What are my responsibilities as a GPP mentor?
- Tenured or tenure-track principal investigators in the NIH Intramural program will have sufficient funding to support some or all of the following:
- Pre-doctoral IRTA stipend;
- Health insurance;
- Travel to conferences and workshops and to university for required events; and
- University tuition (varies depending on student, contact GPP for details).
- Support students’ completion of university graduation requirements.
- Participate in annual graduate student events, like the Symposium.
How do I become a GPP mentor?
- Request approval from the Scientific Director of your IC
- Register with the Graduate Partnerships Program – email Dr. Pat Wagner (wagnerpa@od.nih.gov).
How do I find graduate students once I become a GPP mentor?
- Join the GPP-PI listserv by registering with the GPP
- Attend OITE and GPP events announced on the listserv
- Contact NIH Institutional Partnership Directors to share your scientific interests with students seeking rotations
- Give laboratory tours and meet with individual students to discuss science during the GPP Interview Days in February
- Host a graduate student for a rotation in your lab
- Build collaborations with faculty at universities who may have students interested in working in your lab
- Talk with the Training Director in your IC to find out about Institute-specific programs to attract graduate students
- Join an Inter-Institute Scientific Interest Group