The Southwest Idaho Bridges to Baccalaureate (B2B) program is accepting applications until March 31, for the 2019 cohort of Bridges Finalists and Fellows. The National Institutes of Health has awarded College of Western Idaho and Boise State University a five-year, $1.5 million grant to support undergraduate student research in the biomedical field.
Bridges Fellows will be compensated 40 hours per week for ten weeks during their first (and possibly second) summer AND 10 hours per week during their junior year at Boise State. B2B is designed to increase participation by underrepresented students in biomedical research career paths.
Underrepresented students for the purposes of this NIH award are defined as:
- Blacks or African Americans
- Hispanic or Latinos
- American Indians
- Alaska Natives
- Native Hawaiian
- other Pacific Islanders
- Individuals with disabilities
- Veterans
- Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds
- low-income (defined as Pell-eligible)
- born and raised in rural Idaho (defined by zip code)
- first-generation to attend college (self-disclosed)
For more information about the application process, or to see if you qualify, please write to Dr. Steve Lysne: stevelysne@cwi.edu.