Organizations
AAAS SEA Change
AAAS STEMM Equity Achievement (SEA) Change is a comprehensive initiative that implements a proven self-assessment process to effect sustainable change with regard to diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEMM at U.S. institutions of higher education.
ADVANCEGeo
The ADVANCEGeo program aims to catalyze behavioral and cultural change through interventions at the individual and collective level, including bystander intervention education, and organizationally through the development of ethical codes of conduct that frame harassment, bullying, and discrimination as scientific misconduct.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a major IGEN Project funding partner and has played a critical part in increasing diversity, equity & inclusion in STEM higher education.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The AAAS, which is a related alliance member of IGEN, fulfills its mission to advance science and serve society through initiatives in science policy, diplomacy, education, career support, public engagement with science, and more.
American Astronomical Society
The American Astronomical Society (AAS), one of the founding partners of IGEN, is working to bring equity and to increase inclusion in graduate education and in post-graduate research opportunities in astronomical sciences.
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society is a founding society partner of IGEN, working to broaden participation in graduate education in the chemical sciences. The program recognizes the potential for all students to excel in the chemical sciences and provides resources to help individuals overcome barriers to success.
American Council on Education
The American Council on Education (ACE) is a membership organization that mobilizes the higher education community to shape effective public policy and foster innovative, high-quality practice. As the major coordinating body for the nation’s colleges and universities, our strength lies in our diverse membership of more than 1,700 colleges and universities, related associations, and other organizations in America and abroad. ACE is the only major higher education association to represent all types of U.S. accredited, degree-granting institutions: two-year and four-year, public and private.
American Geophysical Union
The AGU, a founding partner of IGEN, aims to support the achievement of students' educational goals in engaging and supportive graduate geoscience learning environments.
American Mathematical Society
The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is the newest partner of Inclusive Graduate Education Network (IGEN). The AMS will collaborate within the mathematical sciences community to develop a framework to promote equity, diversity and inclusion in graduate education and in post graduate research opportunities in the mathematical sciences.
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society(APS) is a founding society partner of IGEN. Since 2012, its APS BridgeProgram partners have created pathways to physics graduate programs for students from all backgrounds, ensuring everyone has the opportunity to pursue advanced physics education.
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has partnered with IGEN to network with graduate students in IGEN Partner programs and increase the use of inclusive mentoring practices in national laboratories by engaging in the development and testing of mentorship curricular resources.
Arizona State University
Last updated: May 2, 2025 The Chemistry and Biochemistry Bridge Site at Arizona State University is a partner of the American Chemical Society.
Aspire Alliance
The Aspire Alliance seeks to develop inclusive and diverse STEM faculty across the nation by aligning and reinforcing professional development, hiring, and retention practices of STEM faculty.
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Bowling Green State University
APS Partner (2019)
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) has partnered with IGEN to network with graduate students in IGEN Partner programs and increase the use of inclusive mentoring practices in national laboratories.
Brown University
ACS Partner (2020), AGU Partner (2021).
California Consortium for Inclusive Doctoral Education
A partnership of five University of California campuses–Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Santa Barbara and San Diego–and University of Southern California, the California Consortium for Inclusive Doctoral Education (C-CIDE) is National Science Foundation-funded network of faculty and administrators across doctoral-granting universities that aims to improve how graduate programs in California admit and educate the scientists and engineers of the future.
California State University, Bakersfield
California State University, Bakersfield is committed to academic excellence and community partnerships. Students considering where to go to college will find that CSUB offers a number of advantages over other universities.
California State University, Chico
AGU Partner (2022)
California State University, Fresno
ACS & AGU Partner (2020)
California State University, Long Beach
APS Partner (2014)
California State University, Los Angeles
APS Partner (2016)
Case Western Reserve University
APS Partner (2017)
Central Washington University
Last updated: May 2, 2025 Central Washington University, an American Geophysical Union Bridge Partner, launched its first Geosciences Bridge program in 2021.
