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The Midwest Alliance supports students and alumni in traditional science and engineering fields and in the social sciences. We take direction from the National Science Foundation as to what is considered an eligible field. If you are unsure as to whether your interest or degree meets our eligibility requirements, we encourage you to contact us.
Important note: Mentees in our program do not need choose a specific field to take part in our program, but they must have some interest in at least one of the approved fields. Mentors must either be pursuing one of these degrees in a certificate, associate, baccalaureate or graduate program or have received a degree or certificate in one of these fields to take part in our program. All internship placements must be in an approved field area.
NSF Field Area | Department | Program |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Agricultural Sciences, Other |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Agronomy/Crop Science |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Animal Breeding/Genetics |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Animal Husbandry |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Animal Nutrition |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Animal Sciences |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Conservation and Regulation |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Dairy Science |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Environmental Science |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Fish and Wildlife |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Food Distribution |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Food Science and Technology |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Forest Engineering |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Forest Management/Resources |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Forestry |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Horticulture |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Horticultural Plant Breeding/Genetics |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Natural Resources and Conservation, Other |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Natural Resources Management and Policy |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Plant Pathology/Phytopathology |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Plant Protection and Pest Management |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Plant Sciences |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Poultry Science |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Soil Chemistry/Microbiology |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Soil Sciences |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Taxidermy |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management |
| Bio/Agr | Agricultural Sciences | Wood Science and pulp/paper technology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Anatomy |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Animal/Plant Physiology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Bacteriology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Biochemistry |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Biological and Physical Sciences |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Biological Sciences/Life Sciences |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Biology, General |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Biomedical Sciences |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Biometry/Biometrics |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Biophysics |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Biopsychology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Biosciences |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Biostatistics |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Biotechnology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Biotechnology Research |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Botany/Plant Biology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Developmental Biology/Embryology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Ecology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Endocrinology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Entomology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Epidemiology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Evolutionary Biology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Food Systems Administration |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Genetics |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Human/Medical Genetics |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Hydrobiology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Immunology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Marine/Aquatic Biology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Microbiology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Miscellaneous Biological Specializations |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Molecular Biology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Neuroscience |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Nutrition |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Nutritional Sciences |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Parasitology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Pathology, Human and Animal |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Pathology/Experimental Pathology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Pharmacology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Physiology, General |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Plant Genetics |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Plant Pathology/Phytopathology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Plant Physiology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Radio Biology/Radiobiology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Series Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Toxicology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Virology |
| BioSci | Biological Sciences | Zoology/Animal Biology |
| Engin | Engineering | Aerospace Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Agricultural Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Architectural Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Biomedical Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Biomedical/Medical Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Cartography |
| Engin | Engineering | Ceramic Sciences and Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Chemical Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Civil Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Communications Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Computer Engineering, General |
| Engin | Engineering | Electrical Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Engineering Design |
| Engin | Engineering | Engineering Mechanics |
| Engin | Engineering | Engineering Physics |
| Engin | Engineering | Engineering Science |
| Engin | Engineering | Engineering, General |
| Engin | Engineering | Engineering/Industrial Management |
| Engin | Engineering | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Forest Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Fuel Technology/Petroleum Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Geological Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Geophysical Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Materials Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Materials Science |
| Engin | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Metallurgical Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Metallurgy |
| Engin | Engineering | Mining and Mineral Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Nuclear Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Ocean Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Operations Research |
| Engin | Engineering | Petroleum Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Polymer/Plastics Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Structural Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Surveying Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Systems Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Textile Sciences and Engineering |
| Engin | Engineering | Water Resources Engineering |
| CompMathSci | Computer Science | Computer and Information Sciences, General |
| CompMathSci | Computer Science | Computer Programming |
| CompMathSci | Computer Science | Computer Science |
