S-POWER: Student Pathways Opening World Energy Resources
In 2016, Northeastern University was awarded an NSF Grant (#1564653), S-POWER, to tackle the low persistence rate of underrepresented minority (URM) transfer students to bachelor degree granting institutions in STEM fields. As part of this grant, the Center for STEM Education implemented an innovative scholarship, support, and mentoring program at Northeastern that supported the participating college transfer students from underrepresented backgrounds who were studying and doing research in energy. Partnering with five schools, Clark Atlanta University (GA), Hampton University (VA), MassBay Community College (MA), Middlesex Community College (MA), and Northern Essex Community College (MA), over 200 students participated in the S-POWER program, of which 52 transferred to Northeastern University to complete their bachelors and/or masters degrees. 95% (74/78) of all Northeastern S-POWER students (and 48/52 or 92% of transfer students to NEU) graduated with a STEM major and successfully completed the S-POWER program.
Video Overviews of S-POWER:
Video 1 (2018) | Video 2 (2022)
With the NSF grant concluding in August 2023, Northeastern University decided in Spring 2021 to institutionalize the S-POWER program and grant ~10 new S-POWER scholarships each year to URM and transfer students, providing monetary support each semester for students on their path to graduation. Information on the original NSF-supported S-POWER students and information on the institutionalized S-POWER students can be found in the tables below.
Institutionalized S-POWER Scholars
First Name | Last Name | YoG | Major | Cohort | Start | ||
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Kyle | Andrews | ✔ | 2026 | CE/CS | 3rd | 2022.9 | |
Muhaiminul | Ashraf | 2026 | CompEng | 2nd | 2021.9 | ||
Noah | Assam | ✔ | 2025 | CE/CS | 2nd | 2021.9 | Link |
Daniela | Broad | ✔ | 2026 | BioEng | 3rd | 2022.9 | |
Nozizwe | Buthelezi | ✔ | 2023 | EnvEng | 1st | 2021.1 | |
Gabriella | Butler | ✔ | 2025 | ChemEng | 2nd | 2021.9 | |
Kamryn | Calloway | ✔ | 2025 | BioEng | 2nd | 2021.9 | Link |
Taylor | Greco | ✔ | 2026 | CivEng | 3rd | 2022.9 | |
Kyla | Hampton | ✔ | 2024 | ChemEng | 2nd | 2021.9 | Link |
Mei Lin | Hournbuckle | ✔ | 2026 | MechEng | 3rd | 2022.9 | Link |
Troy | Hutchinson | ✔ | 2026 | CompEng | 2nd | 2021.9 | |
Courtney | Jackson | ✔ | 2024 | ChemEng | 2nd | 2021.9 | |
Avtar | Jassal | ✔ | 2025 | ChemEng | 3rd | 2022.9 | |
Sean | Lukic | ✔ | 2025 | MechEng./Design | 3rd | 2022.9 | Link |
Jacob | Magill | ✔ | 2025 | MechEng | 3rd | 2022.9 | Link |
Violet | Manxhari | ✔ | 2024 | BioEng | 2nd | 2021.9 | Link |
Connor | Powell | ✔ | 2024 | ChemEng | 1st | 2021.1 | |
Shannon | Rainville | ✔ | 2026 | CivEng | 3rd | 2022.9 | |
Anna | Rodgers | 2025 | MechEng | 2nd | 2021.9 | Link | |
Kennedy | Scheimreif | ✔ | 2025 | CompEng | 2nd | 2021.9 | Link |
Ousmane | Toure | ✔ | 2024 | CompEnt | 2nd | 2021.9 | Link |
Michael | Zhang | ✔ | 2026 | ElectEng | 3rd | 2022.9 | Link |
NSF S-POWER Scholarship Recipients
Name (F) | Name (L) | YoG | Current School | Transferred From | Start | |
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Yonis | Abdi | 2022 | Northeastern | Middlesex | '20, F | Link |
Sym | Abdul-Hadi | 2023 | Northeastern | Roxbury | '19, F | Link |
