Democracy Blvd
Bethesda, MD 20817
STEP-UP
Year Program Started: 2007
Max. Participants/Year: 75
Application Deadline: February 1st
Program Timeframe: Late May to the first week in August
Academic Level Targeted: college
Racial/Ethnic Focus: African American, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native American, Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Other Hispanic
Type of Program: research, internship/fellowship, career/academic planning
Program Attributes: non-credit, transportation provided, stipend provided, mentors/advisors provided
Program Acceptance Requirements: matriculation at this school (GPA of 3.0 or above), class year (Completed one year of college), area of residence (Nationwide)
Primary Science Discipline(s) Targeted: biochemistry, biology, bio (cellular), bio (molecular), biophysics, biotechnology, chemistry, epidemiology, engineering, engineering (biomed), genetics, pre-medicine, pharmacology, public health, science (biomed), science (social, behavioral), science (health), statistics/biometrics/biostatistics
Additional Comments: The STEP-UP Program is a federally funded program managed and supported by the Office of Minority Health Research Coordination in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney (NIDDK) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The goal of STEP-UP is to build and sustain a biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social science research pipeline focused on NIDDK’s core mission areas of diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases and nutrition and kidney diseases.
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