The scholarships and fellowships,
and some of the other travel and research awards listed below,
are administered by GSBS. More information, including application
cover sheets and instructions, can be found on the GSBS Funding
Opportunites website page. All deadlines are subject to change;
check the GSBS website to confirm application deadlines and eligibility
requirements.
SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS
|
Deadline
|
Amount
|
Eligibility Requirements
|
Other Notes
|
Pre-Candidacy
|
Advanced
to PhD
Candidacy
|
Eligibility Notes
|
| American Legion
Auxiliary Fellowships |
July 7, 2006 |
$5,000 |
• |
• |
Pre-doctoral students working on cancer-related projects.
US Citizen. |
6-10 fellowships
funded, which are competitively renewable up to 3 years.
G&D Awardees:
Joanna Koch (Lozano), Jon Lyons (McCrea), Katie Roeder
(Schumacher), John Latham (Dent), Joe Taube (Barton) |
| T.C.
Hsu Memorial Endowed Scholarship |
TBA (August
in 2005) |
$4,000 |
|
• |
Must be a GSBS student in
good academic standing. Recognizes a GSBS graduate student
whose graduate studies
and research are in the area of genetics or cell biology.
|
This scholarship
was established in 2004 by family and friends of Dr. T.C.
Hsu, who was a renowned scientist and leader in cytogenetics,
as well as a long time member of the GSBS faculty.
|
| Sam
Taub and Beatrice Burton Endowed Scholarship in Vision Disease |
TBA (August
in 2005) |
$2000 |
|
• |
Basic research tied to vision
disease is eligible. |
Award is not restricted to
clinical aspects; molecular and genetic projects are fine.
G&D Awardee: Xueyao
Fu (Klein) |
| Schissler
Foundation Fellowships |
TBA (Sept.
in 2005) |
Full stipend
and benefits |
•
(see note to right) |
• |
For Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. GSBS
students recently advanced to candidacy, or within one semester
of advancing, and in the broad field of the genetics of human
diseases. |
Awarded for one year to two
predoctoral students. Can be supplemented by advisor up to
130% of GSBS GRA'ship.
G&D Awardees: Josh Vincentz
(Furuta), Joanna Koch (Lozano), Yasmine Valentin (Lozano),
Xueyao Fu (Klein) |
| Cameron
Foundation Fellowship |
TBA (Sept.
in 2005) |
$20,000 |
•
(see note to right) |
•
(recently) |
Ph.D. student recently advanced
to candidacy, or within a semester of advancing to candidacy.
Research must be related to cardiovascular or Alzheimer's
disease. |
$10,000 from Cameron, matched
by $10,000 from GSBS. Can be supplemented by advisor up to
130% of GSBS GRA'ship. Awarded annually. |
| President's
Research Scholarship |
TBA (Oct.
in 2005) |
$5,000 |
|
• |
Advanced to candidacy.
Good academic standing in GSBS. Achieved distinction in biomedical
research. |
One year scholarships. The
Presidents of UTHSC-Houston and MDACC provide funding for
this award to recognize outstanding GSBS students.
G&D Awardees: Jae-Il
Park (McCrea), Ruoning Wang (Kuang) |
| Sowell-Huggins
Scholarship |
TBA (Nov.
in 2005) |
$2,000 |
|
• |
Must have advanced to candidacy.
Research must be related to cancer. |
Award is for one year.
G&D Awardee: Yasmine
Valentin-Vega (Lozano) |
| Sowell-Huggins
Professorship and Graduate Fellowship in Cancer Research |
TBA (Nov.
in 2005) |
Full stipend
for up to 3 years for fellow |
|
• |
Joint application must be
filed by the student and advisor. Research must be related
to cancer research. |
Full stipend renewable
for up to 3 years. Award jointly held by student and supervisory
professor. Award is based on the academic performance
of the student, the quality of his/her research proposal,
and his/her potential for future contributions in the area
of cancer research; and the overall contributions of the
student's supervisory professor to the area of cancer research
and to graduate education at the GSBS. Faculty advisor
must hold a regular appointment in GSBS and must have directed
at least 2 GSBS students to the Ph.D. degree.
G&D Awardees: Yvonne
Evrard and Dr. Sharon Dent |
| R.W.
Butcher Achievement Award |
TBA (Nov.
in 2005) |
$2,000 |
• |
• |
Advanced GSBS student in
any degree program who has achieved excellence in research
and contributed contributions to GSBS and society as a whole. |
Awarded annually. Must have
at least reached the point of having a project defined.
