Minority Access to Research Careers Program (MARC)
The Hunter College MARC Program is a biomedical science Minority Honors program funded through the National Institutes of Health. The program prepares students for PhD careers as academic, industrial and government research scientists. MARC sponsors research internships in laboratories at Hunter and travel to scientific conferences. It pays a substantial stipend, full tuition, and health insurance. African-American, Hispanic, Native American (American Indian, Eskimo) and Pacific Islanders are particularly encouraged to apply.

Minority Biomedical Research Support Program/Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (MBRS/RISE)
The National Institutes of Health provides an opportunity for qualified minority students at Hunter College to participate in research working with a Hunter faculty mentor. The program also prepares students for Ph.D. careers as biomedical research scientists. It pays students a substantial salary, provides tuition remission, health insurance and funds for travel to scientific conferences. African-American, Hispanic, Native American and Pacific Islanders are particularly encouraged to apply.

Career Opportunities in Research and Education (COR)
COR is an interdisciplinary research training program for talented minority juniors and seniors funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.  The program is jointly offered by Hunter’s Departments of Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology.

Minority Institution’s Drug Abuse Research Development Program (MIDARP)
MIDARP was established at Hunter College with funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to develop quality research projects that address basic biological issues related to drugs of abuse. As part of that mission, MIDARP provides quality scientific training to talented undergraduate and graduate students, and in particular to students from under represented populations.

Mellon – Mays Undergraduate Fellowships (MMUF)
The Mellon - Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program at Hunter is open to academically talented students interested in pursuing doctoral studies. The program prepares these students for an academic career in the Humanities.

The Howard Hughes Program
Supports two programs (1) increasing the number of biology majors engaging in research by providing summer research opportunities at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, the American Museum of Natural History and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and (2) outreach to high school and middle school teachers and their students. This includes a summer molecular biology workshop for teachers, equipment and supplies for their classes, visits to the American Museum of Natural History and to Hunter College by both teachers and their students. In addition, the Howard Hughes Program funds a close collaboration with the new Manhattan/Hunter Science High School.