The National Institutes of Health awarded the CMB Program a $1.1 million T32 Training Grant in July 2019.  This award will support four CMB PhD students in 2019 – 20 and six students in subsequent years through 2024.   In order to be eligible for this fellowship CMB students must join a T32  Preceptor’s Laboratory and engage in research that has a significant computational or quantitative component.  Applications for fall of the following year will open each Spring.

Current qCMB T-32 Fellows:

Carlos Juarez-Guzman – C. Argueso, Agricultural Biology
Lexi Keene – Stenglein Lab, Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Pablo Maldonado, Jr. – Henao-Tamayo Lab, Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Gaby Ramirez – Dobos Lab, Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Diana Lowe – Telling Lab, Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Victoria Nieciecki – Metcalf Lab, Animal sciences
Naly Torres – E. Nishimura Lab, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Prior qCMB T-32 Fellows:

Sean Merriman – L. Argueso Lab, Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences
Casey-Tyler Berezin – Vigh Lab, Biomedical Sciences
Kailee Reed – Montgomery Lab, Biology
Kai Leleiwi – Wrighton Lab, Soil and Crop Science
Sere Williams – Santangelo Lab, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Reed Woyda – Abdo Lab, Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Kristin Scott – Santangelo Lab, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Alissa Williams – Sloan Lab, Biology

PhD students in their first or second year of graduate school are eligible to apply.  The deadline is in mid – October each year. The award is $34,000 a year for 3 years, plus tuition and additional funds for travel and supplies.

Current CMB NSF – GFRP Fellows:

Kayl Ecton – Abdo/Dean Lab, Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Darcy Hunstiger – Peebles Lab, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Katy McIntyre – C. Argueso Lab, Agricultural Biology
Alissa Williams – Sloan Lab, Biology
Shady Kuster – Sloan Lab, Biology

Previous  CMB NSF – GFRP Fellows:

Adam Heck – C. Wilusz Lab, Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology

NIJ’s Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) program supports doctoral students engaged in research that advances NIJ’s mission. The fellowship provides $150,000 over three years for stipend and tuition.

CMB NIJ Fellows:

2018 Heather Deel – Metcalf Lab, Animal Science

These predoctoral fellowships enable promising students with potential to develop into productive, independent research scientists, to obtain mentored research training while conducting dissertation research. Each award covers stipend, tuition and fees for up to three years.  Students are most competitive for this type of award after they have passed their preliminary exam.  Deadlines are April 8, August 8, December 8 each year.

Current CMB F31/F30 Fellows:

Sam Brill – Thamm Lab, Clinical Sciences

Previous CMB F31 Fellows:

Sarah Kane – Zabel Lab, Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology (2014 – 17)
Krystle Frahm – Tobet Lab, Biomedical Sciences (2013 – 14)
Sean Hammond – Tjalkens Lab, Biomedical Sciences (2016 – 17)
Katriana Popichak – Tjalkens Lab, Biomedical Sciences (2016 – 17)
Eric Tauchman – DeLuca Lab, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2014 – 16)

This scholarship is offered to enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising students who are matriculated in pre – doctoral or clinical health professional degree training programs and who intend careers as scientists, physician – scientists or other clinician – scientists, or related careers aimed at improving global cardiovascular health.  Each award is for one to two years and covers stipend (~$24,000). Notably, this fellowship is open to international students as well as US citizens.  Deadline in July.

Previous CMB AHA Fellows:

Jerome Lee – C. Wilusz Lab, Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology

As a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance, the Department of Defense (DoD) plans to award fellowships to individuals who have demonstrated the ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering. Fellowships support an annual stipend of $38,000 plus tuition and fees for up to three years.  The deadline is in early December.  The format of the application is similar to NSF. First and second year predoctoral students are eligible.

The United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) provides funding for single – function and integrated agricultural research, education, and extension efforts that address key problems of local, regional, national, and global importance in sustaining conventional and organic food and agriculture systems. Two – year Fellowships come with a stipend of up to $35,000 per year plus tuition and other benefits.  Students must have attained candidacy to be eligible.

Current CMB USDA-NIFA Fellow

Hannah Berry – C. Argueso Lab, Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management

Katy McIntyre – C. Argueso Lab, Agricultural Biology

The Boren Awards promote long term linguistic and cultural immersion.  Therefore, preference will be given to applicants proposing overseas programs of six months or longer.  However, applicants proposing overseas programs of three to six months, especially those in the STEM fields are encouraged to apply. The fellowship provides up to $24,000 for up to one year of overseas study. The deadline is in January each year

The Science and Technology Policy (STP) Fellowships program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) provides opportunities to outstanding scientists and engineers to learn first-hand about policymaking while contributing their knowledge and analytical skills to the federal policymaking process. Fellows serve yearlong assignments in the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the federal government in Washington. Each year, the program adds to a growing corps over 3,000 strong of policy-savvy leaders working across academia, government, nonprofits and industry to serve the nation and the world. These fellowships are open to those who have completed their PhD degree and provide a stipend of $80 – 105,000 per year.

Previous CMB STP Fellows:

Peter Winter, PhD (2011) Roess Lab, Biomedical Sciences (LinkedIn)

The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant offered by the Embassy of France in the United States. It supports outstanding PhD students from American universities who wish to conduct research in France for a period ranging from four to nine months. Chateaubriand fellows are selected through a merit – based competition, through a collaborative process involving expert evaluators in both countries.

Previous CMB Chateaubriand Fellow:

Jillian Lang, PhD (2016) Leach Lab, Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management (LinkedIn)