Stacyann Morgan got into biomedical engineering through a simple Google search. She got through an undergraduate program in the emerging field thanks to a federally-funded program that provided multi-layered support to Black and Latino students at City College of New York. Starting in 2001, the National Institutes of Health funded the Minority Scholars Program at the fabled urban college in a bold attempt to graduate Black and Latino graduates who would pursue Ph.D.s, particularly in biomedical engineering, which combines mechanical engineering and medicine to create innovations in diagnosing and treating diseases. The Minority Scholars program is on track to hit its ultimate goal of producing PhDs. Of 36 Black and Latino graduates, 19 entered doctoral programs, and four have persisted. If all four receive doctorates starting next year, the rate of one in nine undergraduates reaching that level would match a historical high in all fields at City College, one of the largest producers of Ph.D. students in the country. The CCNY Minority Scholars Program shows success in nurturing Ph.D. aspirations of underrepresented students.