Financial Aid

Students accepted into the graduate program are provided with financial support (full tuition, fees, and monthly stipend) during the tenure of their study, provided they are making appropriate progress toward the Ph.D. degree. Support funds are available from National Research Service Awards from the National Institutes of Health, University of Colorado Fellowships, State of Colorado Education Programs, the Colorado Institute for Research in Biotechnology, and Research Assistantships. The current annual stipend for a first-year student is $24,282. Typically, funding for first-year students comes from the required two semesters of Student Teaching Assistantships. Students are encouraged to apply for extramural predoctoral fellowships for which they may be eligible, including graduate fellowships from the National Science Foundation, Ford Foundation, and other external sources. Students in subsequent years are typically supported by a departmental training grant, individual fellowships, or Research Assistantships from the laboratories in which they choose to do thesis research.