Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study

Organization
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
4000 Jones Bridge Rd.
Chevy Chase, MD 20815-6789
Phone Number
(301)215-8500
Level of Study -
Graduate Degree
Professional Development
Award Type -
Fellowship
Purpose
To offer an extraordinary opportunity to pursue graduate studies in the life sciences.
Focus -
Biomedical research.
Qualifications -
Applicant must adviser-student pairs from eligible disciplines must be nominated by the HHMI-designated institutional representative. Prospective fellows must be I) U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, undocumented childhood arrivals, or undocumented.
Criteria
Selection will be based on the committee criteria.
Amount -
$50,000
Award Duration -
Annual; up to 3 years.
Number of Recipients -
Varies.
To Apply
Application must include: the nomination (from the nominator); eligibility confirmation (to be completed by the thesis adviser); application (nominator, thesis adviser, student); external letter of support (from student’s previous research adviser).
Deadline -
September 16.
Contact -
Email Gilliam@hhmi.org.
For more information
http://www.hhmi.org