The New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Bridge to the Doctorate: A Model for Underrepresented Students' Transition to the Doctoral Program 2008 to 2022

Abstract

The NSF supported New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NYC LSAMP) Bridge to the Doctorate (BTD) at the City University of New York (CUNY) had an objective to recruit and retain recent NYC LSAMP STEM graduates into a research/academic career that leads to the completion of a Ph.D. degree at CUNY or at other doctoral granting institutions. Nine cohorts of the NYC LSAMP Scholars (110 participants) were supported at CUNY. Roughly 33 % of the NYC LSAMP participants were enrolled in the City College Grove School of Engineering. Most of the students (Cohort 1-9) have been enrolled in MS programs at