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May 13, 2022 / Florida State University, Grantee Institution News

The Mission of Florida FIRST in diversifying new assistant professor faculty

It is Florida FIRST’s mission to enhance representation of URM through its diverse search and hiring committee of researchers from all disciplines and backgrounds, which… Continue Reading

December 6, 2021 / Cornell University, Grantee Institution News

Cornell is One of Seven Institutions Awarded NIH Grant to Strengthen Faculty Diversity

The FIRST grant aims to build self-reinforcing scientific communities that are committed to diversity and inclusive excellence. A self-reinforcing community is similar to a positive… Continue Reading

November 8, 2021 / Grantee Institution News, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Tuskegee University

$13.7 Million Grant Will Create Systemic and Sustainable Culture to Support Underrepresented Communities in Health Disparities Research at UAB and Tuskegee

The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Tuskegee University received a $13.7 million grant to hire and train 12 new research faculty members across both… Continue Reading

October 19, 2021 / NIH Press Releases

Recipients of NIH FIRST Program Awards Announced for FY 2021

Through FIRST, the NIH provided FY 2021 awards to seven institutions committed to improving diversity in the biomedical research enterprise. FIRST aims to increase the… Continue Reading

October 18, 2021 / Grantee Institution News, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Receives NIH Award to Promote Inclusive Excellence in Biomedical Sciences

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has been awarded a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to foster inclusive excellence… Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 / Florida State University, Grantee Institution News

FSU receives $14.5M from National Institutes of Health to foster faculty diversity in health science

FSU researchers from the College of Nursing, College of Medicine and College of Arts & Sciences has received an NIH grant to build a diverse… Continue Reading

October 14, 2021 / Drexel University, Grantee Institution News

NIH Awards Drexel University $14.4 Million for Health Disparities Research

Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health and College of Nursing and Health Professions recently received a 5-year, $14.4 million “Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation” (FIRST) grant from… Continue Reading

October 4, 2021 / Grantee Institution News, San Diego State University

SDSU receives $15 million to fund research on Latinx disparities

The SDSU Faculty Unified towards Excellence in Research and Transformational Engagement program, “SDSU FUERTE,” on Wednesday announced it received a $15 million grant from the… Continue Reading

September 29, 2021 / Cornell University, Grantee Institution News

NIH Grant will support strengthening faculty Diversity

Cornell is one of only seven institutions across the U.S. that will receive a large funding award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through… Continue Reading

December 8, 2020 / NIH Press Releases

NIH to fund cohort recruitment and development program to enhance diversity and inclusion among biomedical faculty

The National Institutes of Health will provide support to institutions to recruit diverse groups or “cohorts” of early-stage research faculty and prepare them to thrive… Continue Reading

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