Other Minority Funding and Training Resources

• The Distance Learning Center, Inc. is a biomedical foundation supporting minority access to research careers.



• The National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) works to increase the enrollment of Black students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).



• The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) engages in policy, legislative, and quality assurance activities in support of higher education for American Indians.



• The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) develops member institutions, enhances Hispanic students' access to post-secondary educational opportunities, and provides technical assistance to business, government, and industry.



• The Office of Minority Health Resource Center contains valuable information about minority health, health statistics, funding opportunities, and more.



• The Indian Health Service (IHS) provides health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. This site contains information about IHS programs, healthcare information and resources, and scholarship opportunities.



• The Institute for African-American Health was created to address the basic health issues affecting the African-American community.



• The Midwest Latino Health Research, Training, and Policy Center conducts and promotes Latino health research.



• The Hispanic Health Council is a community-based research, direct service, training, and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the health, mental health, nutrition, and economic well-being of Latinos in underserved communities.



• The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations offers a centralized location to find current information about Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) health status and issues affecting AAPI health.



• The Minority Health Network is a Web-based information source for individuals interested in the health of minority groups.



• The Native Hawaiian Health Resources page of the Hawaii Medical Library contains links to a number of resources related to Native Hawaiian health.



• American Psychiatric Association Program for Minority Research Training in Psychiatry. This program is designed to increase the number of underrepresented minority men and women in the field of psychiatric research.