Bridges to the Future

Bridges to the Future is a grant funded by the National Institutes of Health. The over-arching goal of Bridges to the Future is to increase the number of historically underrepresented students with baccalaureate degrees in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, and to set into motion pathways designed to increase the number of Ph.D.s, M.D.s, and other professional doctorates in those fields. The NIH grant supports transfer students who are specifically, Latino, African-American, and Native American students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Bridges provides a successful path for transfer students from southwest Kansas to begin their post-secondary pursuits at the local community college followed by transition to K-State after two years.

K-State has a long-standing history of partnership with these southwest Kansas community colleges:

• Dodge City Community College
• Garden City Community College
• Seward County Community College

Bridges students enter an established, highly successful undergraduate research program, the Developing Scholars Program (DSP), to support them academically and personally. DSP provides seminars, workshops, lab experiences, and research internships to help students explore their options in biomedical and behavioral sciences. Learn more about K-State's Developing Scholars Program at this link.

Through the Bridges program students are prepared to succeed in graduate school and establish thriving professional careers.

Bridges students 2018-2019, top to bottom: Carmen Del Real, Cesar Aparicio-Lopez, Bryant Avila, Jaymond Kelly, Richard Carmona, Azriel Minjarez-Almeida, Maria Montes, Baltazar Claro-Martinez, Daniel Pivaral, Leonardo Garrido, Kevin Loya, Cristian Erives, Sonia Barrett, Julia Romo, Daniel Avalos, Michelle Coca, Melitza Ramirez, Laura Soto, Yesenia Herrera, Gina Reyes, Jared Medina, Vanessa Hernandez, Blanca De La Torre, Diana Najera, Elena Carlos, Adelina Parral