md phd grants

The NIH MD/PhD Partnership Training Program aims to assist NIH MD/PhD students by providing funding guidance and support. Most NIH institutes have MSTP-funded training slots that serve as the primary source of funding for MD/PhD students at the NIH. However, these slots and the accompanying funded are limited. As a result, each institute slot is given to an exemplary MD/PhD student who is completing their dissertation research with a principal investigator in that institute’s intramural research program.

Medical Scientist Training Programs 

The Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) was developed by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to financially support the development of future physician-scientists. This program encourages students with outstanding credentials and potential to dedicate themselves to biomedical research and academic medicine careers.

Students conducting their dissertation research at the NIH may attend any medical school; however, only those accepted to a U.S. medical school’s MSTP are eligible to receive an NIH institute’s MSTP-funded slot   for the medical school phase of training.

Since funding from the NIH MD/PhD Partnership Training Program is provided by an individual NIH institutes as a supplement to a medical school’s NIGMS MSTP training grant, it can only be used at  MSTP-funded programs . Not all MSTP-funded programs fully participate, however. For more information about current participating medical schools, please contact the Director of the MD/PhD Partnership Training Program.

If you do not currently attend a medical school that participates with this program, or a medical school that does not have an MSTP grant, we encourage you to consider  other available funding opportunities .

More information about MSTP Funding is available  here .

Tools for MD-PhD Applicants

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Helpful tools and information regarding medical MD-PhD programs.

Combined MD-PhD degree programs provide students the opportunity to earn both the MD and the PhD in areas pertinent to medicine.

Information about MD-PhD programs and possible careers in the social sciences and humanities.

Find medical research opportunities for undergraduates on medical school campuses.

The American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS®) is the AAMC's centralized medical school application processing service. Most U.S. medical schools use the AMCAS program as the primary application method for their first-year entering classes.

Upcoming short presentations will describe features of MD-PhD training, alumni careers, and detailed logistics of the application process.

Recommendations to help ensure that all MD and MD-PhD applicants receive timely notification about the outcome of their AMCAS® application. These guidelines are not intended to supersede the policies, timelines, or discretion of individual schools or programs. Each applicant is expected to become familiar with the procedures and requirements of each school to which they apply.

Learn about NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences research training programs for undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and faculty.

This Google calendar lists interview and revisit days for MD-PhD programs.

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Conferences.

In addition to research domain-specific conferences, MD-PhD students are encouraged to attend and present their work at a variety of regional and national meetings. These are excellent opportunities to network with other physician-scientists in training, receive meaningful feedback on current research, and refine presentation skills.

• Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum (MSBRF)
• International Student Research Forum (ISRF)
• Annual MD/PhD National Student Conference in Keystone, CO
• American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) Midwest Regional Meeting
• Association of American Physicians (AAP)/The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI)/American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) Joint Meeting

Grant Opportunities

MD-PhD students are encouraged to apply for grants early in their graduate school experience. There are a plethora of internal and extramural opportunities scholars may apply for. Students should check with their departments for any specific opportunities in addition to the general funding opportunities referenced below.

Internal Funding Opportunity

The UNMC Assistantship/Fellowship is available to graduate and dual degree students. Students may apply during their second semester of graduate school. A letter of intent is due February 1 and the application or renewal material for a second year, must be submitted by March 1. Award notifications are made in late June each year.

Extramural Funding Opportunities

The NIH F30 and F31 opportunities may be applied for during graduate school. Note that the F30, which is specific to MD-PhD students, require that a first application be submitted within 48 months after joining an MD-PhD program, or by the end of the student's fourth year in the program (typically their second year in graduate school). Students should consider putting in an application early in their graduate years as resubmission is common. Applications are accepted three times each year (April, August, and December). Early in graduate school, as students begin the application process, they should work closely with their advisor, the program director, and senior students who have submitted or received one of these grants.

