Greater Alabama Black Belt Region Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (The GABBR Alliance)

The GABBR LSAMP Alliance is a collaborative project Maintaining Eligibility: funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Bridge participants must: whose goal is to diversify the nation's science,  Continue to be enrolled in one of the eligible STEM technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines served by the LSAMP program workforce by increasing the number of STEM  Demonstrate continued academic excellence. A baccalaureate and graduate degrees awarded to minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA is required to populations historically underrepresented in these maintain the scholarship. disciplines.  Participate in all required GABBR LSAMP activities Students are invited to apply to serve as mentors in one throughout the year. of the following mentoring programs: Application: The application form can be completed online at: Bridge to Baccalaureate Program: This program is for freshmen and sophomores who plan to obtain a https://tinyurl.com/Tuskegee-Lsamp-Fall21app bachelor’s degree in an eligible STEM discipline. Applications must be submitted by April 10, 2021. Scholars will be mentored by students participating in the Bridge to Post Baccalaureate program while Contact Persons at GABBR Alliance Institutions: participating in activities designed to build STEM academic and professional skills.  Alabama State University: Dr. Carl Pettis, [email protected] Bridge to Post‐Baccalaureate Program: This program is  Auburn University: for juniors and seniors who are pursuing a bachelor’s Dr. Overtoun Jenda, [email protected] degree in an eligible STEM discipline. Scholars in this  Auburn University Montgomery: program will mentor Bridge to Baccalaureate program Dr. Matthew Ragland, [email protected] participants and will in turn be mentored by faculty  Enterprise State Community College: members while participating in activities designed to Dr. Tyler Simmons, [email protected] build STEM academic and professional skills.  Southern Union State Community College: Mr. Gary Branch, Jr., [email protected] Scholarships: Scholars in each of the two bridge  Troy University: programs will be awarded renewable scholarships of Dr. Govind Menon, [email protected] $3,000 per academic year.  Tuskegee University: Dr. Mohammed Qazi, [email protected] Eligibility Requirements:  University of West Alabama: To be eligible for the bridge programs, an applicant Dr. Ketia Shumaker, [email protected] must:  Be a US citizen, permanent resident of the US, or a For questions, please contact the person listed above US national. for your home institution.  Be enrolled as a full‐time student in an eligible STEM discipline at one of the GABBR LSAMP institutions.  Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00.  Identify as a member of a historically underrepresented population in STEM (African American, Hispanic, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or Native Pacific Islander).