Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Student Research Fellowships

Last year the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) instituted a new graduate fellowship program for non-US graduate students doing research in a bio-medical field, broadly defined. After an internal screening, seven BU students were invited to apply and one won a fellowship.

This year HHMI has again invited Boston University to nominate up to 7 students. More details may be found at http://www.hhmi.org/grants/individuals/intl_fellows.html

To be eligible a student must be:

  1. In his/her 2nd or 3rd year of graduate student
  2. Have joined the group or lab in which they plan to do their dissertation research
  3. NOT be a US citizen, national or permanent resident (HHMI wants to award these fellowships to students ineligible for NIH or NSF fellowships). .

The fellowship is for 3 years, carries an annual stipend of $30,000 plus $3000 for the student’s own research-related expenses. $10k is provided the university to cover tuition and fees.

Students who qualify and wish to be considered for nomination should send the following information directly to Jeffrey Hughes (hughes@bu.edu), as an attachment with subject line: HHMI Fellowship

  1. A CV or resume
  2. A one-page description of their research project
  3. An unofficial copy of their BU transcript.

In addition the student’s research supervisor should a one-page letter of reference directly to Dr. Hughes

DEADLINE:  February 12, 2015

These applications will be reviewed by a faculty panel who will select the seven students to be nominated.

HHMI notes that “eligible biomedical-related fields include biology, chemistry, physics, math, computer science, engineering, and plant biology – as well as interdisciplinary research” and encourages nomination of students from diverse fields.