Contact information for HHMI and NSF fellowships is listed below. As is true for most institutions in this country, fellowship support for students primarily comes from federal training grants that limit support to United States citizens and permanent residents. In practice this meant that we can not fully consider foreign applicants unless, in addition to having an outstanding academic record, they have carried out their undergraduate studies in North America or they have had a substantial research experience in a laboratory with a long publication record in international journals. Arrangements for the test may be made by writing to the Educational Testing Service. Although San Francisco has a high cost of living, the university is located in a residential area with a large selection of reasonably priced rooms and apartments.
Most students choose to share off-campus apartments or flats in the university neighborhood.