Minority Faculty Fellowships

The summary for the Minority Faculty Fellowships grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Health Resources and Services Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Minority Faculty Fellowships: Minority Faculty Fellowship Program grants increase the number of under represented minority individuals who are members of the faculty in a health profession school. The grants enable schools to provide a stipend and a training allowance to the faculty fellow. Grantees must: (1) Identify, recruit and select individuals who are underrepresented racial minorities in the health professions for teaching, administration, or research positions at a health professions institution; (2)Provide such individuals with the skills necessary for tenured faculty positions, which may include training in pedagogy, program administration, design and conduct of research, grant writing, and the preparation of articles suitable for publication in peer review journals;(3)Assist individuals in preparation for an academic career by providing services such as counseling;and (4) Provide health services to rural or medically underserved populations. *This program is not included in the President's budget for 2008. Potential applicants for funds should consider this announcement provisional until final Congressional action is taken. Updated information will be available on the HRSA website.