For Students

In order to increase the numbers of Indigenous North Americans seeking degrees and careers in STEM fields, students must be started on the STEM pathway early. One of the biggest challenges in reaching this goal is ensuring that students, educators, and parents have access to information and resources related to STEM. 

AISES administers many programs, services, and events for pre-college, undergraduate and graduate students designed to increase their access to college and support their success in in preparation for careers in STEM fields. Native college students need professional mentorship and peer support in addition to scholarship support. Students are most successful when they have a network of other Native students, as well as professionals who can provide ongoing support while they are pursuing undergraduate and graduate studies. AISES provides exactly this critically needed support through its programming.

Our Stories

Kory Joe / Yupik Eskimo, Asa’carsarmiut Tribe / Northern Arizona University / Mechanical Engineering

As a child living in a remote village in western Alaska, Kory Morris Francis Joe was enthralled by the stars. Stargazing was a therapeutic pastime for Joe, who would stare up at the night sky to distract himself from the alcoholism that plagued...

Turner Mccoy / Muscogee Creek / Oklahoma State University / Mechanical Engineering Technology

I’ve always preferred math and science to English and history. I enjoy things that are tangible and black and white, like engineering. 

NALANI MILLER / NATIVE HAWAIIAN / KAMEHAMEHA HIGH SCHOOL

When Nalani Miller was in eighth grade, her biology teacher wouldn’t support her enrollment in a more advanced course. A recent graduate of Kamehameha High School on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, Miller is now poised to start college at the...