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Glenn Foundation Doctoral Student Fellowships

 in the Biology of Aging

The Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will award two Glenn Foundation Doctoral Student Fellowships to graduate students entering the 2013 academic year who are committed to studying the Biology of Aging .  Each fellowship will provide students with a $35,000 annual stipend (plus paid tuition, fees, and health insurance) for the four years of their doctoral program.  Glenn Foundation Fellowship recipients also receive an extra $33,000 for travel and an independent research project in the final years of their doctoral program.

Curriculum:  Please link here for information regarding the course of study and faculty profiles of Biology of Aging investigators:  http://www.uthscsa.edu/csb/grad-trackaging.asp

Eligibility: Minimum requirements for admission may be found at the Graduate School of  Biomedical Science’s Integrated Multidisciplinary Graduate Program.

Criteria: In addition to the requirements for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, applicants for Glenn Doctoral Student Fellowships should indicate in the online application their reasons for pursuing graduate studies in the biology of aging. If you check the appropriate box on the application, indicating an interest in being considered for the Glenn Foundation Fellowship, your application will be evaluated both for admission to the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and also for possible award of a Glenn Fellowship. No separate application or essay is required.

Apply: The University of Texas Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at: https://apply.embark.com/Grad/UTHSCSA/24/

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The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research supports research to understand the biology that governs normal aging and its related decline with the objective of developing interventions that will delay its progress and thereby extend the healthy years of human life.

To learn more about the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research, link here:

http://glennfoundation.org/