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August 28, 2008
University Alliances

A diverse, technical workforce is critical to Sandia and its mission. To this end, Sandia is working with various college & university partners to open doors for traditionally underrepresented students to obtain degrees and careers in science and engineering. Learn about these efforts below…

Also, browse the ongoing collaborations Sandia has with three local Bay Area universities—Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UC Davis.


Berkeley Edge Program
Berkeley Edge is a recruitment, retention, and advancement program for traditionally underrepresented minority graduate students in science, mathematics, and engineering. Funding for the program is provided through the National Science Foundation (NSF) and UC Berkeley. The program’s goal is to identify, recruit, retain, and assist in advancing talented minority students to the professoriate.


California Alliances for Minority Programs (CAMP)
The CAMP program is a statewide initiative that aims to support and retain undergraduates in achieving degrees in the biological sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), CAMP seeks to increase the quality and quantity of minority students receiving baccalaureate degrees in these fields at the University of California. The program began at the University of California (UC), Irvine, in 1991 and now involves eight UC campuses.


Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA)
California’s Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) is one of the country’s oldest and best-known programs that assists students to become highly trained technological professionals. Founded in 1970, MESA serves educationally disadvantaged students and emphasizes participation by students from groups with low eligibility rates for four-year colleges. MESA works with over 21,000 students throughout California from elementary through university levels. MESA California works with over 21,000 students throughout the state from elementary through university levels and is managed by the University of California.


Model Institutions for Excellence (MIE)
Managed by the University of Texas, El Paso, Model Institutions for Excellence (MIE) is a groundbreaking program supporting colleges and universities that serve as models for improving the quantity and quality of underrepresented minorities in science, engineering, and mathematics. Funded by the National Science Foundation, MIE involves a coalition of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, and Native American colleges and universities.


McNair Scholars Program (MSP)
The McNair Scholars Program is dedicated to preserving the legacy of scholarship and accomplishments of Ronald E. McNair, an engineer, scientist, and astronaut, who died in the Challenger space shuttle explosion in 1986. The University of California, Davis, McNair program is one of nearly 100 programs across the country funded by the Department of Education. The programs aim to identify exceptional individuals from low-income backgrounds and help them succeed by providing mentors, research stipends, tutoring, seminars, computer technology training, and assistance in applying to graduate schools.


Yale Select Program (YSP)
The Yale Select Program in Engineering is an innovative, five-year curriculum that leads to a bachelor of science & master of engineering degrees—designed to prepare students for positions of leadership in the industry and the private sectors. This program is selective in that undergraduate engineering majors who maintain honors-level grades and complete all requirements become eligible for industrial internal positions and admission to the fifth year of the program. Sandia is one of the “select” corporate partners where students have the option of coming to complete six months (generally two summers) of practical experience with a private industry.

 Basic Requirements

    Stanford:

  • One Sandia Excellence in Engineering Fellowship (civil engineering)
  • Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISC)
  • Advanced Simulation & Computing (ASC) University Alliance
  • Industrial Affiliates Program in mechanical engineering/ thermosciences
  • Anne Platt Barrows currently attending Stanford’s Special Masters Program (SMP)

    UC Berkeley:

  • One Sandia Excellence in Engineering Fellowship (MEMS research in mechanical engineering)
  • Exchange seminars between UCB and Sandia
  • Berkeley Edge Program
  • BSAC technical interactions

    UC Davis:

  • Two Sandia Excellence in Engineering Fellowships (computer security; embedded reasoning - electrical engineering)
  • Technical/non-technical exchange seminars between UCD and Sandia
  • Sandians collaborating with UCD on several specialized materials development projects
  • Sandians helping UCD’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE) with their national design competition