Committed To Diversity, Equity & Inclusion



INHCC DEI Summer Program

INHCC's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Summer Program immerses high school and/or 1st/2nd year college students into a 4-6 week paid mentoring program designed to introduce them to the many ways to study the brain. Experiential research and knowledge building activities on-site at the home institution and mentees will work together virtually during the cohort sessions. Several of the INHCC’s 25+ global collaborators will contribute to a virtual seminar series covering topics on neuroHIV. We will continue to monitor & adhere to COVID guidance and modify our plans as needed.

Meet Our Previous Mentees!




Opportunities ALERT:

  • Max Planck Summer Internship Program  This is a fully funded internship program for undergraduates. Successful applicants will benefit from the following: Free student accommodation, stipend of approximately 800 Euro per month, reimbursement of travel costs to and from Martinsried, near Munich, Germany 

  • National Institute of Health (NIH) : Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research (SIP): Provides an opportunity to spend a summer working at the NIH side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world

  • NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program: offers competitive scholarships to students who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. The program offers:
    • Scholarship support
    • Paid research training at the NIH during the summer
    • Paid employment and training at the NIH after graduation



Online Resources Helping to Reduce the Socioeconomic and Systemic Inequality Gaps

  • Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP)  connects underrepresented students (URS) with STEM funding & research opportunities. Provides faculty & administrators with resources to promote positive factors that keep URS on the pathway into successful careers
  • Project Short  combating socioeconomic & systemic inequalities in the medical & grad school admissions processes by providing a Summer Programs database along with pro-bono (FREE) consulting by professional health & graduate students, residents, and post-docs for medical & graduate school admissions
  • Weill Cornell's CATALYST :The High School Catalyst Program offers hands on biomedical research exposure to New York High School students from self-reported underrepresented minority, disadvantaged, & first-generation immigrant backgrounds students.
  • Cornell Wiser Enrichment Programs  for historically underrepresented &/or low-income Cornell undergrad students in NYC with biomedical research & field experience
  • Yale Pathways To Science  opens the door for middle and high school students to explore STEM through experiential programs at Yale
  • Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR) link for student opportunities from a nonprofit org composed of scientists, professionals, students & citizens committed to advancing science in Puerto Rico & with promoting scientific communication, education, & careers.
  • MSTAR   Sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the MSTAR program encourages medical students--particularly budding researchers--to consider a career in academic geriatrics by awarding short-term scholarships   

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