Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program

The mission of Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP) is to create and support a sustainable career pathway that prepares talented students to make immediate and significant contributions to the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE). MSIPP develops strategic partnerships between Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE).

This alignment is defined by the following goals:

• Strengthen and expand Institutes of Higher Education educational and/or research capacity in NNSA mission areas of interest.
• Target collaborations between Institutes of Higher Education (IHE) and the (NSE) that increase interactions providing IHEs direct access to NSE resources.
• Increase the number of students who graduate with STEM degrees relevant to NNSA mission areas and who have had exposure to career opportunities within the NSE.
• Increase the number of graduates and post-doctoral students hired into the NSE’s technical and scientific workforce.