About Fully Funded PhD Program in Neuroscience
The Neuroscience Graduate Program provides a comprehensive, research-intensive training experience for students seeking a Ph.D. degree in the study of the nervous system.
The first year curriculum provides students with a thorough understanding of the fundamental concepts that underlie contemporary neuroscience, from the molecular and cellular to systems level.
Active learning is fostered through participation in the Neuroscience Journal Club and Student Seminar and through a series of laboratory rotations with faculty selected by the student.
At the end of the first year, students choose a Ph.D. degree track (Neuroscience or Neurobiology & Anatomy) and thesis advisor.
Students spend the majority of their time in subsequent years developing and carrying out their dissertation research, attending seminars, and presenting their research at local, national, and international meetings.
Fully Funded Financial Support
Fellowship Package for Full-time Students include;
1. Stipend & Tuition
- Full tuition scholarship, including all fees.
- A competitive stipend for 2023-2024 of $33,000 per year for 12 month programs or $27,500 per year for 10 month programs.
- Single coverage AETNA student health insurance policy.
2. Health Insurance
The University Health Service (UHS) provides a full range of confidential, high quality primary health care services for full-time students and other members of the University community.
Full-time students participate in the Student Health Program, which covers primary care visits to UHS, time-limited therapy at the University Counseling Center (UCC), and health promotion services.
UHS offers health insurance for individual full-time University of Rochester students and their spouses/domestic partners through AETNA.
Full-time students are required to participate in this plan unless they complete the Health Insurance Selection Process indicating they are waiving the insurance plan because they have other insurance. Insurance for spouses/partners and families is available for a fee payable by the student.
3. Childcare Program
The University of Rochester is implementing a pilot childcare grant program for full-time PhD students, on University appointments, who are parents of children, newborn through age 6 (“student-parents”). The objective of this program is to provide some financial assistance to Rochester PhD students with childcare expenses.
PhD Application Requirements
It is expected that all application materials (with the exception of official score reports) be scanned and uploaded to your online application. Please note that the University of Rochester reserves the right to verify the accuracy of all transcripts and test scores, and to require submission of official documentation at any point in the admissions review process.
- SMD Graduate Admissions Application
- Statement of Purpose
- Uploaded copy of transcript(s) to online application.
- 3 Letters of Recommendation
- GRE Scores will not be used by the admissions committee even if submitted.
- Official TOEFL
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Application Deadline
The application deadline is December 1, 2023.
