National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc.
To provide partial funding to support the Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership (SIGP) Program for four years, in accordance with the proposal submitted to the Sloan Foundation by the institutions comprising the SIGP
Funds from this grant provide graduate scholarships, mentoring, community building, and other support to cohorts of M.S. and Ph.D. students participating in the Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership (SIGP). Supported students are American Indian or Alaska Native scholars enrolled in graduate degree programs in STEM fields at one of the SIGP’s participating campuses: the University of Alaska (Anchorage and Fairbanks), the University of Arizona, the Montana University System (University of Montana, Montana State University, and Montana Tech), Purdue University, and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Called Sloan Scholars, these students receive fellowships in amounts varying between $20,000 and $40,000.