How does NICHD define a minority institution?
ANSWER. For the purposes of this RFA, a minority institution is defined as one in which 50 percent or more of the students enrolled are from racial/ethnic minority groups and a significant proportion of the minority students are underrepresented in the biomedical sciences. The intent of this requirement is to link the research with institutions that educate individuals that are predominately from racial/ethnic minority groups. This initiative is viewed as a way of strengthening the research capacity of the minority institution, increasing the interest and involvement of these students in research, expanding opportunities for minority scientists, particularly those underrepresented within the scientific workforce, and in the long-term diversifying the scientific workforce.
