Diversity in the Graduate School
The Graduate School recognizes the benefits of a culturally diverse campus. Different backgrounds bring different perspectives and allows for a richer community to facilitate collaboration, cooperation and different approaches. Michigan Tech's community has representation of over 60 nationalities as well as students coming from all over the United States. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan speaks to our committment to recruiting students who embody inclusive excellence and supporting a sense of belonging for our graduate students.
Scholarships Promoting Diversity
See the scholarship opportunities available to recruit and assist talented underrepresented students to the pool of graduate students at Michigan Tech. Look through our Fellowship page for more funding opportunities.
The King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship
This program was created by the Michigan State Legislature in 1986 as part of a larger project to increase the pool of traditionally under-represented candidates pursuing faculty teaching careers in post-secondary education. See the recipients or detailed information on applying for KCP Fellowships.
National GEM Consortium Fellowship Program
GEM is a unique and powerful national network of universities and employers (corporations and national laboratories). This program and the connections it fosters provides financial support, learning opportunities and skills for highly qualified students from underrepresented groups to succeed in STEM graduate programs. See application information for GEM.
STEM-Rise Mentoring Program
Our grant, "Building Cross-Institutional Alliances through STEM Graduate Education and Athletic-Mentoring," aims to make it easier for people interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and athletics to continue their education after college. The STEM-Rise Mentoring Program pairs students with mentors from sports teams to help them succeed in their post-graduate STEM studies. This grant is supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which wants to create fair opportunities for people to study STEM at an advanced level.
Michigan Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate
Michigan Tech belongs to the AGEP, a network of Michigan universities dedicated to initiatives to support the advancement of under-represented minority students pursing graduate degrees in the STEM fields. Learn more about Michigan Tech's involvement with AGEP.