Program Eligibility

​​To be eligible to participate in RAPID, you must:

  • Be a research-oriented junior faculty member holding a doctoral degree, such as a PhD, MD, DO, DVM, or post-doctoral scholar transitioning* ​into a faculty position
  • Have a background or experience that will broaden the demographics of the biomedical workforce in infectious disease and immunology
  • Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States
  • Have a research focus that is centered on infectious diseases or relevant research methodologies and approaches specific to this area
  • Not have yet received an independent NIH research award (R01 type or equivalent)​
*Transitioning means that you have or will have received a formal faculty appointment by the time the Summer Institute convenes in July 2024.

In addition to applicants from national pools, we especially encourage applications from within the University of California (UC) system's UC President's and San Diego Chancellor's Fellowship Programs, the national network of NIH-supported Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA) programs, and NIH FIRST Program​.

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