Four to six fellowships are available. Terms of appointment are two years. The deadline is Sunday, October 15, 2000. Approximately 80 fellowships will be awarded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for full-time study towards the Ph.D. or Sc. D. degree in the biological sciences.
Awards are for five years.
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. Fellowships are intended for students at or near the beginning of their graduate study. The maximum tenure is three years over a five year period.