PRIDE

Program Overview

The Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE) is an all-expense-paid research career advancement opportunity sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) through a variety of Summer Institutes.

These mentored research programs will address the difficulties experienced by junior investigators in establishing independent research programs and negotiating through the academic ranks. The primary outcome of this program is to increase the number of scientists and research-oriented faculty who are from ethnic groups currently under-represented in science, those with disabilities, and the socioeconomically disadvantaged who successfully compete for external funding for scientific research in the biomedical and behavioral sciences in heart, lung, blood, and sleep (HLBS) disorders.

Where

The PRIDE Summer Institute will convene at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY.

When

PRIDE Cardiovascular Health Related Research
June 16, 2025 – June 27, 2025

Who

To be eligible to participate in a PRIDE Summer Institute Training Program, you must be:

• a junior-level faculty member or scientist (postdocs not eligible).
• from a background that is under-represented in the biomedical sciences and/or have a disability.
• of a socioeconomically disadvantaged background.
• a United States Citizen or Permanent United States Resident.

The Institute will provide funding to support travel and accommodations for up to 10 applicants.

Why

Broaden the demographic profile of medical research by training junior scientists from underrepresented minority backgrounds and/or with disabilities

Deadline

April 1, 2024

Priority consideration granted to early applicants.