Nana-Ama | Acquah | 2019 | Clark Atlanta | '17, F | Link | |
Adewunmi | Ade-Oyetayo | 2023 | Northeastern | '22, F | Link | |
Jose | Agudelo Cuartas | 2023 | Northeastern | '22, F | Link | |
Josue | Aleman | Northern Essex | '23, S | |||
Elliot | Alexander | Northeastern | Oakton | '18, F | ||
Dymond | Allen | 2022 | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | Link | |
Jordan | Alves | 2022 | Northeastern | Bristol CC | '18, F | Link |
Troy E. | Asobie | 2018 | Hampton | '18, F | Link | |
Mayerley | Astacio | 2021 | Northern Essex | '19, F | Link | |
Anaya | Baker | 2023 | Clark Atlanta | '20, F | Link | |
Victor | Barroso Mourao | 2023 | Northeastern | MassBay | '18, F | Link |
Nicholas | Bell | 2026 | Clark Atlanta | '22, F | Link | |
Kwadwo | Bempah | Middlesex | '20,F | |||
Iten | Beshay | 2023 | Northeastern | Massbay | '19, F | Link |
Latonya | Beverly | 2019 | Northeastern | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link |
Lydia | Bird | 2023 | Northeastern | '22, F | Link | |
Scott | Bixby | Northern Essex | '21, F | Link | ||
Aisha | Boyce | 2026 | Clark Atlanta | '23, S | Link | |
Kamron | Brown | 2023 | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | Link | |
Jordan | Brown | 2024 | Clark Atlanta | '22, F | Link | |
George | Bullard | 2020 | Clark Atlanta | '18, F | Link | |
Alya | Burale | 2023 | Northeastern | '19, F | Link | |
Marcus | Butler | 2025 | Clark Atlanta | '23, S | ||
Kamryn | Calloway | 2021 | Clark Atlanta | '18, F | Link | |
Adriana | Cespedes | 2023 | Northeastern | '22, F | Link | |
Nazira | Cisse | 2024 | Northeastern | '22, F | Link | |
Trinity | Coates | 2021 | Clark Atlanta | '18, F | Link | |
Jonathan | Cohen | 2023 | Northeastern | MassBay | '19, F | Link |
Maya | Cole | 2018 | Hampton | '17, F | Link | |
Kayla | Coleman | Clark Atlanta | '20, F | |||
Zacorion | Collins | 2019 | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link | |
Angerica | Comit Fitzmaurice | 2021 | Northeastern | Massasoit | '17, F | Link |
Jayda | Crawford | 2022 | Clark Atlanta | '18, F | Link | |
Bianca | Crumpton | Clark Atlanta | '20, F | |||
Doris | Cruz Alonso | 2022 | Northeastern | '20, F | Link | |
Aliyah | Cuffey | 2025 | Clark Atlanta | '23, S | ||
Destiny | Currie | 2021 | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | Link | |
Amanda | Davis | 2023 | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | Link | |
Jared | Davis | 2023 | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | Link | |
Lorenza | De Lucia | 2022 | Northeastern | Quincy College | '19, F | Link |
Christopher | De Oliveira | 2022 | Northeastern | Middlesex | '19, F | Link |
Devahn | Dembro | 2022 | Northeastern | Manchester | '19, F | Link |
Andy | DiFuit | Northern Essex | '17, F | |||
Alexandria | Dillon | 2023 | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | Link | |
Timothy | Dodier | Northern Essex | '20, S | |||
Melissa | Dubois | 2018 | MassBay CC | '18, F | Link | |
Madisyn | Dudley | 2022 | Northeastern | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link |
Charles | Dulphe | 2023 | Northeastern | MassBay | '20, F | Link |
Andrew | Ellison | Middlesex | '17, F | |||
Norre | Emmanuel | 2021 | Northeastern | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | Link |
