STEM Post-Baccalaureate Transition Success Program (PBTSP)

The PBTSP is a single-year activity consisting of a series of graduate school preparation events and assistance to participants with completing and submitting applications for graduate-school admissions and funding. A performance-based stipend of up to $1,000 is available to each PBTSP participant who completes program requirements, which include (but are not limited to) submitted two applications for graduate-school admission and one application for postbaccalaureate financial aid. PBTSP participants who apply for admission to STEM graduate programs at UNLV and/or Northern Arizona University also qualify for waivers of their graduate-school application fees.

SNNA-LSAMP STEM Undergraduate Research (UGR)

SNNA-LSAMP-sponsored undergraduate research (UGR) is a semester-long activity that focuses on STEM* topics and is supervised by STEM faculty members at UNLV, with all UGR participants producing a technical poster and presenting at the SNNA-LSAMP Annual Conference or (with approval from the SNNA-LSAMP) an equivalent event. A performance-based stipends of up to $2,500 is available to each UGR participant who completes their research, produces a poster of acceptable quality, and presents their findings.

Discord-Based Tutoring in Select STEM Gateway Courses

Offered to students at UNLV and the College of Southern Nevada (CSN), this service is delivered through the Discord online platform and focused on specific undergraduate STEM courses that historically have high rates of students earning grades of D, F, W, or I.

Outreach

This service is a coordinated effort to help undeclared and non-STEM majors at UNLV–especially underrepresented minority (URM)* undergraduates–understand the benefits of pursuing degrees and careers in STEM fields.** This outreach takes many forms, including (but not limited to) in-person presentations to freshman classes and student organizations, table-ing events to promote STEM educational programs and occupations, electronic and hardcopy communications with undeclared URM underclassmen, and tours of STEM-focused laboratories and worksites.

Annual Alliance Conference

Every spring semester the SNNA-LSAMP Alliance will host a 1.5 day conference where students participating in SNNA-LSAMP activities will engage in networking, professional development, undergraduate research presentations, and campus tours. The conference will alternate between Las Vegas, NV and Flagstaff, AZ, starting in Las Vegas in spring 2024.

*Note: For LSAMP program purposes, the definition of STEM includes most science-, technology-, engineering-, and mathematics-associated disciplines but does not include health, clinical, or social sciences.

**Note: For LSAMP program purposes, underrepresented minority (URM) students are individuals who are members of groups historically underrepresented in STEM at the undergraduate and graduate-education levels. In accordance with the the solicitation (NSF 20-590) under which the SNNA-LSAMP grant (EES 2307200) is funded, these groups include African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and Native Pacific Islanders. The purpose of LSAMP nationally and SNNA-LSAMP regionally is to broaden the participation of these students from these groups in STEM academic disciplines and careers.