I-REACH Scholar Program 2025 Open for Applications

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Infrastructure for Research in Equity, Aging, Cancer and Health (I-REACH) has rolled out its Scholar Program call for applications for 2025.

The I-Reach Scholar Program goals are to:

  • Expand the diversity of the scientific workforce at the intersection of  aging, disparities and cancer.
  • Create a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary community devoted to  accelerating discoveries and delivering interventions to reduce health  disparities and increase health equity

Components of Scholar Program:

  • Mentorship
  • Specialized training
  • Access to data and biospecimens
  • Career skills and advancement
  • Experience working with stakeholders
  • Leadership opportunities (e.g., co-leading meetings, mentoring, leadership training)
  • Impact future I-REACH
  • Be matched with two I-REACH mentors who will advise them during the program
  • Undergo CIMER training to maximize the impact of mentorship
  • Complete I-REACH’s unique foundational curriculum on aging, disparities and cancer
  • Have access to the Data and Stakeholder Cores to help design and refine research while using I-REACH’s multi-level framework
  • Participate in Idea Labs, peer-to-peer writing groups, mock study sessions and will attend and co-lead monthly I-REACH meetings
  • Design a research project and will be given preference when submitting their proposals for consideration in the Pilot Program, which will support and fund collaborative work

DETAILS:

Applications Due: Monday, February 3, 2025 at 11:59pm ET 
Announcement of Awards: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Start Date: July 2025

To apply and learn more on the I-Reach Scholar program visit the I-REACH website.

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