Cornell Engineering, through GEM, is able to recruit and enroll a diverse pool of outstanding students. We are also able to provide our current students with access to excellent resources, such as the GEM GRAD Lab.
Sara Xayarath Hernández Cornell University
Tufts, through GEM, has had the opportunity to expand its outreach efforts to attract more diverse talent to our graduate programs. We will continue to leverage GEM's strong network to further develop our recruitment efforts.
Darryl N. Williams, PhD Tufts University
The GEM Fellowship database has allowed the McCormick School to increase our URM enrollment by 40% in the span of five years. Along the way we have quadrupled the number of URM PhD applicants.
Bruce Lindvall, PhD Northwestern University
Partnering with GEM has allowed Columbia Engineering to recruit outstanding students and be affiliated with an amazing network of universities, corporations, and research centers.
Tiffany Simon, EdD Columbia University
The GEM Difference
GEM is a unique and powerful connection to a national network of universities and employers (corporations and national laboratories). GEM connects highly qualified students from underrepresented groups to STEM graduate programs with much-needed financial support that is often the deciding factor in pursuing graduate education.
GEM talks to more than 3,000 men and women each year about the benefits of an advanced degree