Current URM Students

Here are resources for our current URM students:

• Office of Graduate Diversity Initiative

• Asian American And Asian Resource And Cultural Center

• Black Cultural Center

• Latino Cultural Center

• Native American Educational And Cultural Center

• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, And Queer Center

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

• Association of Multicultural Science Students

• Women in Science Programs

Asian and Asian American Organizations

• The Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers

• Asian American Association

• South Asian Student Alliance

• Bangladesh Students Association

• Indonesian Student Association

• Japan Student Association

• Korean American Scientists and Engineers Association Young Generation Purdue

• Malaysian Students Association

• Myanmar Student Association

• Nepali Society at Purdue

• Pakistani Students Association

• Purdue Filipino Association

• Purdue University Chinese Students and Scholar's Association

• Purdue University Thai Students Association

• Sri Lankan Association at Purdue

• Taiwanese Student Association

• Vietnamese Student Association
  

Arab and Middle Eastern Organizations

• Iranian Cultural Club

• Israel Council at Purdue

• Lebanese International Organization

• Purdue Arab Society

• Saudi Student Association

• Turkish Student Association 

Black and African Organizations

• Black Graduate Student Association

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

• African Students' Association

• Nigerian Students Association at Purdue

Latinx Organizations

• Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science

• Latinos in Science and Engineering

• Latinx Graduate Student Organization

• Colombian Student Association at Purdue

• Costa Rican Students Association at Purdue

• Mexican and Mexican-American Association

• Peruvian Association at Purdue

• Puerto Rican Student Association

• Purdue Chilean Association

• Venezuela At Purdue University

Native American Organizations

• Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science

LGBTQ+ Organizations

• National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals at Purdue

• LGBTQ+ Student Alliance

URM CONFERENCES

• Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)

• National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)

• Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science

• American Indian Since and Engineering Society National Conference (AISES)

FUNDING

Travel Grants

• Purdue Graduate Student Association Travel Grant

• Women in Science Program Travel Grant

• Women Chemists Committee/Eli Lilly Travel Award

• Merck Research Award

Fellowships

• Sloan Foundation Indigenous Graduate Partnership

• Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans

• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)

• YCC Leadership Development Award

MENTAL HEALTH

• Students have access to 12 free individual therapy sessions per year, and unlimited group therapy at Purdue Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). 

• National Grad Crisis Line (1-877-472-3457)

• Mental Health America

• If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, or text the Crisis Text Line at 741-741.