Lighting the Pathway to Faculty Careers for Natives in STEM​

Post Date: July 21 2016

Are you an undergraduate, graduate student, or postdoctoral scholar interested in becoming faculty at a college, university, or tribal college?

If you are interested in a faculty career and enrolled in a STEM discipline—Biological Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Geosciences, Computer and Information Science and Engineering, or Engineering—at an accredited four-year college/university or two-year college, we hope you will consider applying to the “Lighting the Pathway” (LTP) Program.

Eligibility

  • Full time student in STEM field (see above paragraph).
  • Interest in becoming a faculty member at a college, university, or tribal college.
  • Have a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or higher cumulative grade point average (GPA), with consideration being given to applicants reflecting somewhat lower GPAs but with high potential to raise the GPA above 3.0.
  • Current member of AISES.

The LTP Program

  • Our goal is to increase the representation of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty positions.
  • We aim to create an intergenerational community of undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and junior and senior faculty members. 
  • This program strives to provide students with valuable academic and professional support, travel funding, as well as educational, research, fellowship, and internship opportunities.

For more information, visit the LTP website at: http://www.aises.org/ltp 

To Apply, Submit the Following Materials by August 19, 2016:

If you have any questions, please contact Kyle Coulon at kcoulon@aises.org.  Thank you for your interest!