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Year-long Research Programs
One year (occasionally two) research programs are available through a variety of sources; however, they are very competitive. Typically, about one-half to two-thirds of UCSF students who apply for such programs are successful in obtaining funding. The year-long block can be taken between second and third or third and fourth years. These programs generally begin in July and continue through the following June, although some flexibility for a slightly later start/finish date may be possible, depending on the agency. If you extend your program, you may choose to remain enrolled or take a leave of absence. Your decision on this should be based on several factors. First, you should consider the financial implications. If you remain enrolled, you must pay registration fees. If you are not enrolled, you need to obtain health insurance, you may be required to begin repayment of your educational loans, and you will not be eligible for financial aid. Second, will you have any clinical responsibilities during your research year. If you have patient contact (either as part of the research or in a volunteer setting), you must be enrolled in order to be covered by UCSFs malpractice insurance. Finally, do you want credit for your research hours. You can get elective credit only if you remain enrolled. If you decide to extend your program, you must obtain approval of the Associate Dean for Student and Curricular Affairs and complete a Request for an Extended Program form, available from the Office of Curricular Affairs. If you are planning to take a leave of absence from school for the duration of your project you must notify the Registrar by filing a Withdrawal Petition, available in the Registrars Office.
Important Message for your
Sponsor/Mentors:
There are several agencies, foundations and subspecialty scientific societies that offer year-long fellowships for biomedical research. All provide stipends in the neighborhood of 20-29K per annum.
Brief Descriptions of Programs Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Fellowships. $27,000 stipend, $5,500 research allowance (for supplies) and a $5,500 fellows' allowance. These are one-year, with a possibility of a second year extension, that support primarily lab-based, basic science research projects. Typically, the research is done at your home institution; however, students can work with investigators in other medical schools. Applications are due January 2009. HHMI-National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Cloisters). Annual salary of $27,000, payment of moving expenses and health benefits. This is a program jointly supported by the HHMI and the NIH. Basic, translational or applied biomedical research is conducted at the NIH. The lab and project are chosen after arrival at the NIH. Students live in the Cloister, a community on the NIH campus. All Scholars must live at the Cloister. Moving expense reimbursement is provided. Applications are due in January 2009. NIH-Clinical Research Training Program. $29,400 stipend, health insurance and payment of moving expenses to and from Bethesda.This program also involves research done on the NIH campus in one of their clinical research programs. Research may have some laboratory aspects as well. Applications are due January 2009. General Clinical Research Centers-NIH. This program started in
2000. Research must be done within the home institution and must be a
study which is being conducted within one of the Clinical Research Centers
at that institution. There are three CRCs at UCSF, the GCRC at Parnassus,
the GCRC at SFGH and the Pediatric CRC at Parnassus. Students can review
the existing research protocols at any of our CRCs and propose to work
with the Prinicpal Investigator. There is also an educational curriculum
which each institution must develop, including formal classwork in clinical
research methods, study design, biostatistics, human subject protection
and the ethical use of animals in biomedical research. Doris
Duke Charitable Foundation Fellowship.
$27,000 stipend, fees for didactic coursework paid by the grant. This
program was initiated in 2001. UCSF was one of ten medical schools to
be awarded DDCF Fellowships. Fellowships consist of a combined didactic
and practical experience in clinical research. *Please
note if you plan to apply to UCSF for the one-year medical fellowship,
you should apply through the PACCTR
Program. If you plan to apply to schools outside UCSF for the one-year
medical program, you should apply to those schools through the Doris
Duke Foundation. Applications are due January 2009. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation International Clinical Research Fellowship in Africa Fellowship includes a $27,000 stipend, plus round trip travel to Africa and study-related expenses. This is a one-year mentored clinical research opportunity, based in Africa, ideal for second and third-year medical students considering international clinical research as a possible career path. Please note prospective students will be required to choose from one of the sites and PIs listed on the website. Students should contact their PI of interest from our list and submit a research proposal prepared with that PI that will be reviewed as part of the initial application. Students will participate in the Designing Clinical Research Course at USCF starting late July-mid Sept and then will concentrate their research time in Africa from late Sept-early May. Those interested in less than 6 months research abroad or in research outside of the listed projects or countries should apply through the PACCTR program instead. If you plan to apply to schools outside UCSF for the one-year medical program, you should apply to those schools through the Doris Duke Foundation. Applications are due January 2009. Pathways
to Careers in Clinical and Translational Research (PACCTR).
Initiated in 2005, the PACCTR Program supports clinical research training
for medical, dental, nursing and pharmacy pre-doctoral students for short-term
(two-month summer fellowships or quarterly three-month fellowships) and
intensive (one-year or two-year) fellowships. Fellowships consist of a
combined didactic and practical experience in clinical research. Medical
students participating in the one-year program will be asked to write
a thesis based on their work and will graduate with an “MD
with Thesis” designation. Students participating in the two-year
program will be awarded a Masters in Clinical Research degree. Stipends and Application due dates: In addition to the stipend the fellowships will include an annual fellow's
allowance, TICR
and/or ATCR
tuition, health insurance, mentor payment and an annual research allowance.
The one and two year fellowships will also include a travel allowance
to attend the national student’s research meeting. Genentech Foundation Fellowship. One, one-year fellowship is offered through the Office of Curricular Affairs and the Student Research Program, funded by the Genentech Foundation. Applications are due January 15, 2009. Linker Fellowship in Biomedical Research. The Linker Fellowship provides funding for students pursuing a year of full-time, biomedical research based here at UCSF. The fellowship provides a stipend of $20,000, and is intended to support high-quality work in any area of biomedical science, although there is a preference for basic or translational research. Up to two Linker fellowships will be awarded each year. The application process is identical to that for a year-long Genentech Fellowship. Applications are due January 15, 2009. Pathways to Discovery Research Fellowship. The Pathways to Discovery Fellowship provides funding for students pursuing a year of fulltime, biomedical research based here at UCSF. The fellowship provides a stipend of $23,000, and is intended to support high-quality work in any area of biomedical science, basic or translational research. Up to five Pathways fellowships will be awarded each year. Applications are due January 15, 2009. Subspecialty fellowships are offered in research targeted areas...
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