The Come Back Home Summer Immersion Experience will bring together the University of Arizona, a land grant institution, to work in partnership with faculty member, Dr. Demetra Skaltsas, from Diné College, also a land grant institution, to increase retention in science, technology, engineering, agriculture, and mathematics (STEAM) majors by involving Native students in undergraduate research. The project responds to the critical need to increase Native students in STEAM fields, particularly in majors that provide knowledge and skills that are relevant to Tribal communities.The project will recruit eight students per year for two years to participate in a summer research experience at Diné College with Dr. Demetra Skaltsas as the faculty research mentor. Eight Navajo undergraduate STEAM students will be recruited from the Navajo Nation and from across the country with the invitation to "come back home" for a 10-week summer research program.