Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership (SIGP)

 

The Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership (SIGP) program aims to transform graduate STEM education in ways that:

1. Support the inclusion of Indigenous perspectives, knowledge, values, and experiences in STEM research, teaching, and community engagement.
2. Allow scholars to address issues relevant to Indigenous communities.
3. Encourage and prepare talented students who have such interestes and expertise to pursue STEM graduate education and careers.
4. Foster strong community engagement on and across individuals SIGP campuses.

SIGP partner institutions include University of Arizona, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University, Montana State University, University of Montana, University of North Carolina Asheville, Western Carolina University, and Purdue University. Click here to access the weblink to the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars.

 

Program Benefits: The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation provides scholarships that are a supplement to assistantships or fellowships a Sloan Scholar receives from their program. M.S. scholarships are $22,000 awarded over two years and PhD scholarships are $44,000 awarded over four years. Additionally, Sloan Scholars join a community of Indigenous scholars on the Purdue campus and as part of the national SIGP program. Sloan Scholars also have access to mentoring outside their research program, opportunities for professional development and, as alumni, to join the Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network.

 

Application criteria: Applications will be reviewed for all students who have been accepted into a residential STEM graduate program at Purdue University (West Lafayette campus only) and who are a U.S. citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee. Canadian-born Native Americans who meet specific criteria under the Jay Treaty of 1794 are also eligible. The SIGP program is open to all regardless of race or ethnicity. 

 

Purdue Sloan Program Contacts:

For more information about the SIGP programs, contact one of the Principal Investigators (PIs) listed below:

Dr. Kevin Gibson, SIGP Co-PI, SIGP Director, Assistant Vice Provost, Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars, and Botany Professor

Email: kgibson@purdue.edu

 

Dr. Ken Ridgway (Lenape), SIGP Co-PI and Geology Professor

Email: ridge@purdue.edu

 

Felica Ahasteen-Bryant (Dine'), SIGP Co-PI and NAECC Director

Email: felica@purdue.edu