PPBS and MD-PhD Funding Models
Interested in taking a PPBS or MD-PhD student into your lab? Please review this information to better understand your responsibilities as a PhD mentor.
PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences
Students in the PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences (PPBS) complete a minimum of four laboratory rotations in the first year of the program. At the end of the first year, students will be "matched" to one of their rotation faculty; this person becomes the dissertation mentor and will employ the student in that lab for the duration of the PhD program. The student also joins the faculty member's department at this time or one of the PhD programs with which the faculty member is affiliated.
The PPBS polls faculty by email each May and November to identify potential lab rotation mentors for the fall and spring semesters. Faculty interested in being added at other times of year should contact Andrew Gulick, Program Director, and Tony Waleszczak, Program Administrator.
Please note: the faculty member's primary chair must be willing to sign a funding backstop letter to formalize the match.
Estimated Annual Mentor Expenses - PPBS Match
| Tuition | Stipend | Fringe |
|---|---|---|
| Full time rates: $11,310 in-state, $24,260 out-of-state* Part time rates: $471/credit in-state, $1,041/credit OOS | $31,000** | $4,053 |
Mandatory fees paid by Graduate School PhD Excellence Initiative
*Once the student applies for candidacy, tuition should drop to 1-3 credits per semester until student completes the PhD.
**Stipend rate is set by Office of Biomedical Education; mentors are expected to match standard increases
MD-PhD Program
Students in the MD-PhD Program rotate in potential PhD labs in the summer after the M1 year and during the M2 year. At the end of the M2 year, students will be "matched" to the lab of one of their rotation faculty; this person becomes the dissertation mentor and will employ the student in that lab for the duration of the PhD program.
Faculty interested in being lab rotation mentors should contact Marc Halterman, Program Director, and Tony Waleszczak, Program Administrator.
Estimated Annual Mentor Expenses - MD-PhD Match
| Stipend | Fringe |
|---|---|
| $31,000* | $4,030 |
Mandatory fees paid by Graduate School PhD Excellence Initiative
Tuition paid by the Office of Biomedical Education
*Stipend rate is set by Office of Biomedical Education; mentors are expected to match standard increases