CHET Training Programs
CHET supports a range of opportunities for trainees to receive professional development to undertake innovative and transdisciplinary science for the next generation of health scholars. Outreach to communities most burdened by health conditions is a fundamental component of these research and training programs.
SPARK Program
The Students Participating as Ambassadors for Research in Kentucky (SPARK) program provides undergraduate students the opportunity to return to their home communities for health promotion research and practice.
ARISE
The ARISE Postdoctoral Fellowship Program provides transdisciplinary and translational postdoctoral research training in rural cancer prevention, control, and survivorship.
GRAs
CHET provides training and professional development to for graduate research assistants to undertake innovative, transdisciplinary health research. CHET graduate trainees enjoy a range of opportunities including connecting to cross-campus opportunities, engaging in professional service activities, and building a strong professional network.
PEP
The Postdoctoral Enrichment Program (PEP) provides support and career development for postdoctoral fellows with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences. These OVPR fellowships include the University Research Postdoctoral Fellowship.
DREAM Scholars Program
Disparities Researchers Equalizing Access for all comMunities (DREAM) scholars program brings together graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and early-career faculty to enhance their successful transition to becoming independent health disparities scholars.
RSP
The Research Scholars Program (RSP) promotes faculty research success by providing training to researchers from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.
UK ASCEND
The Achieving Success in Community-Engaged research to elimiNate Disparities (UK ASCEND) program is driven by one overarching objective: to attain success in community-engaged health disparities research among early-stage investigators.