The normal tenure is 12 months for each of three fellowship years, with an option to extend for up to two additional years. Application deadline is December 11. Whitaker website . D. degree programs. All of the NIH institutes and centers offer individual predoctoral fellowships to individuals from underrepresented ethnic and racial minority groups and for individuals with disabilities.
Predoctoral fellowships have no service payback obligation.
Students interested in any predoctoral fellowship opportunity are strongly encouraged to contact the institute or center before preparing an application.