National Science Foundation Supports STEM Students
The National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored UM-LSAMP program helps students create community around STEM.
The Urban Massachusetts Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (UM-LSAMP) initiative, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and spearheaded by the University of Massachusetts Boston, aims to strengthen a community of research, culture and learning for underrepresented and underserved students pursuing undergraduate degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields at alliance institutions.
Program Participation:
Participants in UM-LSAMP will gain access to:
- Research Preparation: Enhance your research skills through lab experience, project work, and faculty mentorship.
- Professional Workshops: Attend skills development workshops designed to hone your professional skills and prepare you for a STEM career.
- Opportunities to share and present your research.
Eligibility:
- Must be a U.S Citizen or Permanent Resident.
- Must be an undergraduate enrolled full-time in a STEM discipline at UMass Lowell.
- Participants must commit at least 75 hours each semester. Note: participation is not possible during Co-Op periods.
- Applicants without a lab mentor will receive assistance to find one upon acceptance into the program.
The deadline to apply for the Fall 2025 program is April 4th, 2025. Selected UM-LSAMP participants will receive an award of $1,750.
Students are encouraged to also take advantage of the STEP program, which supports undergraduate success in STEM and facilitates pathways to UM-LSAMP and other research opportunities.
Steps to get Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (RCR) Certificate
Students must first create a User name and password and affiliate it with the University of Massachusetts Lowell Trusted Standard in Research, Ethics, Compliance, and Safety Training page on the the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Program website and then:- Log in, On main page
- Click "Add Course"
- Scroll down
- Select "Responsible Conduct of Research (Optional)
- Click "Next" this brings to home screen
- The Responsible Conduct Research is now Clickable to start.
Contact Information
For more information, contact:
Alisa Michel
Phone: 978-934-4047.
Office of Multicultural Affairs, University Crossing (UCC) 366
220 Pawtucket Street, Lowell, MA 01854
Email: alisa_michel@uml.edu