Aaron | Essex | 2020 | Northeastern | Hampton | '17, F | Link |
Joseph | Evans | Clark Atlanta | '20, F | |||
James | Evans | 2020 | Northeastern | Middlesex | '17, F | Link |
Darrell | Fambro | 2017 | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link | |
Nia | Fears | 2019 | Northeastern | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link |
Jessica | Figueroa | 2018 | Northern Essex | '17, F | Link | |
Racine | Fowler | 2026 | Clark Atlanta | '23, S | Link | |
Stephanie | Frampton | 2019 | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link | |
Evanjune | Francis | 2022 | Northeastern | Mercer County | '18, F | Link |
Bria | Frazier | 2023 | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | Link | |
Zhania | Frazier | Clark Atlanta | '21, F | |||
Max | Fruman | 2022 | MassBay | '20, F | Link | |
Kahlile | Gadsden | 2023 | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | Link | |
Rebecca | Gallant | Northern Essex | '18, F | |||
John | Gervacio | 2020 | Middlesex | '19, S | Link | |
Julie | Gibbons | Northern Essex | '21, F | |||
Gregory | Gidicsin | 2022 | Northeastern | Case Western Reserve | '18, F | Link |
Adella | Gilchrist | MassBay | '20, F | |||
Kanis | Grady | 2021 | Northeastern | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link |
Victoria | Grase | 2021 | Clark Atlanta | '20, F | Link | |
Victor | Green | 2019 | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link | |
Jayrah | Griffin | 2023 | Clark Atlanta | '22, F | Link | |
Jailan | Hadnot | 2021 | Clark Atlanta | '17, F | Link | |
Warren | Hallmon II | 2020 | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link | |
Tracy | Hampton | Hampton | '19, F | |||
Kyla | Hampton | 2024 | Northeastern | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | Link |
Christian | Hardy | 2021 | Northeastern | MassBay | '18, F | Link |
Jalen | Harris | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | |||
Madison | Harris | 2026 | Clark Atlanta | '23, S | ||
Amber | Hernandez | 2022 | Northeastern | Northern Essex | '17, F | Link |
Kyle | Higginbottom | Northeastern | '20, F | Link | ||
Michael | Hill | Clark Atlanta | '21, F | |||
Hoque | Hoque | 2023 | Northeastern | UMASS Amherst | '18, F | Link |
Imani-Kai | Horton | Northeastern | Hampton | '17, F | ||
Cheyenne | Huberdeau | 2021 | Northern Essex | '18, F | Link | |
Zandria | Hughes | 2023 | Northeastern | Clark Atlanta | '20, F | Link |
Nijel | Hunt | 2021 | Northeastern | '17, F | Link | |
Jaylen | Hunter | 2021 | Clark Atlanta | '18, F | Link | |
Jai | Huntley | 2020 | Hampton | '18, F | Link | |
Ali | Hussein | 2024 | Northeastern | '22, F | Link | |
Christopher | Jackson | 2017 | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link | |
Joirdan | Jackson | 2021 | Clark Atlanta | '17, F | Link | |
Aliyah | Jackson | 2026 | Clark Atlanta | '23, S | ||
Clara | Jackson | 2026 | Clark Atlanta | '23, S | ||
Courtney | Jackson | Northeastern | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | Link | |
Timothy | Jacques | 2020 | Northern Essex | '20, S | Link | |
Brendon | James | 2018 | Hampton | '17, F | Link | |
Camara | Johnson | 2020 | Northeastern | Hampton | '17, F | Link |
Joseph | Jones | Clark Atlanta | '21, F | |||
Nia | Jones | 2020 | Northeastern | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link |