F30 - Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Predoctoral NRSA for MD/PhD and other Dual Degree Fellowships

F31 - Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award

National MD-PhD Grants Program

The SAMS and the Swiss National Science Foundation, with the support of private foundations and in collaboration with the Swiss School of Public Health, award each year since 1992 a limited number of competitive individual MD-PhD grants. The aim of the program is to equip medical doctors interested in research with the skills necessary for a career as clinician and scientist.

MD-PhD grants enable particularly talented young physicians to complete a doctoral research training in natural sciences, public health sciences, clinical research or biomedical ethics at a Swiss university. Grants can be awarded for a minimum of 2 to a maximum of 3 years. The synopsis (see below) gives an overview of grantees.

Participation requirements

Applicants must have successfully completed their studies in human, veterinary or dental medicine and be admitted as doctoral students in one of the local MD-PhD programs associated with the National Grants Program by the time of the grant start. They must have been residents of Switzerland for at least 2 years by the submission deadline. Complete participation requirements and evaluation criteria are described in the program regulations (revised in October 2022).

Evaluation procedure

The evaluation, based on the National MD-PhD Grants Program regulations, takes place in two phases: the first selection is made by the local MD-PhD Commissions associated with the national grants program. Preselected applicants are then evaluated by and invited to an interview with the National MD-PhD Evaluation Committee which makes a funding recommendation to the program funders.

Submission of applications

Applications, written in English using the SAMS application form , must be sent to the local MD-PhD commission at which the applicant is or intends to be matriculated as doctoral student. Contact details of the local commissions associated with the National Grants Program can be found here: Local MD-PhD Commissions .

Next submission deadline: 15 December 2023

Interviews with the National MD-PhD Evaluation Committee: 14 May 2024 (invitation only)

Earliest start of the grant: 1 September 2024

Funders involved in the program

in alphabetical order

Monique Dornonville de la Cour Foundation (MDC) Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS) Swiss Cancer Research (KFS) Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Synapsis Foundation Switzerland (SSS) Théodore Ott Fund (SAMS) Zinkernagel Research Foundation (FSZ)

The Swiss School of Public Health provides ideational support to the national grants program.

Future of the program as of 2025

The SNSF, co-owner of the program with the SAMS, has announced its withdrawal as of 2025 to focus its portfolio on the postdoctoral level. The SAMS very much regrets this decision.   As selective instrument and seal of scientific quality, the national program contributes to the attractivity and visibility of the MD-PhD career track. Feedback from practice confirms the importance of individual funding to motivate talented young physicians to engage in research and to acquire a solid scientific foundation early on in their career.

The SAMS is further convinced that MD-PhD profiles, who are capable of bridging the gap between experimental research, patient-oriented research and clinical practice, are essential to deal with the increasing complexity of medicine.   While the program benefits from the valuable support of several partners, the SNSF finances more than half of the available grants. And it is, along with the SAMS, the only one to do so in all disciplines. Having no budget to replace this contribution, the SAMS has started to approach potential partners to avoid that the SNSF withdrawal means the end of the program as of 2025.   Foundations interested in supporting the National MD-PhD Grants Program are invited to contact the SAMS General Secretariat. Funding of the grants awarded until mid 2024 according to the current framework is ensured.

Downloads and links

National MD-PhD grants program regulations

SAMS MD-PhD application form

Associated local MD-PhD Commissions

National MD-PhD Evaluation Committee (in German)

Synopsis of grantees

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Financial Aid

Md/mdphd scholarships, the warren alpert medical school scholarship funds.

The Warren Alpert Medical School is deeply grateful to the thousands of donors who offer generous scholarship support to our medical students. Through a combination of endowment income, annual gifts, a percentage of tuition revenue, and grants from the federal government, AMS was able to offer over $6 million dollars in institutional scholarship funds to 50% of all aid recipients. The average scholarship award in 2018-19 year was approximately $33,730.

Institutional Need-Based Scholarships

The financial aid office awards scholarships from the institution to students on the basis of financial need. A student may be considered for this type of scholarship by applying as an institutional aid applicant. Please review the application page for details about applying for institutional need-based scholarship funding.

