 The Health Equity Leadership Institute, HELLY, is an intensive week long research and career development program designed to increase the number of underrepresented scholars who can sustain their ongoing commitment to health equity research. The program brings together diverse scholars from across the country to engage with each other and learn from supportive faculty. Scholar feedback has been overwhelmingly positive with average agreement ratings of 4.45 to 4.84 out of 5 on all survey items. Additionally, 85 percent of HELLY participants remain in academic positions, while 73 percent have been promoted and 23 percent have secured independent federal funding. This article was authored by James Butler, Craig S. Friar, Allies Ward, and others.