Funding Your Graduate Program in the Biosciences

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1 Funding Your Graduate Program in the Biosciences Leadership Alliance Symposium Friday, July 23, 2015 Joel D. Oppenheim, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Diversity Advisor to the Office of Science Research NYU School of Medicine

2 Topics to discuss. Introductions (you & me) What program should you be applying to? Funding levels for different degree programs Funding Mechanisms University based Federal Agencies Foundations & Scientific Societies NIH programs and funding mechanisms

3 ! What program should you be applying to?! This is totally dependent on what your career goals are: Postbaccalaureate (NIH & University-based) Terminal Masters degree (MA/MS, MSW, MPH) Transitional Masters degree (MS, MPH): prior to entering a PhD program PhD MD/PhD MD

4 ! Funding levels for different degree programs!! What Program You Will Be Applying To Will Dramatically Affect Your Level of Funding All PhD and MD/PhD programs in bioscience-related fields usually will fully fund your education. This will include: Yearly stipend ($20,000 35,000 dependent on location of school and competiveness of the program) Full tuition and fees Full health insurance coverage Other bells and whistles (varies) Computers & books Child care Relocation costs Most terminal Master degree programs usually to not cover significant costs

5 Funding levels for different degree programs Transitional Masters degree or Postbaccalaureate (prior to entering a PhD program) will cover some to all of your expenses dependent on the source of program funding Federally funded programs (NIH, NSF, etc.) usual cover tuition and stipend MD programs: you usually have to negotiate individually with Financial Aid Offices (zero to full tuition funding is possible)

6 ! University based: Funding Mechanisms! stipends and other funding paid directly to the student from university funds; usually time limited (~ 1-5 years) You may have to teach or perform some other functions to receive funding Funding from PI s grant Usually in later years of training (2-5) Federal Agencies: Training grants (NIH T-32; IMSD, NSF) Individual awards (NSF, NIH/NRSA, DOD)

7 Funding Mechanisms. Foundations & Scientific Societies Ford Foundation HHMI Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study American Society for Microbiology, Society for Neurocience, etc Usually in later years of training (2-5) and time limited (1-2 years Look at the LA s SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND FINANCIAL AID conference handout

8 ! NIH programs and funding mechanisms*! Whereas NIH is the largest single funder of undergraduate, graduate student and postdoctoral funding in the biomedical sciences you need to know a bit more about this federal agency *This information was supplied by Dr. Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education milgrams@od.nih.gov

9 The National Institutes of Health The Nation s medical research agency supporting scientific studies that turn discovery into health

10 NIH Mission: To seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living things and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability

11 NIH is composed of 27 Institutes and Centers NHLBI NINR NCATS NCCAM NCI OD NIAMS NIEHS CIT NEI NIMH NIDA NLM NINDS CC NHGRI NIBIB NIAID NIMHD NIDCR NIDDK NIA NIAAA NICHD NIDCD FIC CSR NIGMS

12 Trans-NIH Intramural Training at All Career Stages

13 Important to Understand! n NIH has two major divisions extramural and intramural n Extramural: Supporting research and training OUTSIDE the NIH n Intramural: Doing research and getting trained AT the NIH

14 NIH Role in Supporting and Performing Biomedical Research Via the Extramural and Intramural Programs At the basic, translational and clinical level Using tools from the behavioral, biological, chemical, computational, mathematical, physical, and social sciences In the US and throughout the world Some grants are specifically focused on helping you receive the training you need to develop a successful research career

15 The Extramural Research Programs

16 Training Grants n Two types of training grants to be aware of n Institutional (T): To the school n Individual (F): To you, once you have selected a school and a research group n Visit the F Kiosk to figure out which F grant might be right for you: n To learn about diversity supplements visit: PA html

17 NIH F Grants: What F Grants

18 The Intramural Research Program

19 n A community of scientists doing science ON the NIH campus q ~1000 Faculty (PIs) q 1000 Staff Scientists & Clinicians q 3800 Postdocs/Clinical Fellows q 400 Graduate Students q 100 Medical Students q 700 Postbacs q 1000 Summer interns

20 NIH Intramural Postbac Programs n Paid internships in an NIH intramural research group n Can work on any NIH campus n Two programs, depending on graduation date: q Within two years: Postbac IRTA Program q After two years: Technical IRTA Program n Extensive educational programming and career advising n All NIH postbacs are eligible to participate in the NIH Academy Health Disparities Training Program

21 To get a copy of this presentation, please me directly: joel.oppenheim@nyumc.org