Science and Engineering Scholarships and Fellowships Blog

Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program provides support for combined efforts among universities, businesses, industries, research laboratories and government to produce qualified STEM graduates, in particularly those that are normally underrepresented in the sciences and engineering. This collaborative effort or “alliance” allows for different kinds of support that reach a broader group of individuals; providing them with long-term meaningful experiences that will lead them to complete their bachelor’s degree and possibly pursue graduate study. To form an alliance at least two institutions of higher education must collaborate with other outside groups. What specific types of groups Universities choose to work with really depends on the individual scope and goals of the LSAMP program they are purposing.

Examples of past successful LSAMP programs include, the New York alliance between SUNY The City University of New York Graduate Center, New York City College of Technology and a dozen or so other 2 and 4 year colleges. Michigan LSAMP collaboration between the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, Western Michigan University departments of engineering is another current example.

The 2008 LSAMP program solicitation opened Febuary 15, 2008 and will close October 10, 2008.