Shakti | Katheria | 2023 | Northeastern | MassBay | '18, F | Link |
Claude | King | 2019 | Hampton | '18, F | Link | |
Zoe | Landers | 2023 | Clark Atlanta | '22, F | ||
Bennet | Lauture | 2022 | Northeastern | '18, F | Link | |
Kiara | Lawhorn | 2019 | Clark Atlanta | '18, F | Link | |
Afeni | Laws | Clark Atlanta | '21, F | |||
Allen | Lee | 2021 | Northeastern | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link |
Fredrick | Little | 2020 | Clark Atlanta | '18,F | Link | |
Jhonatan | Londono | 2020 | Northern Essex | '18, F | Link | |
Edward | Love II | 2023 | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | Link | |
Jeffrey | Lowe | Hampton | '19, F | |||
Ryan | Lumpkin | 2022 | Northeastern | Clark Atlanta | '17, F | Link |
Katiso | Mabulu | Northeastern | Hampton | '17, F | Link | |
Antonio | Maffet | 2027 | Clark Atlanta | '23, S | Link | |
Keyshawn | Malone | 2023 | Clark Atlanta | '20, F | Link | |
Semari | Massey | 2021 | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | ||
Breyah | Matthews | 2018 | Hampton | '18, F | Link | |
Henry | McBride | 2025 | Clark Atlanta | '22, F | Link | |
Jamaris | McElhaney | Clark Atlanta | '21, F | |||
Tajmonet | McIntyre | Clark Atlanta | '17, F | Link | ||
Juan | Mesa | 2021 | Northeastern | MassBay | '17, F | Link |
Justin | Michaud | 2019 | Northern Essex | '18, F | Link | |
Michael | Miller | 2019 | Clark Atlanta | '18, F | Link | |
Matthew | Miller | 2020 | Northeastern | Hampton | '17, F | Link |
Thiphilius | Mills | 2022 | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | Link | |
Jonathan | Mitchell | 2018 | Hampton | '17, F | Link | |
Saad | Mobarak | 2025 | Northeastern | '22, F | Link | |
Christopher | Molinari | Northern Essex | '19, F | |||
Marcus | Morris | Clark Atlanta | '17,F | |||
Sammy | Moumen | 2020 | Northeastern | RPI | '18, F | Link |
Austyn | Murphy | 2020 | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | Link | |
Justin | Murphy | 2019 | Middlesex | '19, S | Link | |
Jordan | Nantchouang | MassBay | '20, F | |||
Paris | Napue | 2018 | Clark Atlanta | '17, F | Link | |
Cynthia | Ndulaka | Northeastern | '20, F | |||
Khalimah | Nelson | Clark Atlanta | '18,F | |||
Jessica | Nemeth | 2024 | Northeastern | '22, F | Link | |
Kayla | Newsome | 2022 | Northeastern | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link |
Rose | Nguyen | 2021 | Hampton | '19, F | Link | |
Tuong | Nguyen | Northern Essex | '21, F | Link | ||
Nantambu | Nicholas | Clark Atlanta | '19,F | |||
Gustaf | Njei | 2022 | Northeastern | MassBay | '17, F | Link |
Christian | North | Middlesex | '23, S | Link | ||
Zamir | Nunley | 2025 | Clark Atlanta | '22, F | Link | |
Teniola | Odumakinde | 2021 | Northeastern | '20, F | Link | |
Isabela | Oliveira Mahoney | Northeastern | Bunker Hill | '19, F | ||
Hugo | Orellano | Northern Essex | '23, S | |||
Lawensky | Osias | Middlesex | '23, S | |||
Mariana | Ospina | Middlesex | ||||
Tajonae | Oyelowo | 2022 | Northeastern | Case Western Reserve | '18, F | Link |
Macy | Parchment | 2023 | Northeastern | '22, F | Link | |
Daunte | Pean | 2025 | Northeastern | '22, F | Link | |
Ernest | Pellegrino | MassBay | '18, F | Link | ||
Christopher | Pelletier | Northern Essex | '23, S | |||
