The MIWI Training Program
BRINGING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH RESEARCH TOGETHER
MIWI is an interdisciplinary research training program for early-career investigators studying the intersection of mental and physical health, with a focus on understanding and addressing health disparities.
We bring together researchers from different disciplines and methodological backgrounds to learn from one another, strengthen their research, and build lasting collaborations. We seek to better understand the factors that shape health and well-being, develop research that can address health disparities, and identify solutions that can improve health outcomes.
Applications for COhort 8 are now open!
Applications are due by 11:59 pm ET on January 15, 2027
We're not your standard summer institute.
MIWI is designed around the questions and research needs of each scholar.
Through an intensive institute, individualized mentoring, small-group work, and ongoing professional development, scholars have the opportunity to strengthen their research methods, develop their projects, and connect with a community of researchers working across traditional disciplinary boundaries.
what makes miwi different?
Training that fits your research
Rather than following a one-size-fits-all curriculum, MIWI scholars identify the skills and methods they need to move their research forward, including approaches for studying and addressing health disparities.
Mentorship across disciplines
Scholars work with faculty and mentors whose expertise complements their own, gaining new perspectives on complex questions about mental health, physical health, and health disparities.
A place to develop your work
MIWI provides time and space to think deeply about a research project, get feedback, work through challenges, and develop research that can contribute to meaningful improvements in health and well-being.
A lasting research community
The relationships built in the MIWI Training Program don't end when the institute does. Scholars remain connected through mentorship, collaboration, professional development, and a shared commitment to improving health and reducing disparities.
who is MIWI For?
MIWI is for early-career researchers whose work brings together questions about mental and physical health.
Our scholars come from a range of disciplines and methodological backgrounds. Some are interested in incorporating mental health into physical health research; others are interested in physical, biological, or clinical measures in mental health research. Others are studying the social, behavioral, environmental, biological, or structural factors that contribute to health disparities.
We welcome researchers who are curious about methods and perspectives beyond their own field and who want to develop the skills and relationships to conduct rigorous, interdisciplinary research that can inform solution to complex health challenges.
Learn more about who should apply
meet the MIWI community
Each MIWI cohort brings together researchers with different questions, experiences, methods, and areas of expertise.
Together, they form a community that extends beyond the institute or their term in the program— through mentorship, collaboration, professional development, and shared interest in understanding health and well-being across traditional boundaries.
applications for cohort 8 are open
Interested in joining the MIWI community?
Applications are due January 15, 2027.
MIWI is based at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) through award R25MH136652.
Read about MIWI in the Journal for Clinical and Translational Sciences:
