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Bioengineering Research and Interdisciplinary Training – ESTEEMED (BRITE)

Award Number: R25HD108670
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/07/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2025
AWARD TERMINATION DATE: 05/16/2025

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Bioengineering Research and Interdisciplinary Training – ESTEEMED (BRITE) - ABSTRACT The proposed ““Bioengineering Research and Interdisciplinary Training – ESTEEMED (BRITE) program, with an emphasis on Orthotics, Prosthetics and Rehabilitation represents a major research education initiative for Kennesaw State University to engage students with diverse backgrounds in positive and impactful undergraduate research experiences that empower them with tools of success to pursue PhD degrees for research careers in academia and industry. Over a four-year period, we will recruit underrepresented minorities, persons with disabilities, women and economically- and socially-disadvantaged students, and expose them to spheres of engineering and clinical discovery to provoke heightened and sustained interest in research inquiry. The program will immerse students into the clinical realm of orthotics, prosthetics, and rehabilitation through interactions with users of assistive technology, clinical rotations, faculty mentoring, a Capstone project, and work on an interdisciplinary research team. At the end of the four-year program, we will have trained student participants on essential research skills who will be well-prepared to eventually serve as the next technological innovators and leaders in bioengineering with more diverse and enriched perspectives of possibilities. We aim to accomplish, measure, and assess the following main objectives: 1) We will recruit 32 academically-outstanding high school students from the target underrepresented groups for this proposed research training program through partnerships with a major state government sponsored STEM education program, a private Georgia STEM education foundation, and a regional high school STEM administrator. 2) We will implement a vigorous participant retention plan that will be ongoing and administered by an Academic Success advisory team. 3) We will offer motivating, rigorous and impactful research training experiences through the following core elements: summer bridge program, summer research experience, honors program, faculty mentorship, and Capstone project. 4) The trainees will participate actively on an interdisciplinary research team. 5) The students will obtain dedicated faculty research mentoring and career counseling to ready them for graduate studies. 6) The trainees will increase their research competency skills through specialized instruction and practice. 7) Graduating BRITE participants will gain admission into masters/doctoral programs related to bioengineering.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = -$279,859 )
2026	2024	KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY	1000 CHASTAIN RD NW	KENNESAW	GA	30144	COBB	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	2	2/11/2026	TERMINATION	-$279,859
														Subtotal = -$279,859

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2024	KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY	1000 CHASTAIN RD NW	KENNESAW	GA	30144	COBB	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	2	5/15/2025	TERMINATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $401,826 )
2024	2024	KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY	1000 CHASTAIN RD NW	KENNESAW	GA	30144	COBB	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	2	5/6/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$401,826
														Subtotal = $401,826

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $206,566 )
2023	2023	KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY	1000 CHASTAIN RD	KENNESAW	GA	30144	COBB	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	1	7/7/2023	NEW	$206,566
														Subtotal = $206,566

Grand Total All Awards = $328,533

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Bioengineering Research and Interdisciplinary Training – ESTEEMED (BRITE)

Award Number: R25HD108670

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/07/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2025

AWARD TERMINATION DATE: 05/16/2025

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