Sloan Foundation Indigenous Graduate Partnership

Purdue University was founded in 1869 and continuously ranks as one of the top universities in the U.S. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, the campus spans 2,500 acres and offers over 80 graduate degree programs with more than 600 research and study areas in 10 colleges and schools within the Graduate School. 

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featuring Raymond Red Corn

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Utes to track air's quality
featuring Mike King

Application

Interested in the Sloan Foundation Indigenous Graduate Partnership at Purdue?  Please fill out the form to receive more information.  

Sloan Program Benefits

• Funding over the course of student’s degree experience
• Research experience
• Professional development opportunities
• Faculty mentor

Program Eligibility

• Students must be Native American, Alaskan Native or Native Hawaiian descent
• Meet Purdue University’s graduate admissions criteria as defined by academic program of interest. Click here for information on Graduate Admission Information.
• Pursue M.S. or Ph.D. in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) related field

Purdue University Graduate School

Embrace your identity and be willing to share your experiences with others across the Purdue community. Purdue offers so many wonderful things. Boiler Up!

- Marie Kainoa Fialkowski (Native Hawaiian), Ph.D. Health Promotion & Disease Prevention and M.S. Food & Nutrition