The Neurobiology of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Training Program, funded through the National Institute on Aging, and sponsored by the Provost office, the College for Biomedical and Translational Science, and the department of Pharmacology & Neuroscience, is pleased to announce the availability of one pre-doctoral fellowship for international students.
Current PhD students, from any discipline, interested in applying for this fellowship should combine the following documents into one pdf file named after yourself and submit to Dr. Nathalie Sumien (Nathalie.sumen@unthsc.edu) and Ms. Cheryl Bryant (Cheryl.bryant@unthsc.edu) electronically:
- A current unofficial transcript and an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- One-page statement of interest outlining how the applicant’s research direction and/or interest relates to the neurobiology of aging and/or Alzheimer’s Disease.
Separately, an email of support from the mentor should be sent to Dr. Sumien.
* Only international students (F1 visas) are eligible to apply
* Only students who have completed they first year can apply
Appointed predoctoral fellows will receive a stipend for $27,144 (the rest of the stipend to reach the CBTS $35,000 stipend will be provided by the student’s mentor/home department/Provost office using non-federal funds). In addition, trainees will have $3,038 to apply towards tuition and fees ($871/semester), $750 for travel expenses to a national scientific meeting, and up to $4,550 toward research and/or training related expenses, including purchase of student health insurance or relevant reagents and supplies (excluding purchase of animal and human subject related items and controlled substances).
As a stipulation of accepting this fellowship, trainees are expected to commit to this program for 12 months, register for PHRM 5300: Neurobiology of Aging (offered Even Springs), participate in Journal Club (held once a month in the Fall and Spring) and in experiential learning activities, attend seminars relating to aging and/or Alzheimer’s disease and join in regular meetings with the program directors. In addition, they are required to acknowledge the training grant (T32 AG020494) in any published abstracts or manuscripts and present their progress at the Annual Neurobiology of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Trainee symposium (at UNTHSC in May).
Complete applications must be received by April 30th, 5pm