Graduate
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
For more than two decades, NACME has been proud to partner with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in its efforts to empower universities to transform graduate education. This includes creating and enhancing programs designed to support diverse cohorts of students and attending to institutional policies, practices, standards, and norms such that all students have the opportunities and resources needed to be successful. NACME serves as the primary administrator for two of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s signature initiatives.
University Centers for Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM)
The University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM) are housed at colleges and universities that seek to transform STEM graduate education in ways that make it more welcoming and inclusive for all. The UCEM model includes activities in four key areas of graduate education: strong mentoring, supportive community, institutional commitment, and student funding. Foundation-supported scholarships for physical science and engineering doctoral students at UCEM campuses, known as “Sloan Scholars”, are a key feature of the program. The Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network is the alumni network for this and other Sloan scholarship programs.
UCEM students or faculty who are submitting progress reports or other data can access the relevant online form through the My Portal page.
The Foundation currently supports or has supported Sloan Scholars at eight University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring at the following institutions:
Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership (SIGP)
The Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership (SIGP) is a consortium of higher education institutions that seek to transform STEM graduate education in ways that support the inclusion of Indigenous perspectives, knowledge, values, and experiences; that allow scholars to address issues relevant to Indigenous communities; that improve student outcomes and promote a sense of belonging in graduate STEM degree programs; and that prepare students to pursue STEM professions in and beyond the professoriate.
The SIGP model includes activities in four key areas of graduate education: recruitment and admission, mentoring and sponsorship, community-building, and student funding. Undergraduate partner institutions contribute to the expansion and strengthening of pathways to graduate degrees. Foundation-supported scholarships for STEM graduate students at SIGP campuses, known as “Sloan Scholars”, are a key feature of the program. The Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network is the alumni network for this and other Sloan scholarship programs.
SIGP students or faculty who are submitting progress reports or other data can access the relevant online forms through the My Portal page.
SIGP Institutional Partners
The Foundation currently supports Sloan Scholars at the following institutions:
