PhD in Epidemiology and Clinical Research

The department has limited funding available for MS and PhD students, which is awarded at the time of admissions by the program coordinator. Prospective students are encouraged to seek funding from external sources such as the NSF GFRP or AHRQ Dissertation Awards and/or for Stanford-based funding such as fellowships available through the VPGE Office. 

The department will assist in the preparation of these applications.  

Resources: 

• External student funding
• Graduate financial aid at Stanford
• Knight-Hennessy Scholars (Applications due in early October)
• Office of Global Scholarships
• Research or teaching assistantships: Contact individual professors upon acceptance.
  
• Quad Fellowship
• Research Management Group (RMG) Funding Opportunities
• Stanford Data Science (SDS) Program
• Stanford Biosciences OGE Funding (see Funding tab)
• Stanford School of Medicine financial aid (MD students only)
• VPGE Funding Opportunities
  

All students are strongly encouraged to apply for any funding they are eligible for.

The maximum funding a student can receive in a single quarter is the equivalent of a full fellowship plus 25% of an assistantship. If a student receives multiple awards in one quarter and the total funding may exceed this maximum, please contact Rachel Pham (rcpham@stanford.edu) to arrange the distribution of funds accordingly.

Student Assistantships & Employment Policies: 

See https://gap.stanford.edu/handbooks/gap-handbook/chapter-7 and https://adminguide.stanford.edu/chapter-10/subchapter-2 for University requirements and protocols (including limits on hours of employment, restrictions specific to students with visas, eligibility, etc.). It is the student’s responsibility to know and abide by all restrictions and requirements. Students should seek assistance, if needed, from the program staff.