U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status is required for appointment to the NIH Predoctoral Research Training Grant, but not for receipt of Institutional stipends and scholarships. Continued stipend and tuition support requires a B average with evidence of research progress as evaluated by the student's advisor and graduate committee. D. training opportunities are available for students enrolled in the medical school program. All fellows receive special NIH Postdoctoral Fellowships, which are supplemented to provide highly competitive stipend levels.
Additional funds are also available for health insurance and travel to research conferences.
Full tuition scholarships are provided for M.D.s if they enter the Ph.D. or M.S. program, but entrance into the graduate program is not required nor is it a major emphasis of the training program. U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is required for appointment to the NIH postdoctoral research training grant. All fellows receive special NIH Postdoctoral Fellowships, which are supplemented to provide highly competitive stipend levels. Additional funds are also available for health insurance and travel to research conferences. Full-tuition scholarships are provided for M.D.s if they enter the Ph.D. or M.S. program, but entrance into the graduate program is not required nor is it a major emphasis of the training program.