New $1.5 Billion Scholars Program Will Support Scientists of Color
One of the country’s largest biomedical research institutions has pledged $1.5 billion to support scientists of color in university laboratories, an effort heavily influenced by the work of outgoing University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) President Freeman A. Hrabowski III, officials announced Thursday.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) will sponsor up to 150 early-career scientists — with a focus on scholars from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds — over the next decade and cover their salaries, a research budget, equipment and other costs, the organization said in a statement. The support could total up to $8.6 million for each scholar, the institute said.
Hrabowski, who is retiring from UMBC at the end of July, said he was moved by the institute’s decision to name the program after him.
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