The objective of the Mastercard Diversity-Mentorship Collaborative’s Research Assistance for Primary Parents (RAPP) Initiative is to provide technical support to outstanding faculty members, both male and female, who are primary caregivers for an infant or child. The awards are designed to assist researchers who are primary parents in continuing to advance their projects while balancing childcare needs.
The program will provide non-renewable grants of $50,000 for one year to faculty researchers working in labs and departments that do not have the resources to offer technical research assistance of this kind. Applicants may be engaged in basic, translational, or clinical research projects. Funding must be used to cover salaries for technical personnel such as lab technicians, research assistants, and programmers.
Applications will be evaluated through the Office of Faculty Development and the Office of Women, and the top proposals will be awarded each funding cycle, up to a maximum of five per year. Awards will be made based on the applicant’s past record of achievement and future promise.
For eligibility criteria and information on how to apply, please click here. Applications for the 2024 cycle are due on April 15, 2024.
Please contact Amna Aslam at ama4015@med.cornell.edu with any questions.