Application | UC San Diego FOCUS Research Mentor
UC San Diego Future Faculty of Cardiovascular Sciences (FOCUS) Summer Institute is the newest member of the NIH Programs to Increase Diversity among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE) initiative; an all-expense-paid Summer Institute, research education and mentoring initiative sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
Faculty research mentors must have a documented track record of successful training of postdoctoral scholars and students, extramural funding and a commitment to diversity.
In addition, research mentors must agree to commit to participate in mentor training and the necessary time to assist mentees in developing a solid research plan and project.
Research mentors will receive a $5K stipend for their time commitment.
The time commitment includes at least 24.5 hours of mentorship over a 12-13 month period, detailed as follows:
- 5 hours per week during the 2-week Summer Institute I (July 9 -18, 2019)
- 1-hour monthly conference calls over a 12-month period (between Summer Institutes I and II)
- 2.5 hours during 2-day mid-year meeting (TBA winter-spring 2020)
- 5 hours per week during 1-week Summer Institute II (TBA summer 2020)