Who We Are

NEAGEP Mission
  • Increase recruitment and degree completion rates of U.S. and Permanent Resident BIPOC in STEM doctoral programs.

  • Increase visibility and access to graduate program options available to BIPOC students in NEAGEP institutions.

  • Facilitate peer-to-peer mentoring relationships among students, faculty and staff across institutions.

  • Share professional and career development activities for students, faculty and staff across institutions.

  • Address fundamental gaps in the literature concerning obstacles to the achievement of diversity in the STEM doctoral programs and the STEM workforce.

  • Leverage the NEAGEP consortium to obtain grants designed to diversify the STEM workforce.