Graduate Programs
Financial Support
All first-year students are supported as teaching assistants during the academic year, and receive, in addition to a competitive stipend, a full tuition scholarship and a summer research appointment. After the first year, students are supported as teaching or research assistants either through university support or by their faculty mentor through external research awards. Support will continue as long as satisfactory progress toward the degree is being made.
For the 2007-2008 academic year, the 12-month stipend for entering students was $21,333. Several university and departmental fellowships that provide higher stipends are also available on a competitive basis.
Additional Fellowships within the Department
The Chemistry-Biochemistry-Biology Interface (CBBI) Program at Notre Dame is an NIH-funded program designed to train predoctoral students in an interdisciplinary environment that provides significant cross-training at the interface of chemistry, biochemistry, and biology. The CBBI Program is open to graduate students enrolled in a Ph.D. program in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Biology. Students conducting research in CBBI laboratories are eligible for support by a CBBI training grant from the National Institutes of Health. University-funded fellowships are also available. Fellowship application deadline is May 1 of each year, with awards starting in the following fall semester. For the 2008-2009 academic year, CBBI fellowships provide a stipend of $25,000 per year plus health benefits. Appointments are for twelve months, renewable for up to two additional years based on satisfactory performance.
