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8 New Mini Courses for Applying for Graduate School and Summer Research Experiences

Summer break is here, and with it comes graduate school applications and summer research programs. It’s easy to become overwhelmed with all of the steps you need to follow to submit a successful application, and you might be wondering, “How do I ask my professors for letters of recommendation?" or “Just what can I do to prepare for the GRE?” 

We hear you and are here to help. Our new series of eight mini courses, “Applying for Graduate School and Summer Research Experiences" is intended to provide students from historically underrepresented groups the training, support, and resources necessary to successfully apply to Ph.D. programs in health-related research fields. 

Students can enroll in any or all of the following short courses, each designed to take an hour or less:

• The Graduate School Application Process
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Statement of Purpose (SOP)
• Letters of Recommendation
• GRE Preparation and Expectations
• Seeking Financial Support for Graduate Schools
• How to Interview Successfully for Graduate School
• Individual Development Plan (IDP)
• Summer Research Experience

Ready to take the next step to submitting a successful application? Check out all our courses here. 

Celebrate Pride Month

In honor of Pride Month, we’ve compiled wellness resources both created by and for the LGBTQIA+ community and/or their allies, friends, and family. We encourage you to browse through them and dedicate some time to your mental wellbeing.

• National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network (NCTTCN): NQTTCN is dedicated to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color. The network focuses on health justice—an intersection that combines the movements for social justice and the mental health field.
• PFLAG: PFLAG provides LGBTQ+ individuals and allies with resources and support, from peer-to-peer meetings to telephone hotlines. The organization consists of over 400 chapters throughout the United States.
• Radical Therapy Center: The Radical Therapy Center provides therapy practices that meet marginalized clients’ needs through using an anti-oppression lens.
• The Trevor Project: The Trevor Project is a leader in providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth. It also offers resources on mental health and well-being on its site.
• Veggie Mijas: Veggie Mijas was created to connect women, femmes, gender noncomforming, and BIPOC individuals with the organization’s food and environmental work. The page provides content on food, events and more.

MyMentor Allows You to

• Find a partner based on our matching algorithm, your desired search criteria, or let us find a mentoring partner for you

• Explore a long-term mentoring connection, facilitated by guided prompts

• Create and work toward accomplishing your personal goals

Check out the latest happenings in our community!

A new leadership and career development program and various funding opportunities—these programs can help you advance your

journey in the STEMM fields.

Participate in the Communicating Across Difference Research Study!

Are you an undergrad researcher working with a near-peer (grad or postdoc) mentor or a near peer mentoring an undergrad? If so, we invite you to apply to participate in the Communicating Across Difference research study! This study is investigating what factors may influence the development of researchers’ communication skills, including the role of mentors in facilitating this process. This study is funded by the National Institute of General Medicine Sciences (U01 GM 132219) and approved by The University of Texas MD Anderson IRB (Protocol #2019-1010).

Register by June 30, 2023. For more information, click here.

UNITE Notice of Funding Opportunity

The NIH Research With Activities Related to Diversity (ReWARD) Program's overarching goal is to enhance the breadth and geographical location of research and research-related activities supported by NIH. The ReWARD program provides support for the health-related research of scientists who are making a significant contribution to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and who have no current NIH research project grant funding.

The ReWARD program provides funding for both the scientific research and the DEIA activities of investigators. The grant will support scientific research in areas related to the programmatic interests of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) and ongoing DEIA activities focused on enhancing diversity in the biomedical research enterprise within the United States and territories.

For more information, click here.

AIM-AHEAD Call for Proposals Year 2

The National Institutes of Health’s Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD) anticipates releasing a new call for the following proposals opportunities in April 2023:

• Consortium Development Projects to Advance Health Equity
• Data and Infrastructure Capacity Building
• Program for Artificial Intelligence Readiness
• Hub-Specific Pilot Projects
• The AIM-AHEAD Research Fellows Program
• Fellowship Program in Leadership

For more information, click here.

IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) (P20 Clinical Trial Optional)

The Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) program funds statewide networks of higher education and research institutions in IDeA-eligible states to build biomedical research capacity through supporting faculty research and research mentoring, student participation in research, and enhancement of institutional research infrastructure.

Check out the latest mentoring articles that we're reading!

• Juneteenth in STEMM and the barriers to equitable science
• Implementing case study design to evaluate diverse institutions and STEM education contexts: Lessons and key areas for systematic study.
• Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations
• Similarity and Contact Frequency Promote Mentorship Quality among Hispanic Undergraduates in STEM
• Accelerating and scaling mentoring strategies to build infrastructure that supports underrepresented groups in STEM

Our U01s have been busy publishing publications—give them a read!

• Guiding principles for culturally responsive facilitation: Lessons learned from delivering culturally aware mentor training to STEMM faculty.
• How to Do Things With Words: Language Interventions to Improve Mentoring Effectiveness
• Are Researchers in Academic Medicine Flourishing? A Survey of Midcareer Ph.D. and Physician Investigators
• Perseverance and consistency of interest in underrepresented post-doctoral fellows and early-career faculty
• A randomized controlled trial of an intervention to increase cultural diversity awareness of research mentors of undergraduate students

Read publications funded by NRMN and additional mentoring

resources on the NRMN Publications page!

We're Hiring!

NRMN is looking for a Digital Communications Strategist who will create relevant and engaging content for social media platforms daily, serve as a copywriter for assigned marketing and communications projects, and coordinate webinars and virtual events. Want to join our team?

We also have a full list of fellowships, jobs, and internships—be sure

to check out the NRMN Jobs & Internships Board for the

latest opportunities.

NRMN Editorial Committee



David Kallison, Editorial Staff

Damaris Javier, MA, Editorial Staff

Lisette Serrano, Editorial Staff

If you have any questions or need any assistance, please email us at info@nrmnet.net. We'd love to hear from you!

NRMN Team