Once awarded, support from these scholarships will continue, contingent upon satisfactory performance, until the M.D. degree is awarded. National Research Service Award. Financial support is available through an institutional grant awarded to Vanderbilt University Medical School by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. As with all federal funding, support is guaranteed for only one year at a time, since all federal funds are reviewed and funded annually. Generally, funds are renewed and support is continued.
Limited resources are available through graduate departments.
Tuition awards are available as well as some stipend support either from federal training grants or research funds. Interested students should request from their faculty adviser or department chair specific information on the availability of this type of support. This refers to the student's own resources or sources of funds. Approved students for the Medical Scientist Training Program who do not receive financial support from any of the above sources may remain in the joint program at their own expense. By combining coursework from the School of Medicine and the Owen Graduate School of Management, students can earn both the M.D. and M.B.A. degrees in five years.