National GEM Consortium Fellowship Program

  • Other Source or Multiple Sponsors
  • http://www.gemfellowship.org/

Program Overview

  • At the National GEM Consortium, our mission is to attract a pool of African American, Hispanic American and American Indian talent to careers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) by promoting the attainment of advanced degrees. Each year, GEM identifies and recruits nearly 2,000 undergraduate students, graduate students and working professionals from these underrepresented groups for admission to advanced degree programs at the nation’s top universities. Through three graduate Fellowship tracks – Master of Science in Engineering, Ph.D. in Science and Ph.D. in Engineering - we provide them with much-needed financial support that is often the deciding factor in pursuing graduate education. In addition, all GEM Fellows work as paid summer interns while completing their graduate studies – a requirement that provides excellent career experience as well as opportunities for companies to assess and recruit talented employees. More than half of all GEM Alumni report accepting fulltime employment offers from Employer sponsors upon completion of their degree

Program Benefits

  • All GEM Fellows work as paid summer interns while completing their graduate studies – a requirement that provides excellent career experience as well as opportunities for companies to assess and recruit talented employees. More than half of all GEM Alumni report accepting fulltime employment offers from Employer sponsors upon completion of their degree

Program Contact

Location

  • 1430 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA
1430 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA

Type Of Program

Discipline(s)

  • Aerospace Engineering

  • Civil Engineering

  • Computer Engineering

  • Electrical Engineering

  • Engineering

  • Environmental Engineering

  • General Engineering

  • Industrial Engineering

  • Mechanical Engineering

  • STEM

History

Established

1974

Individuals Served

  • 4,001-5,000

Notable Alumni

Ursula Burns (chief executive officer, Xerox Corporation), Frank Martinez (worldwide digital inclusion director, Intel Corporation), Darryll Pines, PhD (dean, Nariman Farvardin Professor of Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland), Johney B. Green, PhD (associate laboratory director for mechanical and thermal engineering sciences, National Renewable Energy Laboratory), Sylvia Acevedo (commissioner, White House Initiative for Educational Excellence for Hispanics), and Lesia Crumpton-Young (founder, chief executive officer, Powerful Education Technologies)

Research, Roles & Responsibilities

Identity & Inclusion

  • Our GEM Fellows are admitted into graduate programs on thier own merit. Additionally, they are recruited for internships due their skill set.
  • Annually, GEM host their Future Faculty and Professionals Symposium (FFP). FFP is GEM’s signature career development program for junior and future faculty members as well as industry professionals.

Diversity Groups (Social Identity)

  • Race-Ethnicity

Race/Ethnic Minority Group

  • African American/Black

  • Alaska Natives

  • Asian American

  • European American/White

  • Hispanic/Latino

  • Native American

  • Native Hawaiians

  • Pacific Islander

Inclusionary Practices/Activities

  • Creation Of A Safe Space/ Climate/Environment

  • Development Of Academic Sense Of Belongingness (E.G. Meetings With Doctoral Scholars, Peer Researchers, Exchanges At Academic Conferences)

  • Structured Dialogues And Interactions (E.G. Lab Discussions, One-On-One Sessions, Virtual Dialogues)

Voice

Mentoring Components

  • Mentees Are Allowed To Attend Events With Mentors

    I.E. Dinners, Social Events, Conferences, Retreats) Mentees Are Allowed To Attend Events With Mentors (I.E. Dinners, Social Events, Conferences, Retreats

  • Mentors Are Peers Of Program Participants (Near-Peer, Tiered Peer, Etc.)

  • Mentors Exchange Social Displays Of Scientific Knowledge And Practices

  • Mentors Provide Mentees With Access To Academic Resources

Empowering Activities

  • Academic Recognition (I.E. Research Credibility, Prestige)

  • Coaching

  • Feeder Pathways

  • Institutional Alliances

  • Knowledge Transfer To The Community (E.G., Parents, Peers, Stakeholders)

  • Mentoring Opportunities

  • Publication Opportunities

Expectation

  • The National GEM Consortium has supported over 4000 GEM Fellows in its 44 year tenure.

Key Performance Indicators

GEM uses two metrics to evaluate performance: 1) Graduate school transcripts at the conclusion of each semester, and 2) Internship mid-summer and end-summer surveys.

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This material is based upon work partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. and 1818458 and 2010676. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed on this site are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation

 

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