CIMER
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is home to the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER). CIMER, an IGEN Alliance Partner, is charged with Improving the research mentoring relationships for mentees and mentors at all career stages through the development, implementation and study of evidence-based and interventions. CIMER faculty and staff investigate approaches for improving research mentoring relationships for IGEN and its partner institutions.
Colorado State University
Last updated: May 2, 2025 Colorado State University, an American Geophysical Union Bridge Partner, launched its first Geosciences bridge program in the Fall of 2019.
Columbia University
APS Partner & ACS Partner (2021/2022)
Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS)
CHESS is committed to developing a pipeline for UREM students to transition into professional careers and to attend to their professional development.
Cornell University
AGU Partner (2019) ACS Bridge Site
Dartmouth College
Last updated: May 2, 2025 Dartmouth College, an American Geophysical Union Bridge Partner, launched its first Geosciences bridge program in the Fall of 2020.
Delaware State University
APS Partner (2015)
DePaul University
APS Partner (2016)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
APS Partner (2016) & AGU Partner (2019)
Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) has partnered with IGEN to network with graduate students in IGEN Partner programs and increase the use of inclusive mentoring practices in national laboratories.
Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University
Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. A top global university, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery to make a better world while providing students with life-changing opportunities.
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Fermilab has partnered with IGEN to network with graduate students in IGEN Partner programs and increase the use of inclusive mentoring practices in national laboratories.
Fisk-Vanderbilt
APS Partner 2020
Florida Agricultural Mechanical University
Last updated: May 2, 2025 The Department of Chemical Engineering at Florida Agricultural Mechanical University was an ACS Bridge Partner from 2020 to 2023.
Florida International University
APS Partner (2015)
Florida State University
APS Partner (2014), ACS Partner (2021)
Genentech
Genentech, Inc., is an American biotechnology corporation which became a subsidiary of Roche in 2009. Genentech Research and Early Development operates as an independent center within Roche.
George Mason University
Last updated: May 2, 2025 George Mason University, an American Geophysical Union Bridge Partner, launched its first Geosciences bridge program in the Fall of 2020.
Georgia Institute of Technology
ACS Partner (2019, 2020) & AGU Partner (2019)
Georgia State University
AGU Partner (2019)
Geoscience Alliance
The Geoscience Alliance informs undergraduates about the value of graduate education and helps to demystify the process of applying to graduate school. They partner with the AGU program to promote Bridge opportunities.
Google
IGEN Engagement Google, which is an IGEN partner, has been an IGEN National Meeting sponsor and continues to provide financial support to IGEN in its efforts to increase equity in graduate STEM education. Google is committed to developing a pipeline for UREM students to transition into professional careers and to attend to their professional development. As such, we are developing materials for training of their research mentors, and constructing logistic guidelines to make students known to hiring managers and researchers.
Hampton University
AGU Partner (2019)
Idaho National Laboratory
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), which is an IGEN Partner, regularly participates in IGEN meetings and programs like the Professional Networking Group, a private LinkedIn Group which is designed to connect graduate students with national labs representatives.
IGEN
The NSF INCLUDES Alliance: IGEN (Inclusive Graduate Education Network) is a partnership of societies, institutions, organizations, corporations, and national laboratories poised to lead a paradigm shift in increasing the participation of Black, Latinx, and Indiginous students who enter graduate or doctoral level programs in the physical sciences.
IGEN Research Hub
The University of Southern California Pullias Center of Higher Education is home to the Research Hub, an IGEN Alliance partner, which works collaboratively to provide critical research identifying effective practices that lead to inclusive graduate STEM education.
Illinois Institute of Technology
APS Partner (2017)
Inclusive Graduate Education Network
Last updated: May 2, 2025
Indiana University Bloomington
APS Partner (2015) & ACS Partner (2020)
Indiana University, Indianapolis
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL has partnered with IGEN to network with graduate students in IGEN Partner programs and increase the use of inclusive mentoring practices in national laboratories by engaging in the development and testing of mentorship curricular resources.
