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New Jersey Biomed-Bridge (NJBB) Scholars Program: Supporting Central NJ Community College Students in their Transition to Biomedical Research Pathways at The College of New Jersey

Award Number: T34GM154615
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/09/2024
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2029

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New Jersey Biomed-Bridge (NJBB) Scholars Program: Supporting Central NJ Community College Students in their Transition to Biomedical Research Pathways at The College of New Jersey - PROJECT SUMMARY The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) proposes to establish a Bridges to the Baccalaureate program in partnership with two local associate's degree granting community colleges, Mercer County Community College (MCCC) and Brookdale Community College (BCC). Our proposed New Jersey Biomed-Bridge (NJBB) Scholars Program builds upon the strong partnership that has been established between our institutions. Over the past four years, a growing number of students from MCCC and BCC have successfully transferred to TCNJ. However, only a small fraction of these enrollments have been biomedically focused. The NJBB Scholars Program will provide financial and academic support to six students annually transferring from BCC and MCCC to TCNJ. Recently renewed articulation agreements as well as detailed curricular mapping between the biology and chemistry departments provided necessary first steps to increase the transparency of credit equivalency that students will receive from an Associate’s Degree in biology or chemistry from MCCC or BCC, and further define the expectations of students to complete the baccalaureate once at TCNJ. The NJBB Scholars Program will provide opportunities for courses that have an emphasis on current cutting edge biomedical techniques and technologies with a strong focus on multi-semester and summer involvement in research. Coursework, collaboration, independent research, internships, and highly structured mentoring will provide students with knowledge, science communication skills, ability to problem-solve collaboratively, and increase student confidence to join the biomedical workforce or to successfully pursue biomedical-focused graduate studies. Additionally, the community building afforded by this grant will strengthen the BCC- MCCC-TCNJ relationships for years to come. We will leverage our strengths and serve as a model to other institutions with an interest in building capacity for training and retaining students within the robust biomedical career pipelines that are so prevalent in the state of New Jersey. Organized by five overarching goals, we will determine our success by assessing the following outcomes: (1) Generate awareness of biomedical careers; (2) Provide and strengthen academic advising and clear curricular pathways for community college students to attain a bachelor's degree in four years; (3) Provide guaranteed independent research experiences and internship opportunities; (4) Develop and provide mentoring, professional development, and networking experiences which will further increase the NJBB students’ sense of belonging and identity as scientists; and (5) Increase the numbers of community college students prepared to enter the biomedical workforce.


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 = $0 )
2026	2025	COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY	2000 PENNINGTON RD	EWING	NJ	08618	MERCER	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	2	11/21/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2026	2024	COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY	2000 PENNINGTON RD	EWING	NJ	08618	MERCER	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	11/19/2025	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $302,016 )
2025	2025	COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY	2000 PENNINGTON RD	EWING	NJ	08618	MERCER	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	2	7/8/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$302,016
														Subtotal = $302,016

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $134,383 )
2024	2024	COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY	2000 PENNINGTON RD	EWING	NJ	08618	MERCER	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	8/9/2024	NEW	$134,383
														Subtotal = $134,383

Grand Total All Awards = $436,399

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New Jersey Biomed-Bridge (NJBB) Scholars Program: Supporting Central NJ Community College Students in their Transition to Biomedical Research Pathways at The College of New Jersey

Award Number: T34GM154615

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/09/2024

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2029

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