NIH NIDDK SHORT-TERM EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR UNDER-REPRESENTED PERSONS (STEP-UP)
2008 NIDDK STEP-UP Dates:
June 29 - August 17
The purpose of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease's STEP-UP Program is to encourage high school students from under-represented ethnic minority backgrounds to enter the fields of medicine and biomedical research. Each NIDDK STEP-UP participant is paired with a seasoned UAA researcher and completes a research project under his or her mentorship. Participating students also take some academic classes with Della Keats/U-DOC Program participants. Della Keats/U-DOC and NIH NIDDK program participants share the university campus and dormitory experience and extracurricular activities.
There is no fee for participation in the program, and dormitory housing is provided at no charge. Stipends may be provided to cover food costs and miscellaneous expenses of participating in this program.
At the end of the summer, NIH NIDDK students travel to Washington, DC, where they present their research and findings at the program's national conference. Students from all over the United States, including Puerto Rico, are represented at the NIH conference. Students who completed successful research projects during the 2004-2006 summer programs were able to publish their research in the medical journal Ethnicity and Disease. To read more about the national NIH NIDDK STEP-UP Program, click here.
Three of the eight participants in the 2007 NIDDK Program won prestigious awards at this year's annual conference. In addition, the Program Director, Dr. Ian van Tets, won an award recognizing his "Outstanding Commitment to Excellence." To read more about the 2007 program and student awards, click here.
Alaskan high school students from under-represented ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently enrolled in the 11th or 12th grade are eligible to apply.
Applications are no longer being accepted for the
2008 NIDDK STEP-UP Program.
For 2009 program dates and application deadlines,
check back here again, beginning in December 2008.
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Dr. Ian van Tets, Director Phone: (907) 786-4789 |
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The UAA Della Keats/U-DOC and The Imaginarium / North Star Project The University of Alaska Sharing Scholarship The National Institutes of Health The UAA Division of Academic and Multicultural Student Services South Central Area Health Education Center The UAA WWAMI Biomedical Program |
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