GPM Early Career Diversity Award

The AHA Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine (GPM) is offering an Early Career Diversity Award to support 5 trainees or students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups who are considering careers in cardiovascular GPM. The award includes the following benefits:

• 1 year complimentary AHA membership at the student/trainee tier
• Complimentary registration for the AHA GPM sponsored online course “From Concepts to Practice: A Guide to Cardiovascular Genomics”
• Opportunities to participate in professional development activities with the AHA GPM Council and Early Career Committee

The aim of this award is to motivate and facilitate promising early-career trainees and students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to pursue careers in cardiovascular GPM and become involved in the GPM council.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for this award, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Early-career trainee or student, such as an undergraduate, health professional or PhD student, post-doc, resident, or fellow.
• Belong to a racial or ethnic group that has been identified by the National Science Foundation as underrepresented in health-related sciences on a national basis: Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander.Select GPM council affiliation with the complimentary AHA membership provided.

Evaluation Criteria

Applicants will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Interest in cardiovascular GPM
• How they intend to utilize this award to advance their career

How to Apply/Required Documents

Hard copies of any part of the application will not be accepted.

The application should include the following required documents:

1. Resume or CV
2. Personal essay (maximum 500 words total) addressing the following 2 topics:
   1. Why they are interested in cardiovascular GPM.
   2. How they plan to utilize this award to advance their career.