Institutional Merit-Based Scholarships

Tuition scholarships are awarded to AMS MD/PhD students that are not based on need. In addition, the Office of Admission offers merit scholarships based on criteria other than need. All other financial aid at The Warren Alpert Medical School is awarded on the basis of financial need.

Only financial aid applicants who qualify for institutional funding are considered for the following scholarships:

Abernathy Family Medical Scholarship Established in 2004 by James L. Abernathy '63 and Kevin Kearns Abernathy P'04.

Vivian B. Allen Foundation Scholarship Established in 1964 by the Vivian B. Allen Foundation, Inc.

Warren Alpert Scholars Program Established in 2007 by The Warren Alpert Foundation.

Charles A. Baldwin II Medical Scholarship Fund Established in 2006 by friends of the late Rev. Charles A. Baldwin.

Bank of America Medical Scholarship Established in 1985 by the Rhode Island Hospital Trust.

Irving A. Beck, MD Scholarship Fund Established in 1998 by Aaron T. Beck, MD '42+ and the Honorable Phyllis W. Beck '49, P'74+.

Everett F. Boyden Trust Medical Scholarship Established in 1979 by The Everett F. Boyden Trust.

The Bready Biotechnology Scholarship Fund Established in 2003 by Richard L. Bready P'99MD'03 in honor of Barrett Bready '99 MD'03.

The Brodsky Family Medical Scholarship Established in 1981 by David L. Brodsky '59, Elliott J. Brodsky '64 and family.

Hermon C. Bumpus and John H. Morrissey Fund Established in 1965 by Dr. Moses Swick.

Gordon E. and May R. Cadwgan Medical School Scholarship Established in 1999 by Gordon E. Cadwgan '36 LLD'66+.

The Leonard H. Campbell Medical Scholarship Established in 1973 by Lois Campbell Bigelow '24+.

The Joseph E. Cannon Endowed Fellowship Established in 1989 by family, friends and colleagues of the late Joseph E. Cannon, PhD. '32.

Frank V. Carollo 1950 Medical Scholarship Established in 2006 by Frank V. Carollo '50.

Champlin Foundations Medical Scholarship Established in 1982 by The Champlin Foundations.

The Scott E. Chanchien Memorial Scholarship Established in 1992 by Dr. and Mrs. Tsunie Chanchien P'90, '92.

Diana Kane Cohen '55 Medical Scholarship Established in 2005 by Diana Kane Cohen '55.

The Charles and Ellen Collis Medical Scholarship Established in 1983 by Mr. Charles A. Collis+ and Mrs. Elfriede A. Collis.

The Julie and Albert Cornsweet Medical Scholarship Established in 1984 by Albert C. Cornsweet, PhD '29+.

The Julie Cornsweet Endowed Fellowship Established in 1994 through the Estate of Albert C. Cornsweet, PhD '29.

The Crumley-Shaw Medical Scholarship Established in 1986 by the Estate of Janet M. Shaw '39.

  The CVS Medical Scholarship Established in 2001 by The CVS Charitable Trust.

The M. Myer Cyker Medical Scholarship Established in 1978 by M. Myer Cyker P'80, '82 .

The H. Corbin Day 1959 Medical Scholarship Established in 1985 by H. Corbin Day '59.

The Philip J. DiSaia, MD Medical Scholarship Established in 1997 by Philip J. DiSaia, MD '59, John P. Keats '75 MD'78, P'04, and friends contributing in honor of Dr. DiSaia.

Dresdale Family Medical Scholarship Established in 2006 by Richard C. Dresdale ’78+ and Marcella L. Dresdale in honor of Frank C. Dresdale '45+ and Doris Dresdale.

Brown Medical School Early Leaders Scholarship

Established in 2004 by  Marie J. Langlois '64 in honor of the early leaders of Brown's medical school - Stanley M. Aronson, MD, Pierre Galletti, MD PhD+, and David S. Greer, MD.

