Are you a rising junior at University of Michigan Ann Arbor? Are you interested in attending graduate school after your bachelor’s degree? Do you care about health disparities and the social impact of research? 

If you answered yes to these three questions then the Student Opportunities for AIDS/HIV Research (SOAR) program may be for you. SOAR is a two-year experience for juniors and seniors that aims to prepare students for graduate education and eventual careers in behavioral and social science research involving HIV/AIDS, with a focus on sexual and gender minority communities and communities of color.

Join current SOAR students and program staff to learn more about program. We'll talk about why the SOAR program is unique and can answer any questions about the application process, program activities, benefits and more. 

Pizza will be provided!


SOAR is funded by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR).

The program is administered out of the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender, in collaboration with the School of Public Health, School of Nursing, School of Social Work, and College of Literature Science & the Arts.