administrator Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship A new fellowship program from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) will enable 48 exceptionally talented graduate students from 22 countries to devote their full attention to research at a critical time during their professional development as scientists. Offered for the first time this year, the International Student Research Fellowships will support science and engineering students during their third, fourth, and fifth year of graduate school. "HHMI's educational training program is about finding the best talent, regardless of where the students are from," says HHMI President Robert Tjian, who first conceived of the new fellowship. "Not only is this program international, but it goes after students who have already shown they have potential as researchers." HHMI chose to start this program - a $2 million commitment in its first year - because it recognized a problem: International students in U.S. graduate schools often have difficulty getting funding to support their studies. For example, they are not eligible for federal education and training grants, state scholarships, or other stipends that are reserved only for U.S. citizens. The Institute chose to fund the third to fifth years of graduate school because, by this time, most students have chosen a graduate advisor, identified a research project, and demonstrated their potential for success in the lab. Read more at http://www.hhmi.org/news/intlresearchfellows20110804.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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