Interdepartmental Genetics Graduate Program - M.S./Ph.D.

Fellowships

Biotechnology Fellowships

Highly qualified applicants with interests in biotechnology can be nominated for Biotechnology Fellowships. This award is either a stipend of $20,000 per year for one year, a stipend of $10,000 per year for one year or a stipend supplement of $5,000 per year for four years. Applicants must have an undergraduate GPA of at east 3.5, a minimum total GRE Verbal and Quantitative score of 1300 and Writing score of 5.0. In addition to these scores the applicant must have biotechnology based research experience and and excellent letters of recommendation. Up to four Fellowships can be awarded each fiscal year.

F. Wendell Miller Trust Graduate Fellowships

Each year, provided funding is available, the Interdepartmental Genetics program can nominate one student for a MILLER Graduate Fellowship. This award is a stipend supplement of either $2,500 or $5,000 per year for four years in addition to the student's regular assistantship.

IGERT Fellowships

Prospective graduate students interested in computational molecular biology will be nominated for IGERT Fellowships. These Fellowships provide stipend support for two years ($30,000 per year), tuition and fees paid in full for the length of the Fellowship, and a computer allowance (approximately $8,000) over the life of their graduate training. IGERT Fellowships provide stipend, tuition, conference travel and fees for graduate students interested in computational molecular biology. Compensation: stipend of $30,000 per year (from NSF), paid tuition, fees, and health insurance, funds for textbooks and scientific journals, computer software and hardware, short courses, internships, travel, and related expenses for two years. Domestic Students who indicate in their application an interest in computational molecular biology are considered for this Fellowship. Approximately 4 Fellowships will be competitively awarded each year for several years beginning in Fall 1999. Applicants from several majors are considered. Women and other under-represented inviduals are encouraged to consider this Fellowship.
For further details click on the header "IGERT Fellowships" above.

Plant Science Fellowships

Graduate Training in the Plant Sciences. Approximately 350 graduate students and 170 faculty are pursuing research focused on basic and applied plant science at Iowa State. As a result of the newly created Plant Sciences Institute, special graduate fellowships are available. The Plant Sciences Fellowships have the following features: a twelve-month stipend of $25,000, tuition paid for four years, guaranteed support for four years (provided through your major professor, home department, and PSI), and nine months to spend in up to three research laboratories rotations before deciding on a major professor and home department. Nomination for these Fellowships is based on excellent academic and research preparation along with an intent to pursue a Ph.D. in the plant sciences. All applicants who indicate an interest in plant sciences on their applications will be considered for nomination of this award. Approximately 8 to 10 Fellowships are competitively awarded each year to students in various life science majors.

The USDA National Needs Fellowship below has been filled and is no longer available.

USDA NATIONAL NEEDS Ph.D. FELLOWSHIPS IN STATISTICAL GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Eligibility: U.S. citizens interested in the development and application of quantitative methods and tools for animal genomics. Genetics or Bioinformatics and Computational Biology majors.

The USDA National Needs Fellowship below has been filled and is no longer available.

USDA NATIONAL NEEDS Ph.D. FELLOWSHIPS IN ANIMAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY with an emphasis in Genomics and Bioinformatics

Who should apply? U.S. citizens interested in biological questions dealing with animal and microbial genomics, food safety and disease resistance, and growth and development of animals. Applicant may apply through the Interdepartment Genetics graduate program (IG)

or applicants

can apply through the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology graduate program (BCB)

The interdisciplinary training plan will provide breadth and depth through core training in molecular genetics, statistics and introductory bioinformatics, coupled with an intensive experience in collaborative research in one of four areas: Animal and Microbial Genomics, Animal Growth and Development, and Food Safety and Disease Resistance.

Participating Departments

Agronomy

Animal Science

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology

Entomology

Food Science and Human Nutrition

Horticulture

Genetics, Development and Cell Biology

Natural Resource Ecology and Management

Plant Pathology

Statistics

Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine

Veterinary Pathology