About IN LSAMP

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) is a National Science Foundation program that was congressionally mandated in 1991. The main focus is broadening the participation of historically under-represented, under-resourced, and/or under-served individuals in a STEM discipline baccalaureate level and advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

Cited from the National Science Foundation (NSF) website:

"This program is aimed at increasing the quality and quantity of students successfully completing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) baccalaureate degree programs, and increasing the number of students interested in, academically qualified for and matriculated into programs of graduate study. LSAMP supports sustained and comprehensive approaches that facilitate achievement of the long-term goal of increasing the number of students who earn doctorates in STEM fields, particularly those from populations underrepresented in STEM fields."

The mission of IN LSAMP is to increase the quality and quantity of students from historically underrepresented (URM) populations receiving Bachelor degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. To accomplish this, we focus on promoting student success by engaging students early in their academic career with undergraduate research, building a community of faculty mentors at our campuses, designing professional development activities for students, and supporting academic persistence through graduation with our network of peer mentors and tutors.

We focus on:

• strengthening URM students’ academic preparation
• increasing engagement with their STEM discipline
• retaining students in STEM majors to graduation
• transitioning students from community college to four-year institution
• preparing students for STEM careers and graduate school through professional development

IN LSAMP formed in 2016 with the first award from the National Science Foundation, HRD 1618408, 2016-2023. The Alliance consists of six institutions of higher education in Indiana – Ball State University, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University Northwest, IU Indianapolis (formerly IUPUI), Indiana University South Bend, and Ivy Tech Community College. IU Indianapolis (formerly IUPUI) is the lead institution with Executive Vice Chancellor Kathy Johnson serving as the Principal Investigator (PI) of the program. The leadership team consists of the PI, four Co-PI's-one serves as the Alliance Director, a project manager, campus coordinators (minimum of one on each campus) and other program staff. The second NSF award the Louis Stokes STEM Pathways Implementation-Only Alliance: Indiana LSAMP, EES 2308500, 2023-2028 will help the Alliance strengthen their shared goal for significantly increasing the number and quality of LSAMP graduates who earn their STEM bachelor’s degrees at each of the Alliance campus.