All graduate students receive a scholarship for their first two years of study. Students are supported in subsequent years by training grants or through individual faculty research funds. All graduate students receive a scholarship for their first two years of study. Students are supported in subsequent years by training grants or through individual faculty research funds. Most graduate students find housing in residential areas in the vicinity of the School of Medicine.
Many students share larger apartments to minimize housing costs.
An excellent public transportation system connects the University with all surrounding residential communities. Student Group There are approximately 140 graduate students seeking degrees in the nine basic science programs in the Schools of Medicine and Public Health. Location Pittsburgh is a dynamic metropolitan area with a number of cultural attractions, including the Pittsburgh Symphony, Opera, and Ballet, as well as theaters, museums, art galleries, and restaurants. The city's parks and its wooded western Pennsylvania surroundings offer excellent facilities for skiing, boating, mountain biking, rock climbing, white-water rafting, hiking, backpacking, cycling, hunting, and fishing. Ph.D. students enjoy access to world-class basic research programs and clinical resources.