A number of collaborative agreements have been established between NIH and leading PhD programs.  Students usually do a first laboratory rotation at NIH the summer before they begin classes on their home campus.  The next 1-2 years is spent completing coursework requirements and doing additional lab rotations at the home campus and NIH.  By the beginning of fall of the second year students choose their primary research mentor at the NIH, often developing a collaborative project with a mentor at the university.  Students are encouraged to design their projects and curriculum to learn the language of and build expertise across more than one field or discipline.  Students meet the graduation requirements of their universities and receive their degrees from them. 

To be eligible you must:

• possess an undergraduate degree by the time you matriculate
• be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident immigration status
• submit both the university application and the GPP application

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