D. degree in designated fields. Applicants must not have completed the first year of a full-time graduate program in the biological sciences. Applicants must be citizens or nationals of the United States or who are foreign citizens or nationals. The fellowship award is for five years. Evaluation and Selection Fellowships are awarded on the basis of ability as reflected by academic records, proposed plan of study and research, previous research experience, reference reports and GRE scores.
Competition is intense.
Applicants must take the GRE no later than January 3 rd of the application year. See Web page for items to complete application.