Tuskegee University is proud to announce that the National Science Foundation awarded a $5 million grant to a consortium of institutions in Alabama and Michigan to provide STEM students from low-income communities with mentoring and scholarship support.  

Tuskegee University, which serves as the lead for the RISE Consortium, will receive $2.17 million, of which nearly $750,000 will go toward scholarships for Tuskegee undergraduate and graduate students. The RISE Consortium includes Alabama’s Tuskegee University, Auburn University, Auburn University Montgomery, Troy University, Southern Union State Community College, and Oakland University in Michigan.