​​Program Eligibility

​​​​​Early-career academics including junior faculty and postdoctoral scholars transitioning into a faculty position who have yet to receive an independent NIH research award (R01 type) or similar award are eligible to apply. All applicants must complete the pre-application form for the PRIDE Coordination Center to determine eligibility.

To be eligible to participate, you must:

• Be a research-oriented junior-level faculty member holding a doctoral degree, such as a PhD, MD, DO, DVM or a post-doctoral scholar transitioning* into a faculty position
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States
• Have a research focus that is centered on heart, lung, blood, or sleep disorders research; health disparities research relevant to heart, lung, blood, or sleep disorders; or relevant research methodologies and approaches specific to these areas
• Participate in career tracking for up to ten years after training is completed
• Have not attended a previous PRIDE/SIPID cohort
• Have not received an independent NIH research award (R01 type) or a similar award

*Transitioning means that you have or will have received a formal faculty appointment by the time the Summer Institute Program convenes.