G&D Awardee: Amber Johnson
(Barton) |
Roberta
M. and
Jean M. Worsham Endowed Scholarship |
TBA (Jan.
in 2006) |
$500
(matched by $500 from GSBS) |
• |
• |
Student in the fields
of the behavioral or neurosciences, primarily addiction or
obsessive/compulsive behavior. |
Award is formally presented
during Brain Awareness Week in March. |
| Rosalie
B. Hite Fellowships |
TBA
(around
March) |
$23,000 |
•
(at time of application) |
|
GSBS students whose research
project is in the area of cancer research. |
Fellowships include a
stipend, tuition and fees, single travel allowance to a
national meeting, and are eligible for competitive renewal
for up to three years. Selection of Fellows by the Hite
Fellowship Committee is on the basis of academic excellence
and applicability of the proposed research program to problems
of cancer research. For more information, contact the Office
of Education Programs at MDACC 713-745-1205.
G&D Awardees: Ke Zhang
(Dent), Jae-Il
Park (McCrea), Hannah Cheung (Cote) |
GENES & DEVELOPMENT
AWARDS
|
Deadline
|
Amount
|
Eligibility
|
Notes
|
| G&D
Travel Awards |
Ongoing |
$200 |
G&D student presenting results
at a national or international meeting, as long as funds
are available. Must have had an advisory, exam or supervisory
committee meeting in the last six months. |
Travel
request form is available on the on the G&D website: www.mdanderson.org/genedev
|
| G&D
Research Achievement Award |
Aug. 31, 2006 |
$200
$400 |
G&D student
|
$200: pre-candidacy
G&D student
$400: post-candidacy G&D student
|
G&D
Student
Service Award |
N/A |
$75 |
G&D student |
Recognizes outstanding leadership and service
to the G&D program. |
| G&D
Retreat Research Poster Awards |
March 2007 |
$200
$250 |
$200: pre-candidacy student
in a G&D lab
$250: post-candidacy student in a G&D lab |
Poster award presented at annual
G&D retreat. |
| G&D Travel Award
to the Riken Center in Kobe, Japan |
TBA |
Full Travel Expenses |
Pre- or Post-candidacy
Genes & Development
Student |
This award will cover all expenses for
one G&D student to travel to Kobe, Japan to visit the Riken Center
for Developmental Biology and to attend their 2005 Symposium
"Origin and Development of Vertebrate Traits," April
11-13, 2005 in Kobe.
G&D Awardees: Josh Vincentz (Furuta),
Wen-Wei Tsai (Barton) |
OTHER
TRAVEL, POSTER & RESEARCH AWARDS
|
Deadline
|
Amount
|
Eligibility
|
Notes
|
| GSBS
Travel Awards |
Ongoing |
$350
$500 |
$350: MS & pre-candidacy Ph.D.
students
$500: Post-candidacy Ph.D. students
See requirements in the "Notes" box to the right. |
Submit application
at least four weeks before requested travel date. Must
be first-author of a presentation (talk or poster) at a
regional, national or international meeting OR have been
invited to attend a prestigious meeting, e.g. a Gordon
Conference.
http://gsbs.uth.tmc.edu/current_funding.htm#travel
|
| John
P. McGovern Poster Award |
TBA
(Fall
2006) |
$200-400 |
A student in a GSBS degree program
in good academic standing. |
In conjunction with the UTHSC
at Houston Research Day.
G&D Awardees: Jon Lyons
(McCrea), Katie Roeder (Schumacher), Joe Taube (Barton) |
| M.D.
Anderson Trainee Day |
TBA
(Spring
2007) |
$500-750 |
M. D. Anderson graduate student. |
Platform awards and poster awards given.
G&D Awardees: Deepti
Wilkinson (Barton), Ke Zhang (Dent), Shuling Zheng
(Lozano), Hye-won Song (Etkin), Wenchu Lin (Dent) |
| Alfred
G. Knudson, Jr. Outstanding Dissertation Award |
TBA |
$1,000 |
GSBS student |
Recognizes original research
conducted by a student working toward a Ph.D. degree at GSBS.
G&D Awardees: Yibing
Qyang (Marcus), Sandeep Dayal (Klein), Ke Zhang (Dent), Deepa
Murali (Furuta) |
