This proposal requests funding to develop an innovative education model designed to develop pathways for American Indian/Alaskan Natives (AI/AN) to matriculate into higher education Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) majors and to increase the persistence of AI/AN students throughout their undergraduate academic careers and into industry and/or graduate school.
Advancing Postsecondary Attainment & Research in STEAM for Tribal Students (APARSTS)
Project Description
Sponsor
United States Department of Agriculture
Lead Investigator
Sierra-Cajas, Kimberly
Tribe(s)
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
Status
Active
Lead College/Unit
ORP Centers & Institutes