ESTEEMED Application
Scholar Application
Priority deadline is April 19, 2024.
Applications will be accepted until all training positions are filled.
Who is Eligible?
ESTEEMED is a federally funded training program, with specific requirements for participation. The following questions are asked to allow the program to operate under these Federal requirements, per NOT-OD-21-053 and PAR-23-114.
You are eligible for consideration for ESTEEMED if you:
- Are an American Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Strongly desire to pursue a career as a researcher in biomedical engineering or biomedical sciences (and particularly if you desire a Ph.D.)
- Have a major or pre-major in Biomedical Engineering or Chemical Engineering
- Are from a group that is underrepresented in the sciences:
- have a disability recognized by UTSA's Disability Office
- or are ethnically underrepresented in the sciences (Hispanic, African American, American Pacific Islander, Alaskan)
- or are financially disadvantaged*
*
The NIH considers scientists to have come from a disadvantaged background if they meet at least two of the following criteria:
- Were or currently are homeless, as defined by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
- Were or currently are in the foster care system, as defined by the Administration for Children and Families
- Were eligible for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program for two or more years
- Have/had no parents or legal guardians who completed a bachelor's degree (see the U.S. Department of Education)
- Were or currently are eligible for Federal Pell grants
- Received support from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children as a parent or child
- Grew up in one of the following areas:
- a U.S. rural area, as designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer or
- a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-designated Low-Income and Health Professional Shortage Areas (qualifying zip codes are included in the file)
