Mission
The mission of the Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP) is to create and support a sustainable career pathway that prepares a diverse workforce of talented students to make immediate and significant contributions to the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE). To achieve this mission, MSIPP develops strategic partnerships between Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and the NSE, investing in student enrichment programs, curriculum development, research efforts, and internship opportunities. MSIPP aligns investments in university capacity and workforce development with the NNSA mission to develop the needed skills and talent for the NSE’s enduring technical workforce while enhancing research and educational capacity at underrepresented colleges and universities.
NNSA MSIPP Map
MSIPP Partners
There are currently 35 active awards for MSIPP Consortia and Projects:
- Advanced Sensor Technologies for Applications in Electrical Engineering - Research and Innovation eXcellence (ASTERIX)
- Advanced Synergistic Program for Indigenous Research in Engineering (ASPIRE)
- Application of Artificial Intelligence to Cybersecurity for Protecting National Critical Infrastructure (CONCISE)
- Attract, Educate, Train, and Retain Native American and Minority Students in Nuclear & Related Sciences (AETRNAMS)
- Consortium of Advanced Additive Manufacturing Research and Education for Energy Related Systems (CA2REERs)
- Consortium enabling In- and Ex-Situ-Quality Control of Additive Manufacturing (QCAM)
- Consortium for High Energy Density Science 2.0 (CfHEDS-2)
- Consortium for Laser-based Analysis of Nuclear and Environmental Materials (LANEM)
- Consortium for Research and Education in Materials Science and Photonics Engineering (NoVel)
- Consortium for Research and Education in Power and Energy Systems (CREPES)
- Consortium for Nuclear Security Advanced Manufacturing Enhanced by Machine Learning (NSAM-ML-2)
- Consortium Hybrid Resilient Energy Systems (CHRES)
- Consortium on Nuclear Security Technologies (CONNECT)
- Consortium on Sensing, Energy-efficient Electronics and Photonics with 2D Materials and Integrated Systems for Training the Next-Generation DOE-NNSA STEM Workforce (SEEP-IT)
- Consortium for Education and Research in Electronics for Extreme Environments (E3C)
- Consortium for Research and Education in Cyber Manufacturing Applications for Modular Nuclear Reactors (CMA-MNuR)
- Developing Next Generation Radiation Safety Professionals (DNGRSP)
- Enabling Native Researchers and Graduate Engineering (ENRGE)
- Enhancing the National Security Enterprise Workforce Pipeline (ENSEWP)
- Growing STEMs Consortium: Training the Next Generation of Engineers for the DOE/NNSA Workforce (GSC)
- Integrated Additive Manufacturing – Establishing Minority Pathways: Opportunities for Workforce-development in Energy Research and Education (IAM-EMPOWEREd)
- Indigenous Mutual Partnership to Advance Cybersecurity Technology (IMPACT)
- Microelectronics & Materials Engineering Education for Nuclear and Cyber Security (MEMENCYS)
- MSIPP Gulf Coast A&M Consortium: Materials-At-The-Extreme (MATE) - Material Science for Extreme Environments
- Native Education Excellence in Trades (NEXT)
- Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) Fast Start Program (FastStart)
- Nuclear Security Science and Technology Consortium (NSSTC)
- Partnership for Advanced Manufacturing Education and Research (PAMER)
- Partnership for Proactive Cybersecurity Research and Training (PACT)
- Partnership for Radiation Studies (PaRS)
- Partnership for Research and Education Consortium in Ceramics and Polymers 2.0 (PRE-CCAP-2)
- The Rio Grande Consortium for Advanced Research on Exascale Simulation (Grande CARES)
- Rapid Education and Placement (REAP)
- Scholarly Partnership in Nuclear Security (SPINS)
- Successful Training and Effective Pipelines to National Laboratories with STEM Core (STEP2NLs)
Currently, 54 minority-serving institutions participate as prime or sub-recipients under MSIPP grants. These institutions of higher education collaborate together and with the DOE/NNSA National Laboratories and Sites to form consortia-based teams. See the list of participating institutions below:
- Alabama A&M University
- Alabama State University
- Alcorn State University
- Ana G. Méndez University (SUAGM)
- Amarillo College
- Augusta Technical College
- Benedict College
- College of Southern Nevada
- Delaware State University
- Elizabeth City State University
- Fisk University
- Florida A & M University
- Florida International University
- Howard University
- Las Positas College
- Miami Dade College
- Morehouse College
- Navajo Technical University
- Nebraska Indian Community College
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
- New Mexico State University
- Norfolk State University
- North Carolina A & T State University
- North Carolina Central University
- Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
- Prairie View A & M University
- Queensborough Community College
- Savannah State University
- Sitting Bull College
- Southern University of Baton Rouge
- Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
- St. Mary’s University
- Stone Child College
- Tennessee State University
- Texas Tech University
- Turtle Mountain Community College
- United Tribes Technical College
- University of Arizona
- University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
- University of California Merced
- University of California Riverside
- University of California Irvine
- University of Central Florida
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of New Mexico
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- University of North Texas
- University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez
- University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras
- University of Texas at Arlington
- University of Texas at El Paso
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- University of Texas at San Antonio
- Virginia State University
The following 14 labs, sites, and plants participate in MSIPP consortia to provide access to resources and opportunities to faculty and students from minority serving institutions:
- Argonne National Laboratory (DOE)
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (DOE)
- Idaho National Laboratory (DOE)
- Kansas City National Security Campus (NNSA)
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (NNSA)
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (NNSA)
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE)
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (DOE)
- Nevada National Security Site (NNSA)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (DOE)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE)
- Sandia National Laboratories (NNSA)
- Savannah River National Laboratory (DOE)
- Y-12 National Security Complex (NNSA)
- Allen University
- Bay Mills Community College
- Bowie State University
- Cankdeska Cikana Community College
- Claflin University
- Clark Atlanta University
- Denmark Technical College
- InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico
- Morgan State University
- Morris College
- Paine College
- Salish Kootenai College
- South Carolina State University
- Southern University at New Orleans
- Universidad Ana G. Méndez-Gurabo
- University of the District of Columbia
- University of the Virgin Islands
- Voorhees University
Contact US
There are no current MSIPP funding opportunities at this time. Please come back later for future funding opportunities.
MSIPP Impact
- June 3, 2022 Growing STEMS Consortium Proving its Value to Participants
- June 7, 2022 NNSA Deputy Administrator with MSIIP Interns
- Sept 7, 2022 LLNL Hosts HBCU MSIPP Students
- Sept 30, 2022 PNNL intern named to top 100 list
