Costs
The PhD Program is a four- to five-year course of study. The total amount of time will depend on a particular student’s program and rate of progression. Student tuition and fees for the PhD program are posted by the Office of the Registrar and is subject to change without notice. Fees do not cover books, software, housing or personal costs.
Funding Opportunities
Every student in our program has been fully funded throughout the program, via a combination of work, fellowships, and independent grants to cover tuition/fees and an annual stipend. Our goal is to foster as much independent funding as possible and use the student support funds available to the program ensure there are no gaps in funding for any student. We expect students to work with us to identify funded research opportunities and pursue grants appropriate for their training and interests. We also nominate students for any appropriate competitive fellowships.
The ETS PhD program is considered a basic sciences PhD program and follows the policies and procedures outlined by the Graduate Division when students are appointed to academic appointments.
Students may have positions as graduate student researchers or similar roles with a faculty research team to cover tuition/fees and stipends. The expectation is that the work will enable the student to be fully involved in the group's research, typically culminating in authorship-level involvement in projects
PhD students are also eligible for additional training and funding support through two T32 training grants:
- The Training in Epidemiology and Translational Research on Aging and Chronic Disease (TETRAC) training grant is for students whose research interests focus on chronic diseases and aging, including Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, cancer, musculoskeletal and cardio metabolic disorders.
- The Data Science Training to Advance Behavioral and Social Science Expertise for Health Research (DaTABASE) training grant is for students whose research interests focus on advanced data analytics for health disparities research.
The Graduate Division offers many internal fellowships and awards to eligible PhD students. Students are nominated for these annual awards each spring by the program leadership and faculty.
Students have previously been successful in applying for extramural fellowships and grants sponsored by professional organizations (e.g., American Heart Association, American Cancer Society) and fellowships from public and private research institutions (e.g., F31 and R36 grant mechanisms through the NIH).