JILA Physics Frontier Center
The JILA Physics Frontier Center (JILA PFC) brings together 20 investigators in collaboration to share goals, ideas, expertise and technology in their aim to realize precise measurement, innovative manipulation, and harvesting ever-more intriguing meaning, all in the world of complex quantum systems.
Johns Hopkins University
Last updated: May 2, 2025 Johns Hopkins University, an American Geophysical Union Bridge Partner, launched its first Geosciences bridge program in the Fall of 2020. Fellowships:
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory is committed to developing a pipeline for UREM students to transition into professional careers and to attend to their professional development.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LBNL has partnered with IGEN to network with graduate students in IGEN Partner programs and increase the use of inclusive mentoring practices in national laboratories.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has partnered with IGEN to network with graduate students in IGEN Partner programs and increase the use of inclusive mentoring practices in national laboratories.
Lehigh University
AGU Partner (2019)
Los Alamos National Laboratory
LANL has partnered with IGEN to network with graduate students in IGEN Partner programs and increase the use of inclusive mentoring practices in national laboratories.
Louis Stokes Center for Promotion of Academic Careers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
APS Partner (20xx?)
Materials Research Society
The Materials Research Society (MRS), a founding member of IGEN, seeks to broaden participation in materials, engaging members across generations to advance their careers and promote materials research and innovation.
Metropoltitan State University of Denver
Last updated: May 2, 2025 The Metropolitan State University of Denver, an American Chemical Society Bridge Partner launched its Chemistry bridge program in the Fall of 2023. Video: Chemistry Department at MSU Denver:
Michigan Technological University
AGU Partner (2019)
Montclair State University
Building on a distinguished history dating back to 1908, Montclair State University is a leading institution of higher education in New Jersey. Designated a Research Doctoral University by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the University’s 10 degree-granting schools and colleges serve more than 20,000 undergraduate and graduate students with more than 300 doctoral, master’s and baccalaureate level programs.
NASA Goddard
NASA Goddard, which is an IGEN Partner, regularly participates in the IGEN CIMER project to develop postdoctoral mentoring.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is home to the nation's largest organization of scientists, engineers and technologists who build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study Earth, the sun, our solar system and the universe.
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
NCAR was established by the National Science Foundation in 1960 to provide the university community with world-class facilities and services that were beyond the reach of any individual institution. More than a half-century later, we are still delivering on that mission. NCAR provides the atmospheric and related Earth system science community with state-of-the-art resources, including supercomputers, research aircraft, sophisticated computer models, and extensive data sets.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
MagLab has partnered with IGEN to network with graduate students in IGEN Partner programs and increase the use of inclusive mentoring practices in national laboratories by engaging in the development and testing of mentorship curricular resources.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has partnered with IGEN to network with graduate students in IGEN Partner programs and increase the use of inclusive mentoring practices in national laboratories.
National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
NOBCChE helps to inform undergraduates about the value of graduate education and helps to demystify the process of applying to graduate school. They partner with the ACS program to promote Bridge opportunities.
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government, that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.
National Society of Black Physicists
NSBP seeks to develop and support efforts to increase opportunities for African Americans in physics and to increase their numbers and visibility of their scientific work. They partner with the APS program to promote Bridge opportunities.
National Society of Hispanic Physicists
NSHP seeks to develop and support efforts to increase opportunities for Hispanics in physics and to increase the number of practicing Hispanic physicists. They partner with the APS program to promote Bridge opportunities.
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Last updated: May 2, 2025 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T State University) became an American Chemical Society Bridge Partner in 2022.
North Dakota State University
APS Partner (2015)
Northeastern University
ACS Partner (2020)
Northern Arizona University
Last updated: May 2, 2025 Northern Arizona University, an American Geophysical Union Bridge Partner, launched its first Geosciences Bridge program in 2021.
NSF Physics REU Leadership Group
NPRLG is an independent organization of Research Experiences for Undergraduates physics site directors working with the APS to further the collective interests of physics REU programs. They partner with the APS program to promote Bridge opportunities.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), which is an IGEN Partner, regularly participates in IGEN meetings and programs like the Professional Networking Group, a private LinkedIn Group which is designed to connect graduate students with national labs representatives.
