International Student Research Fellowships at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA

Brief Description
HHMI`s new fellowship program supports outstanding international predoctoral students studying in the United States who are ineligible for fellowships or training grants through U.S. federal agencies.

HHMI will award three-year fellowships to international students to support years three, four, and five of a Ph.D. program. Eligible biomedical-related fields include biology, chemistry, physics, math, computer science, engineering, and plant biology—as well as interdisciplinary research.

About the Fellowship:

• Participation is by invitation only.
• Students must be in the 3rd or 4th year of a Ph.D. program in the biomedical or related sciences at a designated nominating institution to activate the fellowship.
• Students in their 1st, 2nd, or 5th year of their Ph.D. program cannot activate the fellowship.
• In no case will support past year 5 of the Ph.D. program be provided.

Important Dates:

• Institutional nomination deadline: December 1, 2011
• Application deadline: February 9, 2012
• Award notification: June 2012
• Fellowships begin: September 1, 2012

http://www.hhmi.org/grants/individuals/intl_fellows.html

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