3-Step Approach New Pipeline to Minority STEM-DoD Professionals

Steps 1 and 2 of the first year of the three-year, three-step NDEP (National Defense Education Program) STEM Program have been successfully completed.  

Forty (40) students received Certificates of Completion, along with $1,000 stipends, for successfully completing Step 1 (twice weekly virtual lecture/workshop sessions to impart knowledge on DoD Modernization Priorities and to improve and enhance students' career readiness skills). Twenty-nine (29) students received Certificates of Completion, along with $6,000 stipends, for successfully completing Step 2 (hands-on, 8-week summer internship with Alabama A&M University-based faculty mentors involved in DoD Modernization Priority areas).  

The students who successfully completed Step 2 are being considered for Step 3 (DoD Internships and employment).  Students’ resumes are being reviewed by several DoD Agencies.  Step 1 of Year-2, which will include students from Navajo Technical University and University of Houston, Victoria, begins soon.   

Recruiting is currently underway for Year 2, Step 1, of the program. Check the following links for information and application.  Information:  https://vimeo.com/458572726/edcd7e43ef 

Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdx4pjOQZjDLulWkzs-uVjmOo6B3OBPUA88ETCoEOPE8oTSgg/viewform