Applications are now open for the American Society of Hematology’s (ASH) Hematology Inclusion Pathway, the successor program to the ASH Minority Recruitment Initiative. ASH offers a comprehensive 13-year longitudinal career pathway of awards with the goal of ensuring that the field of hematology reflects and serves a diverse society — from medical students to mid-career professionals.
The Hematology Inclusion Pathway builds on the work ASH has undertaken over the past 20 years to foster and empower a diverse generation of leaders in hematology, while the updated terminology better reflects an evolving understanding of the communities that are underrepresented in hematology.
ASH’s Hematology Inclusion Pathway (HIP) comprises the following award programs:
- HIP Medical Student Award: This award provides research funding for medical students under the supervision of a mentor.
- HIP Resident Award: This award provides research funding for physicians in an internal medicine, pathology, or pediatric residency program under the supervision of a mentor.
- HIP Graduate Student Award: This award provides research funding for doctoral students who are in their first, second, or third year of graduate school.
- HIP Graduate Student Abstract Achievement Award: This award provides a stipend for doctoral students who have submitted an abstract for the ASH annual meeting.
- HIP Fellow Award: This award provides research funding for researchers in their first or second year of fellowship for a two- to three-year period.
- ASH-Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program: This award program supports the development of medical school faculty from historically marginalized backgrounds to enhance their influence as leaders, researchers, and advisors.
This year’s application cycle introduces a universal award application to reduce the burden for those interested in applying to multiple ASH award programs. After completing a single streamlined application form, applicants will automatically be considered for all awards for which they are eligible. Each applicant will be given the opportunity to share a personal statement, and applications will be considered in the context of the applicant’s individual circumstances. Universal award applications are available for each career level: medical student, resident, and graduate student. The applications are due in February 2025.