Undergraduate Programs

The Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program (MAOP) offers new and continuing students enrolled at Virginia Tech the opportunity to participate in a number of programs to assist you in pursuing your academic and career goals. Funding for undergraduate programs come from the Virginia General Assembly, the National Science Foundation and various colleges and departments of Virginia Tech.

Below is a list of programs that MAOP students can participate in:

Undergraduate Scholars Program - Undergraduate students receive financial support in exchange for mentoring and assisting with MAOP programming.

Undergraduate Summer Research Internship - A ten week summer research internship combining GRE preparatory training and personal development seminars.

Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS) - A student organization supporting diversification in the fields of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences.

VT PREP - A mentored research/ classroom program sponsored by the National Institute of Health to increase diversity in the fields of biomedical and behavioral sciences.

Virginia-North Carolina Alliance for Minority Participation (VA-NC AMP) - VA-NC AMP aims to increase the quality and quantity of students successfully completing science, technology, engineering and mathematics baccalaureate degree programs, and increase the number of students interested in, academically qualified for and matriculating into programs of graduate study.