Native American Science & Engineering Program Application
Native American Science & Engineering Program Application
NASEP Application is now open!
Apply by the Priority deadline March 14, 2025!
Summer Dates: June 8-14, 2025 at the University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ
Using Dr. Shawn Secatero’s “American Indian Well-Being Model in Higher Education,” NASEP provides activities aimed at holistically developing students. Program highlights have included an excursion to Biosphere II, networking with indigenous professionals from IBM and Raytheon, and building a computer “from scratch.”
- Program dates: June 8-14, 2025
- Priority deadline*: March 14, 2025
- Eligibility:
- Rising High School Juniors & Seniors
- Enrolled Member or Descendant of AI/AN or Native Hawaiian Tribe
- Completing Physics, Chemistry, & Pre-Calculus with a “C” or better
- Must attend the summer dates of June 8-14, 2025
- Attend NASEP events throughout the year
Please contact us at nasep@arizona.edu with any questions. Share widely. Thank you!
*The applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the NASEP Program is full. Applications submitted after March 14, 2025, may be placed on a waitlist to be admitted to the program.
RAIN Speakers group photo with NASEP 2023-2024 cohort.
Computer build with a student from the 2023-2024 cohort.
Biosphere II group photo with 2023-2024 cohort.
Under The Glass Tour at Biosphere II
Students check the pulse on AZTEC Labs' interactive tour of the human patient simulator.
Catalyst Studios hosted a workshop and showed students how to create button pins.
One of our student's battle bots is in the making.
Group photo with IBM Guest Speakers.
AZTEC Labs Interactive Tour
Window Rock group photo for the Fall Assembly for the Navajo Nation Parade.
2023 Fall Assembly for the Navajo Nation Parade.