The purpose of the Alfred P. Sloan Graduate Scholarship Programs is to assist efforts to diversify
the U.S. Ph.D. degree-holding workforce by increasing the recruitment, retention, and graduation of
underrepresented doctoral students in sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM),
especially in fields where national trends document persistent underrepresentation. A secondary aim
is to change the demographics of STEM faculty in U.S. colleges and universities by paying special
attention to the preparation of doctoral students from underrepresented minorities (URM) for careers
in academia.
There are two established scholarship programs: the Sloan Minority Ph.D. Program (MPHD) and the
Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership (SIGP). Please see the individual web pages for further
information on each.
The Foundation's scholarship programs are managed by the National Action Council for Minorities in
Engineering, Inc. (NACME).
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