University to host graduate school lab for underrepresented students

North Carolina State University will host a program designed to help students from underrepresented groups in STEM fields learn more about graduate school and professional opportunities.

The National GEM Consortium’s GRAD (Getting Ready for Advanced Degrees) Lab will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 14, 2018, at the Stateview Hotel on NC State’s Centennial Campus. Duke University is a co-sponsor of the event.

The GRAD Lab offers students a real-world view into what it’s like to work for a leading IT company like Intel or government research lab like MIT-Lincoln Labs. Students will also hear from current graduate students about the best ways to apply to and fund graduate school and how to apply for scholarships, like the prestigious, full-tuition GEM Fellowship, which is awarded to exceptional scholars from underrepresented groups who are pursuing their master’s or Ph.D. degree in STEM-related fields.

Presenters will include current Ph.D. students who hold GEM Associate Fellowships, as well as administrators and faculty members from the College of Engineering.

Presentation topics will include:

• Why Graduate School for STEM
• How to Prepare for a STEM Graduate Program
• Understanding the GEM Fellowship
• Voices From the Field: Real Life STEM Research and Internship Experiences

The National GEM Consortium has been addressing the critical shortfall in American engineering and scientific talent since 1976 and places more than 100 exceptional hires of color in Silicon Valley and beyond each year.

For more event details and to register, visit:

https://egem.gemfellowship.org/events/ViewEvent.aspx?contextID=10245