AHA SURE Program

The American Heart Association-funded Supporting Undergraduate Research Experiences (AHA SURE) program provides a 9 week (Jun 3 - Aug 2) summer research experience at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX. Applicants will be paired with faculty mentors and conduct research. Applicants will build their science communication skills by presenting at a symposium at the end of the summer. Applicants will network with other AHA SURE awardees, leading scientists and physicians from other institutions at the AHA Scientific Sessions national meeting in November.

For more information about the AHA SURE program, click here.

Eligible applicants will be evaluated based on their interest in a health-care related field, course performance, scholarly contributions, potential for success and communication skills.

Benefits

• $6000 research stipend
• Housing costs for applicants outside of the greater Lubbock area
• One-time roundtrip airfare to/from the Lubbock aiport for students more than 4 hours away, arriving from a location in the US
• One-time registration, housing and airfare costs to attend the national AHA Scientific Sessions conference in November

Applications are closed for 2024.

Please address questions to Dr. Peter Keyel (peter.keyel@ttu.edu)