Welcome to WebAMP, the online data reporting system for the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation(LSAMP). WebAMP allows you to provide the National Science Foundation (NSF) with reliable annual data.
Notice: The system is closed for maintenance every first Sunday between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. eastern time.
Inactivity Logout
After 45 minutes of inactivity, WebAMP will prompt you to
reenter your user name and password. Failure to do so will result
in your session being timed out and being lost your unsaved data.
After reentering your user name and password, you can continue
working from where you left off. For example, if you had clicked
on Save and Return to the Main Menu just before the
confirmation prompt, the system would save the data you had
entered and take you to the Main Menu.
Login Problems
Here are some suggestions on how to resolve login problems.
Offline Data Entry
If you are using a slow Internet connection, you may want to
consider submitting your data as a spreadsheet data file.
This will allow you to complete the majority of your work offline.
Click on Data Submission Alternatives on the left
navigation menu on the Welcome screen to use this feature.
Program Description
NSF's mandate to ensure U.S. preeminence in the scientific and
technical enterprise includes responsibility for the caliber,
diversity, distribution, and literacy of the science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce. Since
the effectiveness of the STEM workforce is directly related to
the ability of U.S. science and technology to compete in a
global economy, the Nation must provide an opportunity for
talented students from all ethnic groups to prepare for and
successfully pursue careers in STEM fields. For a myriad of
reasons , individuals from certain minority groups are not
well served by our existing educational system and, therefore,
are underrepresented in STEM fields at all levels. African Americans,
Latinos, and American Indians are not as likely to pursue
careers in STEM fields as individuals from other ethnic groups.
To address this concern, the Foundation initiated the LSAMP program in 1991. The LSAMP program is one of the NSF flagship initiatives for helping the Nation meet its STEM workforce needs for the 21 century. This program is a multidisciplinary, comprehensive, undergraduate program designed to increase substantially the quantity and quality of minority students receiving baccalaureate degrees in STEM disciplines and, subsequently, to increase the number of minority students entering graduate school who obtain doctoral degrees in STEM fields supported by NSF. The LSAMP program is outcome oriented and requires the formation of coalitions among STEM leaders throughout academia, Government, industry, and other organizations to better use their knowledge, resources, and capabilities in addressing LSAMP's goals.
NSF established six LSAMPs in 1991, five in 1992, four in 1993, five in 1994, five in 1995, two in 1996, and one in 1997. These alliances established partnerships with other universities, community colleges, national laboratories, Government agencies, private companies, and other institutions to form broad networks that provide educational opportunities for minority undergraduate STEM students.
The LSAMP program is intended to increase the quantity and quality of underrepresented minority students completing baccalaureate degrees and pursuing graduate degrees in the sciences and engineering. The goal can only be achieved by drawing on the knowledge, resources, and capabilities of a variety of organizations. LSAMP supports collaborations among majority and minority institutions (e.g., universities and both 2 and 4 colleges), States, school districts, industry, STEM professional organizations, private foundations, and other Federal agencies in partnership with NSF. Participating institutions are required to commit resources to the project during the period of NSF support and to demonstrate lasting changes in organizational structure that will permanently integrate program goals.
Privacy Notice
The Federal Government has a continuing commitment to monitor its awards to identify and address any
inequities based on gender, race, ethnicity, or disability of the principal investigators (PIs), co-PIs,
trainees, or other participants.
Information from this data collection system will be retained by the National Science Foundation (NSF),
a Federal agency, and will be an integral part of its Privacy Act System of Records in accordance with
the Privacy Act of 1974 and maintained in the Education and Training System of Records 63 Fed. Reg. 264,
272 (January 5, 1998). All individually identifiable information supplied by individuals or institutions
to a Federal agency may be used only for the purposes outlined in the system of records notice and may
not be disclosed or used in identifiable form for any other purpose, unless otherwise compelled by law.
These are confidential files accessible only to appropriate NSF officials, their staffs, and their
contractors responsible for monitoring, assessing, and evaluating NSF programs. Only data in highly
aggregated form or data explicitly requested "for general use" will be made available to anyone
outside of NSF for research purposes. Data submitted will be used in accordance with criteria
established by NSF for monitoring research and education grants, and in response to Public Law 99-383
and 42 USC 1885c. The Social Security number (SSN) will be maintained in accordance with the requirements
of the Privacy Act of 1974. Submission of the SSN is voluntary. It is used for survey quality control,
program evaluation, and matching with other data sets maintained in the Education and Training System of
Records 63 Fed. Reg. 264, 272 (January 5, 1998).
Public Burden
Submission of the requested information is voluntary. Failure to provide full and complete information,
however, may reduce the possibility for continuing support through the award/project subject to this
survey. Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(b), an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number. The OMB control number for this collection is 3145-0226. The annual public reporting
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 294 hours per alliance (23 hours per
PI/co-PI/personnel member), including the time for reviewing instructions. Send comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing
this burden, to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer for OMB Collection 3145-0226 (LSAMP Program),
National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm. 295, Arlington, VA 22230.