Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

External Funding Sources and Awards Granted to Current MD-PhD Students

Tri-I MD-PhD students have been extremely successful in obtaining external funding for their research. Beyond the awards themselves, the process of applying for external grants is a useful part of students’ professional training and is actively encouraged and supported by the Program faculty.

Currently, at least 30 students in the Tri-I MD-PhD Program and at least 50% of each incoming class have NIH F-series awards, including F30 and F31-Diversity awards from the

Additionally, current Tri-I MD-PhD students have been awarded funding from the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) logo

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National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Logo