Eligibility for Mentees 

• Actively conducting child or adolescent health research.
• Must have an advanced doctoral degree in any child health-related field (medicine, psychology, nursing, social work, nutrition).
• Must be in the first 3 years of a faculty appointment (Instructor, Assistant Professor or equivalent).
• Intention to pursue an academic pediatric career with a major focus on investigator-initiated research.
• Must attend the upcoming PAS Meeting.
• All applicants are invited to apply. Individuals from groups identified by NIH as underrepresented in biomedical, clinical, behavioral and social sciences such as Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, women, as well as individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
• Applicants are encouraged to apply for membership in the SPR Junior Section if eligible.

Criteria for Selection

• Potential for the candidate to succeed as an academic investigator.
• A commitment of candidate to pediatric research-oriented career.
• Benefit provided to candidate by mentoring and support by YICP.
• Availability of adequate mentoring at candidate’s institution.

Application Requirements

• Descriptions of:
  • Area of expertise (2-3 sentences).
  • Research Accomplishments (150 words max).
  • Career Goals and Objectives (150 words max).
  • Specific Aim of Current Research (450 words max).
  • Why external mentoring important and in what areas? (150 words max).
• List of Past and Current Mentors
  • Include name and title.
  • Include institution and project title/ description.
• List of Mentors at My Institution Available to Me
  • Include name and title.
  • Include institution and project title/ description.
• List of Mentors Outside My Institution Who I Think Would be Appropriate Coaches for Me
  • Include name and title.
  • Include institution and project title/ description.
• Letter of Support from Division Head or Department Chair addressing:
  • What the applicant is lacking in their environment in regards to mentoring.
  • How external mentoring provided by this program would be beneficial.
• Applicant’s NIH Biosketch