The Adelbert C. Eastburn Medical Scholarship Established in 1983 by bequest of Lt. Col. Adelbert C. Eastburn '12.

The Stephen R. Ehrlich Family Medical Scholarship Established in 2000 by Stephen R. Ehrlich '55 and Mary Ann Ehrlich P'85.

D. C. and Irene Ellwood Foundation Medical Scholarship and Loan Fund Established by the Ellwood Foundation.

Ata K. Erdogan Memorial Scholarship Established in 2013 in memory of Ata K. Erdogan '98 MD'02 by friends, classmates, and colleagues.

Brown Medical School Faculty Scholarship Established in 2001 by Brown's medical school faculty, alumni, and parents honoring the educational partnership that faculty share with the students. 

Irving Jay Fain Medical Scholarship Established in 1979 by E. Macie Silver P'67+.

The Dr. William Fain Medical Scholarship Established in 1979 by William Fain, MD '28+.

The FM Global Medical Scholarship Established in 2000 by FM Global Foundation.

The Samuel J. Fogelson Medical Scholarship Established in 1979 by Mid America Burn Institute, as directed by Richard Fogelson '56.

The Ira S. and Anna Galkin Medical Scholarship Established in 1976 by  Mr.+ and Mrs. Norman M. Fain and The Ira and Anna Galkin Charitable Trusts.

The Yvonne Galletti-Chamorel Medical Scholarship Established in 1985 by Dr.+ and Mrs. Pierre Galletti.

The George H. Gildersleeve Medical Scholarship Established in 1982 by bequest of George H. Gildersleeve, PhD '19.

Dr. Leon Goldstein and Family Medical Scholarship Established in 2013 by Barbara J. Goldstein, P'82MD'86, P'88MD'92 and family to honor the late Leon Goldstein PhD, ADE'68 hon., P'82MD'86, P'85MD'92.

The Grabel Foundation Medical Scholarship Established in 1982 by The Grabel Foundation, as directed by Jordan Grabel MD'85.

Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation Scholarship Established by the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation.

The Mary H. and George E. Grimshaw Medical Student Scholarship Established in 1995 by bequest of Mary H. Grimshaw in honor of her son George E. Grimshaw.

Lucille B. Hacking Scholarship Fund Established in 2007 by the Estate of Lucille B. Hacking '43.

Dr. Herbert E. & Lilian W. Harris Presidential Scholarship Fund Established in 2005 by Herbert E. Harris Jr., Ruth W. Harris '41+ and Walter D. Harris '35+.

Alexes Hazen, MD and Alex Ettl Medical Scholarship Established in 2003 by  Alexes Hazen '87 MD'96.

Charles Hill, MD Memorial Scholarship Established in 1989 by Henry E. Kates.

Andrew M. and Carol Hunt Scholarship for Medical Education Established in 1979 by Andrew M. Hunt '51+ and Carol Hunt P'74, '75, and family and friends.

The Helen Humphrey Wood Hurlin Medical Fellowship Established in 1971 by Dr. Ralph G. Hurlin '12  AM'13 PHD'15, P'39, P'41+.

Donald Jordan 1930 Scholarship Fund for Medical Students Established in 2012 by the Estate of Mary Elizabeth Jordan.

The Sidney A. Kane Medical Fellowship Established in 1971 by the Kane-Barrengos Foundation, as directed by Edythe Kane Winslow '31+ and Diana Kane Cohen '55.

Kott/Blumenkranz Family Scholarship Established in 2005 by Recia Kott Blumenkranz, MD '76 and Mark S. Blumenkranz '72 MD'75 MMS'76, P'05, '08.

The David and Esther Lecht Memorial Fund Established in 1985 by the Estate of Esther Lecht.

The Paul Levinger Medical Scholarship Established in 1988 by Paul Levinger.

David C. Lewis, MD & Eleanor L. Lewis Medical Scholarship Fund Established in 2004 by David C. Lewis, MD '57, Eleanor L. Lewis '59, P'84, '87.

