The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program is a highly individualized and accelerated doctoral training program for outstanding students committed to biomedical research careers. NIH Oxford-Cambridge (OxCam) students partner with two Investigators - one at the NIH and another at the University of Oxford or University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom - to perform a single, collaborative dissertation project. Since the program is based on the British system, OxCam Scholars perform doctoral research without required formal courses other than those students choose to take in relationship to their own scientific interests. As a result, OxCam students are able to complete the doctoral degree in approximately four years. Students are expected to divide the time evenly between the two laboratories, with two years in the NIH laboratory and two years in the UK laboratory.
Deadline: December
Value: Stipend of $24,000 per year; health and travel benefits; tuition and lab fees
Eligibility: Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident; Receives tuition support and stipend for the duration of the program; May partner OxCam with other scholarship programs, such as Rhodes, Marshall, or Gates Cambridge
Major: Must have courses in biology, chemistry (inorganic and organic), physics and mathematics
Fellowship Type: Graduate
Category: Financial Need
Nomination: No but strongly suggested to work with the Fellowships Office
