LSU ESTEEMED

You are eligible for consideration for ESTEEMED if you:

• Are an American Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Strongly desire to pursue a career as a researcher in biomedical engineering or biomedical sciences (and particularly if you desire a Ph.D.)
• Plan to major in Biomedical Engineering, Medical Physics, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering
• Are from a group that is underrepresented in the sciences:
  • have a disability recognized by LSU Office of Disability Services
  • or are ethnically underrepresented in the sciences (Hispanic, African American, American Pacific Islander, Alaskan)
  • or are financially disadvantaged*

 *The NIH considers scientists to have come from a disadvantaged background if they meet at least two of the following criteria:

1. Were or currently are homeless, as defined by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
2. Were or currently are in the foster care system, as defined by the Administration for Children and Families
3. Were eligible for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program for two or more years
4. Have/had no parents or legal guardians who completed a bachelor's degree (see the U.S. Department of Education)
5. Were or currently are eligible for Federal Pell grants
6. Received support from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children as a parent or child
7. Grew up in one of the following areas:
   1. a U.S. rural area, as designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer or
   2. a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-designated Low-Income and Health Professional Shortage Areas(qualifying zip codes are included in the file)

Note: Only one of the two possibilities in #7 can be used as a criterion for the disadvantaged background