The application deadline is Novermber 10, 1998. This internation fellowship competition is administered by the National Rersearch Council. Fellowships will be awarded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for full-time study toward a Ph.D. or Sc. D. degree in the biological sciences listed below.
Awards are for three years, with extension possible for two additional years of full support.
The fellowships are intended for students who have completed less than one year of graduate study toward M.S., Ph.D., or Sc. D. degrees in biological sciences. The program is open to both U.S. citizens and foreign citizens. Students with U.S. citizenship may take the fellowship abroad. Non-U.S. citizens must study in the United States.