Partner Organizations

A diverse student body starts with a diverse applicant pool. At LGS, we are making a determined effort to increase diversity among our applicants by partnering with diversity-focused organizations to help us identify and connect with prospects from underrepresented groups.  

• Graduate Horizons
• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
• Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers (IRT)
• Mellon Mays Scholars Program
• McNair Scholars Program
• National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Science (GEM)
• National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
• The United Negro College Fund
• Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Additionally, on our own or in partnership with other LGS or Emory units, we attend a large number of regional and national events and conferences with recruiting components throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Below is a partial list. 

• American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
• Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)
• Black Doctoral Network
• Emerging Researchers National Conference in Stem 
• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
• Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
• The PhD Project