The Donald J. Marsh MD Medical Scholarship Established in 2006 by friends and colleagues of former Dean Donald J. Marsh, MD.

The Merck Company Foundation Scholarship Established in 1964 by The Merck Company Foundation.

The Gregory J. Miller, '77 MD'81 Medical Scholarship Established in 2004 by Gregory J. Miller '77 MD'81.

The Mitchell Pediatric Fellowship Established in 1985 by Michael W. Mitchell '59 and Brooke A. Mitchell '59, P'88, '90.

  Dr. Mohammed Mohiuddin P'97MD'01 Medical Scholarship Established in 2010 by Majid M. Mohiuddin '97 MD'01 and Dr. Mohammed Mohiuddin P'97MD'01.

The Samuel and Sona Morein Medical Fellowship Established in 1980 by Sona Morein.

The Seymour B. Muney Medical Scholarship Established in 2005 by Alan M. Muney '75 MD'78, P’04 and family in memory of Seymour Muney.

Hiroko and Noboru Murakami Scholarship Established in 1997 by  Hiroko and Noboru Murakami P'95, '96, '98MD'02.

The Kenneth L. Nash Medical Scholarship Fund Established in 1978 by the Estate of Kenneth L. Nash '12.

The Dr. Louis J. Novak Medical Scholarship Established in 1989 by Louis J. Novak, MD '36+.

The Calvin and Alice Cinader Oyer Medical Scholarship Established in 2003 by Calvin E. Oyer, MD, and Alice C. Oyer.

The Ruth Cooke Peterson Scholarship Established in 1992 through a bequest from Ruth E. C. Peterson '14.

The Albert G. and Evelyn S. Pierce Medical Scholarship Established in 1982 by bequests from Albert G. and Evelyn S. Pierce.

The Pilavin Medical Scholarship Established in 1978 by Selma Pilavin-Robinson+.

Clarence Manger and Audrey Cordero Plitt/K. Brooke Anderson Loan Fund Established in 2000 by the trustees of The Clarence Manger and Audrey Cordero Plitt Trust.

The Poch Family Medical Scholarship Established in 2000 by Kathryn C. and Gerald A. Poch P'98MD'02, '01MD'05.

George Ade Poll and Devara Abramson Poll Scholarship Fund Established in 2013 by bequest of Devara Abramson Poll '42.

The Isabelle Reynolds Medical Scholarship Established in 1998 by the Estate of Isabelle Reynolds.

The Dr. and Mrs. Frederic W. Ripley Jr. Fund Established in 1988 by the Estate of Dr. Frederick W. Ripley, Jr. 32.

The Fred M. Roddy Memorial Medical Scholarship Established in 1973 by the Fred M. Roddy Foundation, Inc.

The May Sherman Rosen, MD and Samuel H. Rosen, MD Scholarship Established in 1992 by the Estate of Dr. May Sherman Rosen '31 AM'33.

Rosenhirsch Foundation Medical Scholarship Fund Established in 2011 by the Rosenhirsch Foundation in memory of the parents of Gertrude Rosenhirsch Zisson '30, P'61, P'63, GP'91.

The Grace B. Ross Medical Scholarship Established in 1984 by the Estate of Grace B. Ross.

The Philip Sacknoff 1939 Medical Scholarship Established in 1972 by Philip Sacknoff '39+ and Evelyn Sacknoff PMD'76.

Terry M. Sanderson Medical Scholarship Established in 2004 by Terry M. Sanderson.

The Henry and Marieanna Saphier Graduate Medical Program Scholarship Established in 1989 by Dr. and Mrs. Henry Saphier P'88MD'92, '92, '97.

Sarles Scholarship Fund for Medical Education Established in 2006 by Marilyn Dawson Sarles MD'76 PAM'07 and H. Jay Sarles PAM'07.

Fred J. Schiffman, MD, Medical Scholarship Established in 2014 by Artemis A. W. Joukowsky '55 LLD'85 hon., and Martha Sharp Joukowsky PhD '58 PHB'82 hon. LHD'85 hon. P'87, GP'13, '14, '16, '17.