Eleanett | Perez Cervera | 2022 | Northeastern | Peralta | '19, F | Link |
Anh Koi | Pham | Northern Essex | '21, F | |||
Angelina | Pizzo | 2020 | Northeastern | Clemson | '18, F | Link |
DeAreya | Porter | 2025 | Clark Atlanta | '23, S | Link | |
Jeremy | Powers | 2018 | Middlesex | '17, F | Link | |
Kayla | Pringle | 2025 | Northeastern | '22, F | Link | |
Jose (Pepe) | Puig | 2022 | Northeastern | '17, F | Link | |
Amir | Qudaih | Middlesex | '17, F | Link | ||
Bruno | Quiroga | 2022 | Northeastern | Miami Dade College | '19, F | Link |
Michael | Reed | Clark Atlanta | '18,F | |||
Joseph | Remondi | 2021 | MassBay | '20, F | Link | |
Valentina | Ribeiro | 2023 | Northeastern | Miami Dade College | '20, F | Link |
Victoria | Rivera | 2024 | Northeastern | '22, F | Link | |
Talen | Roberts | 2020 | Clark Atlanta | '17, F | Link | |
Jeremy | Robinson | 2019 | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link | |
Grace | Robinson | 2023 | Clark Atlanta | '22, F | Link | |
Claude | Roc | 2023 | Northeastern | '22, F | Link | |
Felix | Rochell Gil | Northern Essex | '21, F | |||
Lauryn | Rodney | 2021 | Northeastern | '17, F | Link | |
Christopher | Rosado | Hampton | '18, F | |||
Thomas | Rua | 2022 | Middlesex | '20, F | Link | |
Johnny | Saad | 2025 | Middlesex | '19, F | Link | |
Musa | Salaam | 2025 | Clark Atlanta | '23, S | Link | |
Chase | Sanders | Clark Atlanta | '18, F | |||
Jahsiah | Sanders | 2021 | Clark Atlanta | '18, F | Link | |
Kennedi | Scott | 2020 | Hampton | '18, F | Link | |
Arthur | Segawa | 2021 | Northeastern | MassBay | '18, F | Link |
Fadi | Serhan | Northern Essex | '23, S | |||
Amber | Shillow | Clark Atlanta | '20, F | |||
Peter | Siccardi | 2022 | Northeastern | '17, F | Link | |
Abdoulaye | Sidibe | 2017 | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link | |
Malaia | Simms | 2020 | Clark Atlanta | '18, F | Link | |
Kristopher | Small | Hampton | '19, F | |||
Nicholas | Solomons | 2025 | Clark Atlanta | '22, F | Link | |
Deon | Stephens | 2020 | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | Link | |
Ariane | Stubbs | 2020 | Clark Atlanta | '17, F | Link | |
William | Taggart | 2021 | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link | |
Shiv | Thakur | 2021 | Northeastern | Bristol | '18, F | Link |
JaKayla | Thigpen | 2020 | Hampton | Joilet | '18, F | Link |
Tyree | Thompson | 2021 | Northeastern | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link |
Treasure | Thornton | 2024 | Clark Atlanta | '22, F | ||
Thien An | Trinh | 2020 | Northeastern | UMASS Lowell | '18, F | Link |
James | Tukpah | 2022 | Northeastern | '20, F | Link | |
Chauncey | Upsher | 2021 | Hampton | '19, F | Link | |
Ben-oni | Vainqueur | 2023 | Northeastern | '22, F | Link | |
Aidalize | Valentin | 2018 | Middlesex | '18, S | Link | |
Landon | Wade | 2024 | Northeastern | '22, F | Link | |
Juanze | Watts | Clark Atlanta | '17, F | |||
Madeleine | Weaver | 2022 | Northeastern | MassBay | '18, F | Link |
James | Whitfield | 2022 | Clark Atlanta | '19, F | Link | |
Maxwell | Williams | 2022 | Clark Atlanta | '17, S | Link | |
Brian | Woodland | 2026 | Clark Atlanta | '23, S | ||
Jayden | Wright | 2027 | Clark Atlanta | '22, F | Link | |
Oscar | Yubi | 2021 | Northeastern | St. John's | '17, F | Link |
Jodi | Zangari | Middlesex | '23, S | Link |