2008-2009 Applications are being reviewed by a faculty committee. Decisions will be announced by early April 2008.

PURPOSE
The Graduate College (GC) Underrepresented Graduate Enrichment Match (UGEM) are academic unit nominated research assistantships which support the recruitment and retention of stellar underrepresented 1st year graduate students through the 1st year of graduate studies with an award of a 50% research assistantship. Research assistantships are matched 50/50 with a contribution from the GC and the academic unit.

The UGEM Research Assistantship supports the research assistant (RA) during the first year of their master's or doctoral degree program, both academically and financially. Academically, the UGEM RA must be an integral part of the students' academic career preparation and a tenured or tenure-track faculty mentor must be identified at the time of nomination. Financially, the RA is matched by the Graduate College the 1st year. In the second year, the RA's academic unit will provide them with a TA or RA position.

CONTACT
Debra Crusoe at dcrusoe@asu.edu or Jennifer Cason at jennifer.cason@asu.edu.

• 50%-time research assistantship (paid at the academic unit's pay rate amount) for the 1st academic year
• Resident tuition award for the 1st academic year
• Non-Resident tuition award (if applicable) for the 1st academic year
• ASU Student Health Insurance for the 1st academic year
• Continued support by academic unit the 2nd academic year
• Participation in the GC's Diversity across Curriculum Seminar Series

• The nominee must be regularly admitted into a masters/doctoral program the semester nominated
• The nominee must contribute to diversity in the field of study and the profession
• The nominee must be a U.S. Citizen or assigned an IP visa

• The Academic Unit submits a completed Diversity Support Program nomination form ( ) by March 2, 2008 to the Graduate College (GC); mail code: 1003, or email the e-nomination to Debra Crusoe at debra.crusoe@asu.edu or fax to (480) 727-6615.
• If more than one nomination is being submitted, department must rank by preference.
• The GC Faculty Committee will review all nominations and notify the Academic Unit by March 17 or within 5 business days of receipt of completed nomination form, if submitted after March 17.
• Once approved by the GC, the Academic Unit will submit an offer letter to the approved nominee (allowing the nominee until April 15th or if offer is made after April 15th, 5 business days to accept or decline the assistantship offer). Samples of Offer Letters may be found at http://graduate.asu.edu/hiring.html.
• The Academic Unit must notify the GC of the status (accept or decline) of the assistantship.

• The UGEM RA is required to attend and participate in the GC Diversity Across Curriculum seminars, the first Monday of each month.
• UGEM assistantship is valid only during the time period specified in the award letter (one academic year).
• The RA must maintain a minimum of 9 graduate-level credit hours.
• The Academic Unit must complete the Human Resources' Hiring Process Report procedure, hiring the RA for the Academic Unit's 25%-time teaching or research assistantship and the GC' matching 25%-time research assistantship. (Hiring procedure can be found at http://graduate.asi.edu/hiring.html.)
• The Academic Unit will apprise GC of any interruptions in the student's registration or any assistantship concerns (i.e., enrollment below 9 hours, less than satisfactory progress in studies, etc.)
• This UGEM assistantship is contingent on the semester's satisfactory progress as defined by ASU, the academic unit and the Graduate College.
• The Academic unit is responsible for submitting a program evaluation to GC for program review by midterm each semester.
• The Academic Unit must commit to continued or equivalent support for the UGEM awardee the 2nd year through assistantships or similar funding.

Download UGEM Nomination Form