| CompMathSci | Computer Science | Computer Systems Analysis |
| CompMathSci | Computer Science | Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications |
| CompMathSci | Computer Science | Data Processing |
| CompMathSci | Computer Science | Information Science and Systems |
| CompMathSci | Computer Science | Management Information Systems, General |
| CompMathSci | Computer Science | System Administration, Networking, Management |
| CompMathSci | Computer Science | Web Page Design, Computer Graphics, Database Management |
| CompMathSci | Mathematics | Actuarial Science |
| CompMathSci | Mathematics | Algebra |
| CompMathSci | Mathematics | Analysis/Functional Analysis |
| CompMathSci | Mathematics | Applied Mathematics |
| CompMathSci | Mathematics | Business Statistics |
| CompMathSci | Mathematics | Computing Theory/Practice |
| CompMathSci | Mathematics | Geometry |
| CompMathSci | Mathematics | Logic |
| CompMathSci | Mathematics | Mathematical Statistics |
| CompMathSci | Mathematics | Mathematics and Computer Science |
| CompMathSci | Mathematics | Mathematics, General |
| CompMathSci | Mathematics | Number Theory |
| CompMathSci | Mathematics | Operations Research |
| CompMathSci | Mathematics | Statistics |
| CompMathSci | Mathematics | Topology |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Chemistry | Agricultural/Food Chemistry |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Chemistry | Analytical Chemistry |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Chemistry | Chemical Physics |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Chemistry | Chemistry, General |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Chemistry | Inorganic Chemistry |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Chemistry | Medicinal/Pharmaceutical Chemistry |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Chemistry | Nuclear Chemistry |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Chemistry | Organic Chemistry |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Chemistry | Physical/Theoretical Chemistry |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Chemistry | Polymer Chemistry |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Earth/Atmospheric Sciences | Applied Geology/Geological Engineering |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Earth/Atmospheric Sciences | Atmospheric Chemistry/Climatology |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Earth/Atmospheric Sciences | Atmospheric Physics/Dynamics |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Earth/Atmospheric Sciences | Atmospheric Sciences/Meteorology |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Earth/Atmospheric Sciences | Earth and Geological Sciences |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Earth/Atmospheric Sciences | Environmental Sciences |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Earth/Atmospheric Sciences | Environmental Studies |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Earth/Atmospheric Sciences | Geochemistry/Petrology/Mineralogy |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Earth/Atmospheric Sciences | Geology/Earth Science, General |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Earth/Atmospheric Sciences | Geomorphology/Glacial Geology |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Earth/Atmospheric Sciences | Geophysics/Seismology |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Earth/Atmospheric Sciences | Hydrology/Water Resources |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Earth/Atmospheric Sciences | Meteorology |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Earth/Atmospheric Sciences | Ocean/Marine Sciences |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Earth/Atmospheric Sciences | Oceanography |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Earth/Atmospheric Sciences | Paleontology |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Earth/Atmospheric Sciences | Stratigraphy/Sedimentation |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Acoustics |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Applied Physics |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Astronomy |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Astrophysics |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Biophysics |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Chemical and Atomic/Molecular Physics |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Electromagnetism |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Electron Physics |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Elementary Particle Physics |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Fluids |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Mechanics |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Nuclear Physics |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Optics/Optical Sciences |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Photonics |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Physics, General |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Plasma/High-Temperature Physics |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Polymer Physics |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Solid State/Low-Temperature Physics |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Theoretical/Mathematical Physics |
| EarthPhyscialSci | Physics and Astronomy | Thermal Physics |
| SocSci | Economics | Agricultural Economics |
| SocSci | Economics | Economics, General |
| SocSci | Economics | Econometrics |
| SocSci | Political Science | Public Administration |
| SocSci | Political Science | Public Policy Analysis |
| SocSci | Political Science | International Relations/Affairs |
| SocSci | Political Science | Political Science/Government |
| SocSci | Psychology | Clinical Child Psychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Clinical Psychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Cognitive Psychology/Psycholinguistics |
| SocSci | Psychology | Community Psychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Comparative Psychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Counseling Psychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Developmental/Child Psychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Educational Psychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Environmental Psychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Experimental Psychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Family Psychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Forensics Psychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Geropsychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Health/Medical Psychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Human Engineering |
| SocSci | Psychology | Hypnotherapy |
| SocSci | Psychology | Industrial/Organizational Psychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Personality Psychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Psychoanalysis |
| SocSci | Psychology | Psychology, General |
| SocSci | Psychology | Psychometrics |
| SocSci | Psychology | Psychopharmacology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Quantitative Psychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Rehabilitation Psychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | School Psychology |
| SocSci | Psychology | Social Psychology |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | American Studies |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | Anthropology |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | Archeology |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender Studies |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | Behavioral Sciences |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | Bioethics/Medical Ethics |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | Canadian Government/Politics |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | Criminology |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | Demography/Population Studies |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | Gerontology |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | Intercultural/Multicultural/Diversity Studies |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | International/Global Studies |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | Linguistics |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | Philosophy of Science and Technology |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | Science, Technology, Society |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | Social Sciences, General |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | Sociology |
| SocSci | Other Social Sciences | Urban Affairs/Studies |
