Fellows receive an annual stipend and full tuition.
The fellowship provides three years' support, contingent on satisfactory performance. The purpose of this program is to prepare researchers to investigate such issues as the access, organization, and effectiveness of mental health services. The Ph.D. program is structurally interdisciplinary. The program is administered by faculty of Washington University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. Faculty from the Washington University School of Medicine is also involved in the administration of the Mental Health Services Research Training Program.