Minority students are encouraged to apply.
Participants pursuing a Ph.D. receive two years of support.
Those pursuing an MS receive one and a half years of support. The participant must be registered for 9 hours or more to be eligible to receive funding. Tuition, health insurance, and taxes are the responsibility of the student. This exposes them to various areas of research and employment in industrial, federal, and academic settings within Optical Molecular Bio-Engineering. Students enroll in a core curriculum of courses designed to compliment the student's academic program and provide a multi-disciplinary overiew of the field which will enable them to work in various types of research.