The Alliance for Minority Participation (also Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation of LSAMP) is a fellowship program funded by the National Science Foundation.
[1] It is a multilevel academic program intended to help diversify the STEM workforce by starting at the university level.
LSAMP's goal is to significantly increase student participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
[3] Special emphasis is on supporting underrepresented groups in academia.
[4] Activities focus on recruitment, retention and enrichment of the student, in this way attempting to reform education practices.