Stipends and Support
Each year the Neuroscience
Graduate Program receives about 3-4 student stipends
($23,000 each), and a matching number of tuition
scholarships (about $14,000/year each) from the Graduate
School; stipends are only awarded to Ph.D. students.
Stipends support students during their first two years in
the program (12 months in first year, 9 months in second
year). After that time they are expected to receive support
from their advisor's grant, from competitive university
dissertation fellowships, or from fellowships from other
outside sources. In addition, beginning in fall of 2007
health insurance coverage will also be provided.
The Neuroscience Graduate
Program also receives a yearly operating budget from the
Graduate School and Stritch School of Medicine to cover
costs of its seminar program, graduate student recruitment,
publicity, etc.
The Neuroscience Program also
enjoys generous support from the Stritch School of Medicine
in the form of stipends, space for the Neuroscience main and
student offices, and funding for a 1/2 time secretary.
The Medical Center's
Neuroscience
Institute also supports the Neuroscience Graduate
Program by providing funding for "special" projects or
needs, by running its own Distinguished Speakers in
Neuroscience seminar series, and by its Neuroscience
retreats.
