Illinois

  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Graduate Education
    Graduate school is an excellent opportunity to enhance one's undergraduate background and refine an area of concentration.

  • University of Illinois Chicago
    GEM institution
    The University of Illinois at Chicago is a GEM institution.The National GEM Consortium is addressing the critical shortfall in the production of American engineering and scientific talent.

Indiana

  • Purdue University
    Minority Engineering Program
    Since its beginnings in 1974, the goal of the Purdue University Minority Engineering Program (MEP) has been to attract, retain, and graduate the very best in African American, Native American, and Hispanic engineering talent from across the country.

Iowa

  • Iowa State University
    Graduate Studies
    Iowa State University and the College of Engineering offer several options for financial aid/awards for U.S. citizens who are members of under-represented groups including women, Native Americans, African Americans, and Hispanics.

Michigan

  • Michigan Technological University
    Department of Educational Opportunity
    The Department of Educational Opportunity provides academic and personal educational opportunities, outreach, and support programs.
  • Kettering University
    Kettering University Minority Graduate Fellowship
    Kettering University is a leading producer of minority engineering graduates in Michigan.  The Office of Multicultural Student Initiatives, (formally the Office of Minority Student Affairs) has established two fellowships for HBCU (Historical Black Colleges and Universities) and HACU (Hispanic Association Colleges and Universities) engineering graduates.  Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in the field of engineering.

OHIO

  • Ohio State University
    Graduate Initiatives
     While MEP is primarily an undergraduate program, the program will assist the engineering departments with efforts to recruit ethnic minority graduate students.