Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Puerto Rico, United States
Universidad Católica Redemptoris Mater, Managua, Nicaragua
Universidad Ana G. Méndez – Recinto de Cupey, Puerto Rico, United States
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, United States
UNICA-Puerto Rico Alliance
Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez, Universidad Metropolitana, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, and Universidad Católica de Nicaragua developed a partnership to implement a research program that will prepare undergraduate and precollege students from economically-disadvantaged communities in Nicaragua in research methodology using project-based learning in the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer sciences (STEM-C). The program is designed around the primary goal of increasing recruitment and participation of students in the Americas in STEM-C disciplines. It will reach high school students, by providing them with a pipeline to undertake hands-on research in a university setting, and undergraduates from the partnering institutions through an eight-week summer research experience.