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NSF awards OSU $1 million for doctoral scholarships

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Jason F. Kirksey,

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $1 million bridge to the doctorate (BD) grant to Dr. Jason F. Kirksey, vice president for institutional diversity and chief diversity officer at Oklahoma State University. The purpose of the BD grant is to increase the number of underrepresented minority students earning a doctoral degree in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics  (STEM) discipline.

The grant, which will fund two years of graduate school for twelve students, includes a BD fellowship stipend of $32,000 per year plus a $12,000 per year supplement to cover tuition and fees.

“I am honored and humbled to be awarded this significant NSF grant, which will enable OSU to offer these students a tremendous opportunity to earn a doctoral degree while participating in national and international research opportunities,” said Kirksey. “These BD fellows can look forward to a unique and transformative educational experience that was made possible in part by OSU’s nationally-recognized commitment to diversity and inclusion, which certainly contributed to the awarding of this grant.”

NSF awarded the grant through the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program, which specifically seeks to support students who earned a STEM degree as undergraduate scholars in one of the 45 LSAMP Alliances from across the nation. LSAMP is dedicated to fostering a diverse and interactive science community and broadening minority participation in the STEM fields.

Kirksey also currently serves as the principal investigator of the $3.4 million NSF-funded Oklahoma LSAMP (OK-LSAMP) program, which is an eleven-school alliance around the state.  OSU serves as the lead institution of the Oklahoma alliance, and the OK-LSAMP program is headquartered within the Division of Institutional Diversity at OSU.

CUTLINE: Dr. Jason F. Kirksey, vice president for institutional diversity and chief diversity officer at OSU.

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