Brigadier General Ravindra Fulchand Shah, MD and Manjula Ravindra Shah, MD Medical Scholarship Established in 1989 by the Tarandi Foundation, as directed by Shah Family.

The Peter Rabe Shank, PhD Medical Scholarship Established in 2004 by Susan E. Shank.

The Dr. Richard Jay Smith Medical Scholarship Established in 1990 by family members and classmates of Richard J. Smith, MD '51, P'78, '80, '85+, and the Brown Medical Alumni Association.

Brown Medical Society Scholarships Established by alumni, parents and friends who contribute to the Brown Medical Annual Fund (BMAF).

The Dr. Samuel Starr Medical Fellowship Established in 1974 by Benton+ and Beverly Starr Rosen '43+, Robert '40+ and Rhoda Starr.

The Nancy K. Starr Medical Fellowship Established in 1972 by Benton+ and Beverly Starr Rosen '43+, Robert '40+ and Rhoda Starr.

The Herbert E. and Daisy A. Stride Medical Scholarship Established by the Herbert E. and Daisy A. Stride Memorial Foundation.

The Albert B. Tabor Medical Scholarship Established in 1995 by the Estate of Albert Brown Tabor '36.

The J.T. Tai Scholarship Established by J.T. Tai & Co. Foundation Inc., as directed by Mrs. Y.C. Chen.

Charles and Lisette Tillinghast Medical Scholarship Established in 2004 by Marie J. Langlois '64.

Sanford W. Udis MD 1941 and Beverly T. Udis Medical Scholarship Established in 2003 by Sanford W. Udis, MD '41+, P'73, '75, Gloria I. Udis with additional contributions from Andrew H. Udis '72 MAT'73 and Jonathan Udis '75.

Madelyn D. Wedlock '30 Medical School Scholarship Established in 1999 by Madelyn D. Wedlock '30+.

The Manfred and Jeanne Weil Medical Scholarship Established in 1972 by Manfred and Jeanne Weil.

Edward J. Wing, MD, Medical Scholarship Established in 2013 by G. Nicholas Beckwith III '67 and Dorothy Beckwith PMD'99RES'02, Marie J. Langlois '64, and Thomas J. Tisch '76 and Alice M. Tisch to recognize former Dean Edward J. Wing, MD ADE'99 hon.

The Edythe Kane Winslow '31 Medical Scholarship Established in 2004 by Diana Kane Cohen, '55.

The Zisson Medical Scholarship Established in 1966 by the late Gertrude Rosenhirsch Zisson '30 and the late Max Zisson P'61, '63, GP'91, Harry Zisson '61, and William J. Zisson '63, P'91.

Thomas and Cynthia Davis Sculco Medical Scholarship Established in 2016 by Thomas P. Sculco, M.D. '65 

Lei Ding, MD, and Jean H. Chen, MD, Medical Scholarship Established in 2015 by Lei Ding, MD PMD'17 and Jean H. Chen, MD PMD'17

Preston C. Calvert and Margaret E. Gurin-Calvert Current-Use Medical Scholarship  Established in 2017 by Preston C. Calvert '76 MD'79 and Margaret E. Guerin-Calvert '76 

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Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

External funding sources and awards granted to current md-phd students.

Tri-I MD-PhD students have been extremely successful in obtaining external funding for their research . Beyond the awards themselves, the process of applying for external grants is a useful part of students’ professional training and is actively encouraged and supported by the Program faculty.

Currently , over 30 students in the Tri-I MD-PhD Program and at least 50% of each incoming class have an NRSA pre-doctoral training grant ( F30 ) from the:

• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD )
• National Cancer Institute (NCI )
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH )
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (MHLBI)
• National Institute of Allergy and Infection Diseases (NIAID)
• National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Additionally, current Tri-I MD-PhD students have been awarded funding from the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDESG) and the --> Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans , the Department of Defense, and the American Heart Foundation.

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