The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute seeks pre-applications for its Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health Related Research (PRIDE) initiative. PRIDE offers hands-on, mentored research lab experiences, small project awards for pilot research, and grant writing courses for junior faculty and transitioning post-doctoral candidates from diverse backgrounds. The goal is to increase diversity in the biomedical research workforce while enabling early career investigators to become competitive independent scientists.

Chosen applicants will have their training expenses fully covered for two consecutive summers. Training takes place at nine NHLBI-funded sites across the country, and each program is centered on a different area of heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders research.

The internal deadline is March 24, 2022. Your proposal is due to the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs no later than 5 days prior to the sponsor deadline. Please contact osrp@iit.edu for help with your proposal.