National Institutes of Health (NIH) Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program

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The National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program is an accelerated, individualized doctoral training program for outstanding science students committed to biomedical research careers. The program is based on the British system, in which students perform doctoral research without required formal courses other than those students choose to take in relationship to their own interests. Students selected for admission to the program have already developed a passion for science through engagement in summer, job related, or undergraduate research programs.

Award / Eligibility Details:

The NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program seeks students of the highest academic caliber who are seeking to obtain a Ph.D. in the biomedical sciences. Successful applicants will spend half their time at the National Institutes of Health and the remainder at either Oxford or Cambridge in an intensive, research-driven, dual-mentored degree program. Students begin work to develop a dual-mentored thesis that meets their academic and research goals immediately upon acceptance. The scholar’s doctorate, usually completed in four years, is conferred by either Oxford or Cambridge, depending on where their research is done; hence applicants must meet requirements for acceptance into the graduate program of the relevant University. Applicants must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident with a bachelor’s degree and have taken the GREs or MCATs.

Deadline: Early December each year

Academic Levels: Graduate, Post-Graduate, Post-Undergraduate

Type/Purpose: Graduate School Funding, Research, Study Abroad/International Exchange, Domestic Exchange

Field of study: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

Location: United States, International

Citizenship eligibility: Permanent Resident, US Citizen, US National

For more information: https://oxcam.gpp.nih.gov/