1. Assistance with Recruitment
 
National Conferences
 
AGEP Recruits annually at the following national and regional conferences:

• ABRCMS: Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students.
• NSBE: National Society for Black Engineers.
• SACNAS: The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.
• SHPE: Society for Hispanic and Professional Engineers.
• CSTEP: New York State Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program Annual Conference
• HBCU: Historically Black Colleges and Universities
• Collaborations with other institutions

• A. AGEP Candidate Travel Awards: We offer up to ten (10) candidate travel awards annually. Awards can range from $50 for local travel up to a maximum of $500 for those students traveling longer distances to help defray the travel expenses of candidates visiting our campus for the purpose of an interview or visit. For more information please contact the CIE.
• B. The AGEP Summer Bridge Program: We are pleased to offer the opportunity for incoming underrepresented STEM students to a graduate program to start the summer before their first fall semester through our Summer Bridge Program. This program enables graduate programs to improve the likelihood of a smooth transition for their incoming student(s), either by completing a laboratory rotation, getting a jump start on research, or taking extra coursework. The Summer Bridge Program offers a stipend of up to $350 a week for a maximum of ten (10) weeks. Please contact the CIE for more information.
• C. Top-off Award: A one-time award of up to $2000 as a top-off to the total funding package disbursed as a participant support stipend. The total package, including the NSF AGEP Top-off Award may NOT exceed $30K annually or $25K in an academic year without prior permission by the Dean of the Graduate School. The nomination process for this award is an email to the CIE_GraduateSchool inbox. For deadlines please contact the CIE.

• AGEP provide information about broader University strategies being used to diversify graduate student enrollment and career placement. We have provided assistance on NIH training grants, IGERT proposals, GAANN proposals as well as various NSF, NIH and DOE proposals.