Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) is a network of universities dedicated to increasing the number of underrepresented minorities (URM) obtaining graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 

Through funding made available from the Central New York-Puerto Rico (CNY-PR) AGEP, Cornell offers AGEP Fellowships to incoming URM PhD students during the summer prior to the students formally beginning their graduate programs. The CU AGEP Fellowship includes funding for a summer research program that provides CU AGEP Fellows with the opportunity to work with distinguished faculty and staff, network with others in their fields of interest and participate in conferences and research symposia. Through one-to-one partnerships with research mentors, CU AGEP Fellows further their theoretical knowledge and practical training in academic research and scientific experimentation.  Additionally, by participating in the summer research program, CU AGEP Fellows have an early opportunity to develop a network of relationships, acclimate to the campus culture, and learn about the wealth of resources available for research at Cornell. 

Academic Year Fellowships

Many CU AGEP Fellows receive funding for their graduate studies via fellowships supported by Diversity Programs in Engineering and our university and foundation partners.  Such fellowships include the Cornell Sage and Coleman Fellowships, which are one-year fellowships for URM students, students who have a history of overcoming adversity, students from single-parent households, and/or first-generation college students.  Prospective and current MEng, MS, and PhD students may also apply for fellowships from the National GEM Consortium, whose primary focus is to administer and award full fellowships with paid internships to highly qualified URM students who wish to pursue graduate studies in engineering or science. 

Graduate fellowships are also available via the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's Minority PhD Program—managed by the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering—which offers substantial scholarship support to URM students who are beginning their doctoral work in engineering, natural science, and mathematics. Since its establishment in 1995, the Sloan program has provided direct support to almost 600 minority PhD students in these fields.  Through our partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Cornell University may offer two years of full fellowship support for admitted URM PhD students. CU Sloan Fellowships include full-tuition, fees, living stipend, as well as summer research support.  After two years, if a student is progressing satisfactorily, the university will provide further full support by means of Graduate Research Assistantships, Teaching Assistantships and/or additional fellowships.

All CU AGEP, SAGE, Coleman, GEM, and Sloan Fellows participate and thoroughly benefit from the various resources and support offered throughout the academic year by the Diversity Programs in Engineering office and its partnering organizations. Services and programs offered include but are not limited to professional development, mentoring, research symposiums, corporate-networking, social gatherings, and awards programs.

All prospective PhD underrepresented minority students are highly encouraged to visit the Cornell campus and meet with the appropriate faculty and staff.

For additional information, please contact Professor Rick Allmendinger, Associate Dean of Diversity.

Email: engdiversity@cornell.edu
Phone: (607)255-0735

Foundation and University Partners

Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate Program: http//www.agep.us
and http://nsfagep.org/

CNY-PR AGEP: http://agep.syr.edu/

       
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Graduate Scholarship Programs: http://www.nacme.org/sloan/

 
 Cornell University Graduate School: http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu