The EEB Graduate Affairs Committee is soliciting applications for HHMI’s three-year fellowship program, which supports outstanding international Ph.D. students studying in the United States who are ineligible for fellowships or training grants through U.S. federal agencies.
Eligibility
Application submission is open to international students, enrolled full-time in the University of Michigan, who are in years two or three of a Ph.D. program. The award supports years three, four, and five of a Ph.D. program. Eligible fields include life and health sciences, physical sciences, biomedical engineering, computer science and psychology. A student does not need to be working with an HHMI Investigator to be eligible.
Eligible students:
- are studying in the life and health sciences, physical sciences, biomedical engineering, computer science or psychology;
- have demonstrated exceptional talent for research;
- are in the second (or third) year of doctoral study;
- have entered a laboratory in which they will conduct their dissertation research, and
- are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.
Deadline
Application materials must be submitted in pdf form to Jane Sullivan (janesull@umich.edu) in the EEB Grad Office by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 19th. Applications will be reviewed by the GAC and selected candidates will be forward to Rackham for consideration.
Award Description
HHMI expects to fund up to 40 fellowships from several host institutions. Each fellow will receive an annual stipend of $30,000, plus an educational allowance for three years.
Required Application Materials
- a one-page statement from the nominee describing his/her research, future goals and timetable for completion
- the nominee’s current curriculum vitae (c.v.);
- a letter of no more than two pages from the nominee’s faculty advisor
