of Pennsylvania
• Lynn Harlan (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)
  Public Relations Coordinator, Eastern Band Cherokee of North Carolina
• Gilbert John, Ph.D., (Navajo)
  Faculty, Oklahoma State University
• Hollie Kulago (Navajo)
  Alumnus (MS in Education, 2007) and Doctoral Student, Purdue University
• Marie Willis (Pokagon Potawatomi)
  Director of Education, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians
• Sweeney Windchief (Fort Peck Assiniboine)
  Assistant Dean for Diversity, Graduate School, University of Utah