Research and development programs, projects, and activities that support RISE will be conducted at four of the nation's premier institutions. For more information on the respective institutions, visit their minority programs homepage links to the left. For additional information on each institution's RISE program, click on the icons.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Boston, MA)
The MIT School of Engineering offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than ten disciplines. MIT offers several innovative joint programs such as the Engineering Internship Program (a joint undergrad and grad program and combining traditional on campus academic programs with off campus work experience in industry and government), and the Leaders for Manufacturing Program (an educational/research partnership between more than a dozen major US manufacturing firms and MIT's Schools of Engineering and Management - leading to 2 degrees in Engineering and Management) are only two such programs. The System Design and Management (SDM) program is a new master's degree program offered jointly by the School of Engineering and the Sloan School of Management; and the new Division of Bioengineering & Environmental Health offers an undergraduate and graduate level degrees.

Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)
Purdue has built a reputation for educating outstanding engineers; Purdue engineering is a top-ranked program, attracting bright, inquiring students and a superb faculty. The Schools of Engineering offer course work leading to the B.S. degree in fourteen different programs fourteen M.S programs and twelve Ph.D. programs. Curricula provide the student with a broad base on which to build an engineering career in addition to the specific skills relevant to the chosen discipline. Close ties are maintained with industry to insure that both the curriculum and the research activities are relevant to the needs of potential employers. Research expenditures in the Schools of Engineering exceed $70,000,000 annually. This research is carried out in laboratories located in 11 individual academic units and in several multidisciplinary research centers and school research laboratories.

Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)
Stanford's engineering education emphasizes fundamentals, embedded in a rich liberal arts undergraduate curriculum. Curricula are notable for their flexibility and breadth. In addition to traditional engineering majors, students may design their own majors. Engineering students have the opportunity to study in overseas programs, including two programs in Berlin and Kyoto especially designed for engineers, and to explore other disciplines through honors programs and double majors. The University offers the resources of faculty who are both teachers and leading scholars, and research opportunities abound. The student body at Stanford is quite diverse, creating a rich intellectual and social environment.

University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
The College of Engineering at the University of Michigan is consistently ranked among the top engineering schools in the world. Most of its degree programs are rated in the top ten nationwide. About 900 bachelor's degrees and 700 Master's and doctoral degrees are awarded annually. The opportunities for study have expanded so that students may choose from more than 1,000 engineering courses. The College expends over $100 million dollars each year in sponsored research projects. College research facilities include more than 150 research laboratories, 45 of which operate with budgets of over a half-million dollars, including two National Science Foundation research centers.