Occasionally, projects are approved at off-campus sites if there is also a University of Washington sponsor. Consult Jean Lytle for these procedures. Funding depends on income from designated School of Medicine funds, contributions from sponsors' grants, and allocations from department budgets. Costs associated with laboratory set-up, materials, etc. are covered by the sponsor and are in addition to stipend support. However, projects may be scheduled during any quarter when you are not registered for any coursework.
Faculty members submit abstracts of projects on which they want to sponsor a student.
If you are interested in one of these projects, you should contact the faculty member as soon as possible. Faculty members expect to be contacted by students between November 29th and January 26th. If you know an area of research that you would like to undertake but do not know which faculty members are pursuing research on this topic, we may be able to help you identify a potential sponsor. Please ask Jean Lytle. Since each sponsor may only work with one student on one specific project and there may be several students competing for the same project, be sure you are the selected student before beginning work on the application.