ABOUT
The CREATE Graduate Scholars is a two-year program for SDSU, UCSD, and SDSU-UCSD joint doctoral students working on a CREATE-supported research project or with CREATE Partnership-affiliated faculty mentors in a cancer-related research project. Our program offers doctoral students financial support and resources to prepare scholars for careers in cancer research, cancer disparities, and cancer prevention.
PROGRAM BENEFITS
- Receive a $5,000 per year stipend (up to two years) to work on a cancer research project with an SDSU or UCSD faculty mentor affiliated with the CREATE Partnership or in a CREATE-supported research project.
- Receive funding to present your research at a national conference.
- Assistance in identifying scholarships, fellowships, and other funding opportunities.
- Professional Development Opportunities such as workshops, retreats, etc.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Students must:
- Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
- Be a doctoral student enrolled in an SDSU, UCSD, or SDSU-UCSD joint program, working on a cancer-related research project with a CREATE-affiliated faculty member or in a CREATE-supported research project.
- Have an interest in cancer and cancer health disparities.
Additionally, we encourage participation from individuals underrepresented in the biomedical sciences, including the following underrepresented groups:
- Individuals with a documented permanent disability or disabilities, such as physical or mental impairments, that substantially limit major life activities.
- Members from racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. as defined by the National Institutes of Health, such as African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. In addition, we recognize that ethnic groups such as Southeast Asians (Filipino, Vietnamese, Hmong, Cambodian, etc.) and Middle Eastern, Arab, and North Africans are underrepresented.
- First-generation college student (i.e., parents/guardians do not hold a degree from a four-year college or university).
- Individuals from a low-income background or who grew up in a social, cultural, or educational environment where they could not access the knowledge, skills, or abilities that facilitate opportunities to participate in research careers.
QUESTIONS?
Email your questions to our program coordinator, Mercedes Mendoza, at mquintanaserrano@sdsu.edu.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CREATE Scholars, from the San Diego State University/ UC San Diego Cancer Research and Education to Advance HealTh Equity (CREATE) Partnership is sponsored and supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under award numbers U54CA285117 (SDSU) & U54CA285115 (UC San Diego).