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Student Programs 

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) at The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) supports student programs that increase participation of minority students in STEM research. We feel that by providing these experiences and supporting students with mentoring and professional development the chance of them remaining in a STEM field increases. 

Students who participate in our programs receive:

  • Professional guidance of a 10 week research project
  • Mentoring by a professional in the field and a near-to-peer mentor
  • Paid travel to the location of the research project
  • A generous stipend
  • Professional development during the project and beyond
  • Paid travel to a professional conference where they will present their work
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Figure 1: This image represents the diverse group of students that participate in our programming. Image created with CoPilot.

Student Programs

To learn more about these programs please click on the title.

Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)- The Alliance supports increasing the number of underrepresented students earning baccalaureate degrees in STEM disciplines and continuing on to graduate school.

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in Chile - This program offers students from underrepresented backgrounds the chance to conduct research in radio astronomy alongside scientists from NRAO and ALMA at the Joint ALMA Observatory.

National Astronomy Consortium (NAC) - The goal of this program is to broaden participation in STEM by students from underrepresented and underserved communities. The NAC program offers research and training experiences in fields related to the operation of an astronomy observatory (e.g., science, data management and analysis, and engineering).

The National and International Non-Traditional Exchange (NINE) Program - The  NINE program aims to create NINE Hubs in underserved communities that have a strong interest in but limited resources for studying radio astronomy.

The Radio Astronomy Data Imaging and Analysis Lab (RADIAL) - an intentional and authentic network of diverse partners that use radio astronomy high-throughput computing (HTC) challenges to recruit, train, sustain and accelerate the progress of students from under-represented minoritized groups in fields required by the radio astronomy sector and other scientific disciplines that utilize HTC.

 

The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation to support the Virginia-North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (VA-NC Alliance) program (NSF grant # 1712724). To learn more about this program please click here.

The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in Chile is funded by NRAO and the North American ALMA Science Center (NAASC). NRAO is a facility funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). You can learn more about NRAO here. You can learn more about NAASC here.

NAC is funded by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). You can learn more about ODI here.

The NINE Program is funded by the NRAO with generous in-kind support from the NINE Hub leads and their respective home institutions.

Activities and projects conducted under Project RADIAL have received funding from a variety of sources including, the NSF, the NRAO, Sloan Foundation, and through collaborative efforts with the SpectrumX Center and CARSE (Center for Advanced Radio Science and Engineering).

If you have any questions or need more information about this program, please click the button below.

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