Partners at UM
Montana NSF EPSCoR supports capacity building by investing in researchers and institutions to better position them to compete for federal research funds.
Skaggs School of Pharmacy Native American Center of Excellence
The mission of the Native American Center of Excellence at the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ is to facilitate the identification, recruitment, retention, and professional development of American Indian/Alaska Native Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ who are interested in pursuing careers in health care delivery or research.
AISS is dedicated to the retention of Native American Students attending the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ through tutoring, advisement, and counseling.
NAS is an academic discipline that examines the contemporary and past experiences and life ways of the first Americans from their perspective.
The UM SIGP Program is intended to increase the number of Indigenous Americans earning master’s and doctoral degrees in STEM disciplines.
Coalition for Indigenous STEM
The Coalition for Indigenous STEM (CIS) is a program supported by the initiative in an effort to cultivate continuing cultural change within STEM programs at UM. CIS offers a plethora of resources and opportunities for Indigenous STEM Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, faculty, administration, and staff including workshops, hometown visits, emergency funding, and community-building events.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offers undergraduate and graduate study leading to the B.S., M.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees. The diverse interests of the faculty allow graduate Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ to pursue research in any of the following areas: environmental, biochemistry, organic, organometallic, analytical or physical chemistry in addition to chemical education.
Kyi-Yo promotes communication among Native American Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, fosters a strong sense of cultural identity, and promotes extra curricular activities that bridge the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥-Missoula with the community of Missoula and its Native American residents.
OREOS unites and leverages the organization and management of existing training grants and educational programs and facilitates new efforts and future applications for these types of programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
The Native American Natural Resource Program (NANRP) is dedicated to providing Native Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ with the services and resources they need for a successful academic experience here at the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥.