HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN)—Scholar Awards

HVTN provides structured mentorship and project funding to investigators working on HIV vaccines.

More information about this resource is available at HVTN Scholar Awards

Main Areas of Focus

  • To recruit and retain a new generation of HIV vaccine researchers
  • To attract and retain promising young investigators interested in improving Non-Human Primate (NHP) models that support preventive HIV vaccine development

Collaboration Opportunities

  • Research and Mentorship Program (RAMP): Aims to recruit and retain a new generation of HIV vaccine researchers by providing structured mentorship and project funding to minority medical students
  • Not currently enrolling new scholars. Early stage investigators interested in conducting NHP translational research are eligible for the HIV/AIDS Scholars Using Nonhuman Primate (NHP) Models Program and the HVTN Translational HIV ESI Conference
  • The Specimen Repository is a collaboration between several clinical trial networks to make the larger body of specimens collected for HIV research available to all investigators, including HVTN scholars

Who Can Use This Resource

  • RAMP Scholars: Open to African American/Black and Latino/a U.S. medical students

How To Get Started

  • Visit the HVTN website for information on how to apply.

Contact Information

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