From Classroom Research to Global Contribution
AEHP Global Emerging Scholars Initiative
Expanding equitable access to scholarly development, research mentorship, ethical publication, and international academic collaboration for emerging researchers.
Founding outreach region: the Caribbean and the United States. Eligibility is global, and emerging scholars from every region may participate as the initiative develops.
Phase 1. The initiative framework is published. Scholar applications, mentor matching, and institutional verification are not open. Expressions of interest are received through the existing VRA contact pathway.
Participation Pathways
Three Ways to Participate
The initiative is designed around three complementary pathways: the emerging scholars it serves, the mentors who guide them, and the institutions that support them.
Emerging Research Scholar
Undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and early-career researchers
Scholars developing a research question, study design, or first scholarly manuscript with structured guidance and academic mentorship.
- Scholarly development and research mentorship
- Ethical research and publication guidance
- Optional independent submission to VRA Publishing
Faculty Research Mentor
Faculty and experienced researchers
Experienced researchers who guide emerging scholars through research design, methods, ethics, and manuscript development.
- Mentorship of an emerging scholar's research development
- Support for ethical and rigorous research practice
- Contribution to scholarly capacity in the founding outreach region
Institutional Research Partner
Universities, colleges, and research institutions
Institutions exploring collaboration on research mentorship, scholarly development, and international academic exchange.
- Discussion of institutional research collaboration
- No affiliation is created by an inquiry
- Review follows the existing VRA inquiry pathway
Phase 1 publishes the initiative framework only. Applications, mentor matching, and institutional verification are not yet open.
Eligibility
Who the Initiative Serves
Emerging scholars are defined by stage of scholarly development rather than by institution, discipline, or country. Eligibility for participation is global.
Undergraduate Scholars
Students enrolled in an accredited undergraduate program who are exploring research and scholarly writing, typically with faculty or program supervision.
Graduate Scholars
Students enrolled in a master's program who are developing applied or academic research and preparing for scholarly contribution.
Doctoral Scholars
Doctoral students advancing original research, dissertation work, or a first independent scholarly manuscript.
Early-Career Scholars
Researchers in the early years of their scholarly careers who are building a research program and seeking publication mentorship.
Specific eligibility requirements, documentation, and review criteria will be published before applications open. Nothing on this page constitutes an offer of admission, mentorship, funding, or publication.
Scholar Development Journey
From Interest to Scholarly Contribution
The journey is developmental rather than transactional. Each stage is a review point, and progression depends on readiness, capacity, and mutual agreement.
Expression of Interest
A scholar, mentor, or institution shares research interests, goals, and support needs through the existing VRA inquiry pathway.
Readiness Review
Preparation, available mentorship capacity, and fit with the initiative are reviewed before any participation is confirmed.
Mentorship
A faculty research mentor supports the scholar's research question, methods, ethics, and scholarly development.
Research Development
The scholar develops the study or scholarly work, drawing on AEHP Academy learning opportunities and Institute guidance.
Optional Scholarly Submission
The scholar may independently submit a manuscript to VRA Publishing, subject to the same editorial and peer-review process as any author.
In Phase 1, expressions of interest are received through the existing VRA contact pathway. No application form, mentor assignment, or readiness review is active yet.
Mentorship is not publication
Participation in mentorship, research development, or any initiative activity does not guarantee manuscript acceptance, peer-review outcome, or publication. Every manuscript submitted to VRA Publishing is assessed independently through the same editorial and peer-review process applied to all authors, and editorial decisions remain independent of the initiative, of AEHP membership, and of payment.
AEHP Ecosystem
Connected to Existing AEHP Opportunities
The initiative creates no parallel systems. It connects emerging scholars to learning, publishing, and conference opportunities that already operate within the AEHP ecosystem.
AEHP Academy
Learning opportunities in research methods, ethics, and scholarly practice support scholars as their work develops.
Visit AEHP AcademyVRA Publishing
VRA Publishing holds the AEHP journals, the Professional Practice & Innovation Series, and conference proceedings. Any submission follows the standard author pathway.
Explore PublishingAEHP Conferences
Conference participation and proceedings collections offer emerging scholars a route to present and publish conference work under the approved conference policy.
View Proceedings & CollectionsPublishing Fees
Existing Approved Fee Policies
Emerging scholars submit under the same approved publishing policies as every other author. The initiative introduces no new fee and changes no payment configuration.
Standard scholarly journal submission
Standard rate for a scholarly manuscript submitted to an AEHP journal collection.
USD 75.00
Verified student journal submission
Student status is confirmed by an authorized publishing administrator before this rate applies. Until then, the standard rate applies.
USD 25.00
AEHP Professional Practice & Innovation Series
USD 0.00 for verified active AEHP Association members and eligible contributors affiliated with authorized organizational partners. The reduction is never granted from a self-declaration.
USD 25.00
AEHP conference proceedings
USD 0.00 for verified registered conference participants. Unverified eligibility is held for administrative review at no charge.
USD 0.00
The AEHP Professional Practice & Innovation Series welcomes submissions from healthcare professionals, educators, researchers, students, and other contributors. The standard submission fee is $25. Verified active AEHP Association members and eligible contributors affiliated with authorized organizational partners may submit at no charge. All submissions remain subject to editorial review and acceptance requirements.
$0 proceedings submission fee for verified eligible contributors to the 2027 From Purpose to Legacy Conference. Eligibility requires confirmation of an accepted conference contribution through an authorized AEHP conference process. Conference participation or self-declared acceptance alone does not automatically establish eligibility. All submissions remain subject to editorial review and publication approval.
Submission fees support administrative and editorial processing. Payment does not guarantee manuscript acceptance or publication.
No additional publication fee is collected after acceptance. Fee settlement is an administrative requirement and never influences manuscript merit, reviewer evaluation, or an editorial decision.
Institutional Research Partner
Institutional Partnership Inquiries
Universities, colleges, and research institutions interested in the initiative are invited to contact the Institute through the existing VRA contact pathway. Inquiries are reviewed individually by the Institute.
No institutional partnerships have been established under this initiative yet, and no institutional verification workflow is active in Phase 1. Sending an inquiry does not create a partnership, affiliation, endorsement, or any claim of collaboration.