• The PBS provides the first-year core curriculum for Ph.D. graduate students interested in becoming biomedical researchers. At the beginning of year two, students select a thesis and research advisor.
  • Depending upon the faculty member chosen, a student will receive a Ph.D. in one of eight doctoral degree-granting programs. Students admitted to the IGPBS program receive an annual stipend of at least $27,000, plus a tuition waiver, with similar financial support throughout their Ph.D. program.
  • Students may also apply for fellowships that in some cases provide a larger annual stipend (e.g. Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship, Kansas University Training Program in Neurological and Rehabilitation Sciences). Alumni who have been awarded a fellowship may be viewed on the departmental awards page.