MCUAAAR/PRBA 2026 Summer Mentoring Program for Doctoral Students

June 16-18, 2026

Application Deadline: March 16, 2026

The Michigan Center for African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR) and Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA) are pleased to announce its 2026 Summer Mentoring Workshop for Doctoral Students focusing on research with African American populations. The virtual workshop will take place June 16-18, 2026. Drs. Robert Joseph Taylor, Amanda Woodward and Katrina Ellis are the program lead faculty. The deadline to apply for the 2026 Summer Mentoring Program is March 16, 2026. This workshop emphasizes training in numerous areas including:

• publishing in peer review journals
• writing grant proposals to the NIH
• the tenure process
• ethical conduct of research
• successful mentoring and collaborative relationships, and, most importantly
• how to navigate the academy

For more information about the application process, as well as the link for submission:

Download the flyer for the African American Program (PDF)