SANFORD PROMISE

Sanford PROMISE

Sanford PROMISE is the outreach arm of Sanford Research. We connect the communities in our region with cutting-edge biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research. Sanford PROMISE is the premiere medical research outreach program in the Great Plains region. Through community engagement and rural outreach, we promote science literacy and contribute to STEM workforce development by building awareness of biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research.

Our mission is to build awareness of biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research and its connection to the standards of care, through community outreach and engagement. We are dedicated to creating a science outreach program that stimulates learners to become critical thinkers, problem solvers, and the innovators of tomorrow.

Get the full picture of the Sanford PROMISE impact through this data dashboard.

Resources for educators:

• Lesson plans aligned with national standards, complete with educational slideshows, videos, and hands on activities that are tied to the cutting-edge science done at Sanford Research.
• Professional Development for educators. Registration for summer 2025 opens February 2nd.
• Classroom visits: Bring the PROMISE team to your classroom or bring your class to our state-of-the-art facility at Sanford Research.
• Borrow equipment from our Equipment Lending Library to use for free in your classroom.
• PROMISE Community Lectures are community events that highlight the work done at Sanford Research. 

Opportunities for high school students:

• Biomedical Research Investigation Days are day-long immersive experiences in the PROMISE lab. Dive deep into a subject that is studied at Sanford Research on a no-school day.
• Teen Science Café is a group run by teens for teens. This group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at features a different speaker each time. Come to one or come to them all. Open to students in 7^th-12^th grade.
• PROMISE Community Lectures are community events that highlight the work done at Sanford Research.
• The Research Shadowing Program provides shadow opportunities to students 16 years or older and will give you a chance to check out the daily life of a research scientist.
• PROMISE Scholar Program- This 10 week program is open to students during the summer after their junior year. Applications open every November and close by the end of January.
• Research in Action is a unique one-day shadowing opportunity during the summer.

Opportunities for middle school students:

• Teen Science Café is a group run by teens for teens. This group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at features a different speaker each time. Come to one or come to them all. Open to students in 7^th-12^th grade.
• Sanford PROMISE offers summer programs for middle school students including one day programs and multiple day programs.