ORISE
"The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education is a U.S. Department of Energy asset that is dedicated to enabling critical scientific, research, and health initiatives of the department and its laboratory system by providing world class expertise in STEM workforce development, scientific and technical reviews, and the evaluation of radiation exposure and environmental contamination." (https://orise.orau.gov/about/index.html)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is committed to developing a pipeline for UREM students to transition into professional careers and to attend to their professional development.
Princeton University
APS Partner (2015)
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Purdue University
Last updated: May 2, 2025 Purdue University an American Chemical Society Bridge Partner launched its Chemistry bridge program in the Fall of 2023. Video: Purdue Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Professional Master's Program:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
AP Partner (2018)
Rochester Institute of Technology
RIT is home to the Inclusive Practices Hub, a founding partner of IGEN, which provides holistic review training and other learning opportunities to learn about effective inclusive graduate education practices.
SACNAS
The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) is an inclusive organization dedicated to fostering the success of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans, from college students to professionals, in attaining advanced degrees, careers, and positions of leadership in STEM.
Sandia National Laboratory
SNL has partnered with IGEN to network with graduate students in IGEN Partner programs and increase the use of inclusive mentoring practices in national laboratories.
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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is committed to developing a pipeline for UREM students to transition into professional careers and to attend to their professional development.
South Dakota State University
ACS Partner (2020)
Southeastern Compact for Inclusive Student Transitions in Engineering and Physical Sciences
SCI-STEPS graduate programs will review and consider applications collected from Alliance Application Aggregation programs. In addition, they will share resources with the IGEN Hubs and participate in Alliance meetings as appropriate.
Stony Brook University
Last updated: May 2, 2025 Stony Brook University, an American Chemical Society Bridge Partner, launched its first Chemistry bridge program in the Fall of 2020. The Department of Chemistry at Stony Brook University Bridge Promo Video
Syracuse University
APS Partner (2022)
Texas State University
APS Partner (2016)
The City University of New York
ACS Partner (2020)
The Ohio State University
APS Partner (2013), ACS Partner (2020) & AGU Partner (2019)
The University of Alabama
APS Partner (2018), AGU Partner (2019) & ACS Partner (2020)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
APS Partner (2015)
Tufts University
Last updated: May 2, 2025 The Department of Chemistry at Tufts University is an ACS Bridge Partner. 2022 Tufts Chemistry Recruitment Video
Tulane University
Last updated: May 2, 2025 Tulane University, an American Geophysical Union Bridge Partner, launched its first Geosciences bridge program in the Fall of 2020.
University at Albany - State University of New York
AGU Partner (2019)
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Last updated: May 2, 2025 The Department of Chemistry at the University at Buffalo is an ACS Bridge Partner.
University of Alaska Fairbanks
AGU Partner (2022)
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
ACS & AGU Bridge Partner (2019)
University of California, Berkeley
Last updated: May 2, 2025 The Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley is an American Chemical Society Bridge Partner.
University of California, Davis
Last updated: May 2, 2025 University of California, Davis, an American Physical Society Bridge Partner, launched its first Physics and Astronomy bridge program in 2020.
University of California, Irvine
AGU Partner (2019)
University of California, Los Angeles
APS Partner (2016) & AGU Partner (2020)
University of California, Merced
APS Partner
University of California, San Diego
AGU Partner (2019) & ACS Partner (2020)
University of California, San Diego – Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Last updated: May 2, 2025 University of California, San Diego – Scripps Institution of Oceanography, an American Geophysical Union Bridge Partner, launched its first Geosciences Bridge program in 2021. (Not reviewing applications 2022-2023)
University of California, Santa Barbara
APS Partner
University of California, Santa Cruz
Last updated: May 2, 2025 The University of California, Santa Cruz, an American Geophysical Union Bridge Partner, launched its first Geosciences bridge program in the Fall of 2020.
University of Central Florida
APS Partner (2015)
University of Chicago
APS Partner (2015)
University of Cincinnati
APS Partner (2015)
University of Colorado Boulder
AGU Partner (2019)
University of Connecticut
APS Partner (2016) & AGU Partner (2019)
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
APS Partner (2015)
University of Houston
Last updated: May 2, 2025 University of Houston, an American Geophysical Union Bridge Partner, launched its first Geosciences Bridge program in 2021.
University of Illinois at Chicago
AGU Partner (2022) & ACS Partner (2020)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
APS Partner (2019) & AGU Partner (2019)
University of Iowa
APS Partner (2022)
University of Kansas
APS Partner (2018)
University of Kentucky
APS Partner (2019) AGU Partner (2021
University of Maryland College Park
Last updated: May 2, 2025 University of Maryland College Park, an American Geophysical Union Bridge Partner, launched its first Geosciences Bridge program in 2021. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is an American Chemical Society Bridge Partner. The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is an American Chemical Society Bridge Partner.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Last updated: May 2, 2025 The University of Maryland, Baltimore County Department of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering is an American Chemical Society Bridge Partner.
University of Massachusetts Amherst
ACS Partner (2019)
University of Massachusetts Medical School
The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) is the commonwealth's first and only public academic health sciences center, home to three graduate schools. Our mission is to advance the health and wellness of our diverse communities throughout Massachusetts and across the world by leading and innovating in education, research, health care deliver and public service.
University of Michigan
APS Partner (20xx?) & ACS Partner (2020)
University of Minnesota Duluth
AGU Partner (2019)
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
APS Partner (2018) & AGU Partner (2019)
University of Northern Colorado
ACS Partner (2020)
University of Oklahoma
AGU Partner (2019)
University of Oregon
The University of Oregon, Department of Earth Sciences is an American Geophysical Union Bridge Partner. The Department of Chemistry is an American Chemical Society Bridge Partner.
University of Pennsylvania
Last updated: May 2, 2025
University of Pittsburgh
APS Partner (2018)
University of Rhode Island
Last updated: May 2, 2025 The University of Rhode Island, an American Geophysical Union Bridge Partner, launched its first Geosciences bridge program in the Fall of 2020.
University of Rochester
APS Partner (2016) & ACS Partner (2020)
University of Southern California
USC is home to the IGEN Research Hub, a founding partner of IGEN, which works collaboratively to provide critical research that advances knowledge and practice about equity in STEM graduate education.
University of Texas at Arlington
APS Partner (2015)
University of Texas at Austin
AGU Partner (2019)
University of Texas at El Paso
AGU Partner (2019)
University of Texas at San Antonio
APS Partner (2017) & AGU Partner (2019)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
ACS Site (2022)
University of Virginia
APS Partner (2017)
University of Washington
AGU Partner (2019) & ACS Partner (2020)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
ACS Partner (2019) & AGU Partner (2019), (2021)
Utah State University
AGU Partner (2021)
Villanova University
The Department of Chemistry is an American Chemical Society Bridge Partner.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
AGU Partner (2019)
West Virginia University
Last updated: May 2, 2025 West Virginia University (WVU), an American Physical Society Bridge Partner, launched its first Physics bridge program in the Fall of 2019.
WestEd
WestEd is a nonpartisan and nonprofit research, development, and service agency that conducts the external evaluation of IGEN, studying program implementation and tracking progress toward meeting the overall goals of the Alliance.
Western Kentucky University
Last updated: May 2, 2025 Western Kentucky University, an American Geophysical Union Bridge Partner, launched its first Geosciences Bridge program in 2021.
William & Mary
Last updated: May 2, 2025 William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, School of Marine Science became a Geoscience Bridge Partner in Fall 2022 through the American Geophysical Union.
Wright State University
APS Partner (2017)
Yale University
Last updated: May 2, 2025 The Yale Chemistry Department is an American Chemical Society Bridge Partner. Yale Chemistry Department Bridge Promo Video