OPSF

NIH-Graduate Partnerships Program

Description: The NIH has formed partnerships with several universities to offer a unique PhD experience that combines traditional coursework with extensive research in the NIH labs. Participants are able to choose from programs in Bioinformatics, Biomedical Sciences, Biophysics, Developmental Biology, Immunology, Neuroscience, MD training, Molecular Pathology, Nursing, Health Sciences, Structural Biology, and related subjects. Institutional partners include: Boston University, Georgetown, John Hopkins, U Penn, Oxford, Cambridge, and others.
Qualifications: U.S. citizens or permanent residents with a Bachelor's degree. They must have an outstanding academic record and have undergraduate biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics. Previous research experience is preferred. Some programs have additional requirements.
Amount: Students will receive health benefits, academic support, and an annual stipend of ranging from $22,500 to $31,800 depending on the program and year of study.
Length: Award extends for the length of study-- Up to 5 years.
Application Process: The application to NIH-GPP includes three letters of recommendation, test scores, transcripts, and an online application form. An application to the partnering university is also required.

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Timeline:

Event	Date	Notes
Deadline	10/15/2009	Just molecular pathology.
Deadline	12/15/2009	First deadline of all the other subjects.

Resources:

Official Website	NIH Graduate Official Website
Official Website	NIH-Oxford-Cambridge Fellowship Information

Recipients:

Jesse Hinckley	2006-2007
M. Edward Haws	2006-2007
Lisa Higginbotham	2006-2007
Christopher P. Tanzie	2006-2007
Matthew Patrick Thorpe	2006-2007
Andrew Charles Edmondson	2004-2005
Richard J. McMurtrey	2004-2005
Aaron M. Secrest	2004-2005
Talmage Broadbent	2003-2004
Christopher Tracy Richardson	2003-2004
Jason Clair Swigert	2002-2003
David Allan Edwards	2001-2002
Adam Scott Frost	2001-2002
Christopher Michael Runyan	2001-2002
Brice J. Williams	2001-2002
Nathan R. York	2001-2002
John Harris Flint	2000-2001
Nathan B. Holladay	2000-2001
Anthony Steele Perry	2000-2001
Jacob Gee Robison	2000-2001
Nathan C. Bingham	1999-2000
Duane Robert Wesemann	1999-2000
Kenneth Dale Westover	1999-2000
Parley Dehlin Fillmore	1998-1999
Ranleigh L. Fleshman	1998-1999
Adam M. Gregory	1998-1999
Timothy Aaron Rand	1998-1999
Philip Robertson	1998-1999
Jeffrey John Fuller	1997-1998
David Copeland Norcross	1997-1998
Brandon Westover	1997-1998
David M. Willis	1997-1998
Kenneth E. Richardson	1996-1997
John S. Welch	1996-1997