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Higher Education

Enrichment and Internship Programs

American Indian Science and Engineering (AISES) College and Early Career: Access and Success

http://www.aises.org/what/programs/access
AISES is involved in developing and delivering opportunities for American Indian and Alaska Native college and graduates students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Its programs include scholarships, summer internships, as well as non-AISES opportunities. This site provides links to scholarships and internships, as well as non-AISES opportunities.

Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) College Programs

http://aaip.site-ym.com/?StudentPrograms
AAIP offers a variety of college-level programs with the aim to identify, recruit, mentor, and prepare American Indian and Alaska Native college students interested in medicine and other health professions.

Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital

  • Four Directions Summer Research Program (FDSRP)

    http://www.fdsrp.org/
    For over ten years, FDSRP has provided a uniquely tailored program to those with the desire to serve Native American communities through science and medicine. This eight-week program will allow students to participate in a basic science research project.

  • Summer Training in Academic Research and Scholarship (STARS) Program

    http://www.brighamandwomens.org/medical_professionals/career/cfdd/omc/stars.aspx
    STARS is an eight-week program that provides underrepresented minority medical and undergraduate students with an opportunity to engage in basic clinical and translations research projects during the summer at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Harvard Medical School

  • Summer Clinical and Translational Research Program (SCTRP)

    http://www.mfdp.med.harvard.edu/catalyst/CollegeStudents.html
    SCTRP is a ten-week mentored, summer research program designed to enrich the pipeline of college students' understanding of, and interest in, pursuing clinical and/or translational research, as well as to increase underrepresented minority and disadvantaged college student exposure to clinical/translational research.

  • Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program (SHURP)

    http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/diversity/shurpintro.html
    SHURP is a ten-week summer research program primarily for college students belonging to groups that are under-represented in the sciences. Currently-enrolled undergraduates who are considering careers in biological or biomedical research sciences, who have already had at least one summer (or equivalent term-time) of experience in a research laboratory, and who have taken at least one upper-level biology course that includes molecular biology are eligible to apply.

National Cancer Institute

  • Cancer Research Interns (CRI) Program

    http://ccr.cancer.gov/careers/Cri/Default.aspx
    This internship program offers development and training in the newest biomedical technologies for students with cancer-related research interests. It has been designed specifically for students from groups under-represented in biomedical science and/or disadvantaged backgrounds.

  • Introduction to Cancer Research Centers (ICRC)

    http://icrc.nci.nih.gov/icrc/
    This two-day program has been designed for talented researchers from populations underrepresented in science and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. ICRC participants will have the opportunity to tour the facilities of the NCI and the NIH, listen to and network with research fellows, and potentially interview for an internship with NCI Investigators. Participants will have the opportunity to experience the NCI first-hand and personally interact with the world’s leading cancer researchers.

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Biomedical Research Training Program for Individuals from Underrepresented Groups

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding/training/redbook/brtpug.htm
The purpose of this program is to provide research training opportunities to individuals from health disparities groups that are underrepresented in health-related research. It offers each participant the opportunity to work closely with leading research scientists in NHLBI laboratories and offices, and is designed to provide trainees with hands-on training in a research environment as well as an opportunity to present their scientific research at national meetings.

National Institutes of Health

  • Clinical Center’s Clinical Electives Program for Medical Students

    http://www.cc.nih.gov/training/students/clinical_electives.html
    Four-to-twelve-week clinical elective rotations are offered to senior medical or dental students in a multitude of specialty fields and biomedical disciplines at the NIH Clinical Center, the world’s largest hospital devoted to human subjects research.

  • Clinical Center’s Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP)

    http://www.cc.nih.gov/training/crtp/crtp.html
    This is a twelve-month program designed to attract the most creative, research-oriented medical and dental students to the intramural campus of the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland. An individualized program is developed for Fellows, who attend clinics, see patients on the wards, and work with a principal investigator in our laboratories on selected clinical research projects.

  • Graduate Partnerships Program (GPP)

    http://www.training.nih.gov/programs/gpp
    This program focuses on training the next generation of scientific leaders by emphasizing communication and collaboration skills, integration of information, and interdisciplinary investigation. Participants work in a highly collaborative research environment with leading scientists and clinicians, and share the NIH campus with the largest transitional research hospital in the nation.

  • NIH Academy

    http://www.training.nih.gov/programs/nih_academy
    The NIH Academy is a postbaccalaureate biomedical research program for recent college graduates with an interest in domestic health disparities, differences in the frequency or severity of diseases, and other adverse health conditions among populations in the U.S. Academy members spend a year (or possibly two) working side-by-side with NIH investigators in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research.

  • Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) Program

    http://www.training.nih.gov/programs/postbac_irta
    The NIH Postbac IRTA program (CRTA, Cancer Research Training Award, in the National Cancer Institute) provides recent college graduates who are planning to apply to graduate or professional (medical/dental/pharmacy) school an opportunity to spend one or two years performing full-time research at the NIH.

  • Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research (SIP)

    http://www.training.nih.gov/programs/sip
    This NIH-sponsored program provides eligible students with an opportunity to spend eight to ten weeks performing biomedical research alongside NIH investigators.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP)

http://www.smdep.org/
SMDEP is a free six-week summer academic enrichment program that offers freshman and sophomore college students intensive and personalized medical and dental school preparation. While admission to the program is open to all, students are encouraged to note in their application if they are from a racially/ethnically underrepresented group in medicine and/or dentistry.

Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)

  • Undergrad & Postbac Opportunities

    http://sacnas.org/students/opportunities/undergrad-postbac
    This website is a great resource for Native students interested in programs such as research internships and travel fellowships in biomedical / health sciences. It is updated often to reflect the most up-to-date opportunities.

