STEP UP PROGRAM
Program Purpose
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease’s STEP-UP Program is designed to provide short-term research education for high school and/or undergraduate students from racial and ethnic minority or disadvantaged backgrounds to expose them to research within the mission area of NIDDK.
The Program exposes students to research in areas of diabetes, endocrinology, metabolism, nutrition, obesity, digestive, liver, urologic, kidney, and hematologic diseases.
The Program provides support for ten to twelve consecutive weeks of basic or clinical research education and training during the summer provided by experienced faculty currently active in research related to the mission of NIDDK.
Eligible Students (At the time the research begins):
- High school students who have completed the tenth grade
- Undergraduate students who have completed at least one year at an accredited institution
- U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or legal permanent residents
Provisions:
High School Program
- Student Participation Allowances ($1800) for high school students
- Education-related expenses ($500) fee to the mentors
- All Travel expenses to the Annual High School Scientific Session and Research Presentations (Mid August) at NIH in Bethesda, Maryland
- Housing for the summer is not provided.
Undergraduate Program
- Student Participation Allowance and housing allotment ($4000) for undergraduates
- Education-related expenses ($500) fee to the mentors
- All Travel expenses to the Annual Undergraduate Research Training Symposium in May at the NIH
- All Travel expenses to the Annual Undergraduate Scientific Session and Research presentations in August in Bethesda, Maryland
- Limited housing is available under special circumstances only and paid from the students stipend.
Location and Duration:
- The research experience is provided nationally by experienced investigators in their laboratories for 8 to 10 consecutive weeks during the summer.
- We will match the student with a research mentor at their choice of a research institution when possible.
Application packet:
STEP-UP Application Package will be available November 15th.