  • Grad Student Scholarships & Opportunities

    http://sacnas.org/students/opportunities/grad
    This website is a great resource for Native graduate students interested in programs such as research internships and travel fellowships in biomedical and health sciences. It is updated often to reflect the most up-to-date opportunities.

University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University’s Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Underrepresented Students (SURPUS)

http://www.mdphd.pitt.edu/sprogram_brochure.asp
This is a ten-week summer research and professional development program for underrepresented students in the field of biomedical sciences who are interested in careers as physician scientists. Students receive intensive research laboratory experience and abundant mentorship.

Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Gateways to the Laboratory Summer Program

http://weill.cornell.edu/mdphd/summerprogram/
This summer program began in 1993 for underrepresented minority and disadvantaged college students wishing to pursue the combined MD-PhD degree. Every year since then, 15 students embark on a ten-week intensive journey of learning about the challenging and gratifying road of becoming a physician-scientist through independent research, workshop participation, and ongoing mentorship.

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Financial Aid & Scholarships

American Indian College Fund

American Indian Education Foundation (AIEF)

American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC) Graduate-Level Funding Opportunities

American Indian Science and Engineering (AISES) Scholarship Programs

http://www.aises.org/what/programs/scholarships
Established in 1983, this program awards scholarships to college students pursing degrees in the sciences, technology, engineering, medicine, natural resources, and math. In order to apply, students must be AISES members and be able to show proof of tribal affiliation.

American Indian Services (AIS) Scholarship

http://secure.mytechsupport.com/~ais/students_application.html
AIS makes educational opportunities possible for qualifying Native American students who otherwise could not afford it. They provide more than 2300 scholarships annually.

Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA) Scholarships

http://www.indian-affairs.org/scholarships/aaia_scholarships.htm
AAIA has been providing scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students from federally recognized tribes for several decades. Funding is made available due to the generosity of AAIA’s donors; therefore the number of scholarships provided varies from year to year.

American Medical Association (AMA)

The Gates Millennium Scholars

http://www.gmsp.org/default.aspx
The Gates Millennium Scholars Program, funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was established in 1999 to provide outstanding African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education in any discipline area of interest.

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) – Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Travel Award Opportunities

http://www.faseb.org/Marc/MARC-and-Professional-Development/Travel-Awards.aspx
MARC travel awards are meant to encourage and support the participation of underrepresented minority (URM) students and postdoctoral fellows at scientific meetings and conferences; the participation of URM undergraduate students in summer research opportunity programs; and the participation of URM graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty members in leadership development and grantsmanship training seminar programs.

General Assembly Mission Council’s Native American Education Grant

http://gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/financialaid/native-american-education-grant/
This grant is for Alaska Natives and Native Americans pursuing full-time post-secondary education. Preference in awarding is given to members of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations. Native American students from all faith traditions are encouraged to apply.

Indian Health Service (IHS)

  • Preparatory Scholarship

    http://www.ihs.gov/JobsCareerDevelop/DHPS/Scholarships/ihs_scholarships.cfm
    The Preparatory scholarship provides financial aid covering tuition and required fees for qualified American Indian and Alaska Native students, who are members of federally or state-recognized Tribes, to enroll in undergraduate prerequisite or preparatory courses in preparation for entry to health and allied health professional schools, such as nursing, pharmacy and others, as needed.

  • Pre-Graduate Scholarship

    http://www.ihs.gov/JobsCareerDevelop/DHPS/Scholarships/ihs_scholarships.cfm
    The Pre-Graduate scholarship provides financial aid covering tuition and required fees for qualified American Indian and Alaska Native students (members of federally or state-recognized Tribes) to enroll in courses leading to a bachelor's degree in specific pre-professional areas, such as pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-podiatry and others as needed by Indian health programs.

  • Health Professions Scholarship

    http://www.ihs.gov/JobsCareerDevelop/DHPS/Scholarships/ihs_scholarships.cfm
    The Health Professions Scholarship provides financial aid covering tuition, required fees and other educational and living expenses for qualified American Indian and Alaska Native students (members of federally recognized Tribes only) applying to, accepted by, or enrolled in health and allied health professions programs. Students incur service obligations and payback requirements on acceptance of their scholarship award. Priority is given to graduate students and junior- and senior-level students unless otherwise specified.

International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons’ North American Indian Department Scholarship

http://www.iokds.org/scholarship1.html
The Order offers $650 scholarships with no restriction as to Tribal affiliation or Indian blood quantum. The scholarships are given for technical, vocational, or college studies but not granted for studies beyond a Bachelors degree.
Requirements can be found here: http://www.iokds.org/scholarship4.html

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation - Udall Scholarship

http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/MKUScholarship/MKUScholarship.aspx
The Foundation expects to award 80 scholarships of up to $5000 and 50 honorable mentions of $350 to sophomore and junior level college students committed to careers related to the environment, tribal public policy, or Native American health care.

National Institutes of Health

The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) American Indian Scholarships

http://www.dar.org/natsociety/edout_scholar.cfm#amInd
The American Indians Committee of the DAR awards scholarships to Native Americans and is intended to help Native American students of any age, any tribe and in any state striving to get an education. All awards are based on financial need and academic achievement.

Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board NARCH Scholarship

http://www.npaihb.org/about/jobs_opportunities/
This scholarship is intended for American Indian/Alaska Native students pursuing MPH degrees, other masters degrees, PhDs in social and biomedical sciences, MDs, and other doctoral-level degrees. Masters-level students will receive a stipend of $28,000 per year while doctoral candidates will receive $37,000 per year.

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