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Neurosciences Ph.D. Degree Requirements (Stanford Bulletin)

Program Timeline and Major/Required Milestones:

Details can be found in the Student Handbook and in Forms, both linked in the right nav bar.

• Year 1: Boot Camp, Coursework, NSF Application, Rotations, Select Thesis Lab, IDP Meeting
• Year 2: Coursework, Qualifying Exam, IDP Meeting, Advance to Candidacy, Form Thesis Committee
• Year 3: Coursework, Thesis Research, Fellowship Applications, IDP Meeting, Thesis Committee Meeting
• Year 4: Finish Coursework, Thesis Research, Fellowship Applications, IDP Meeting, Thesis Committee Meeting
• Year 5: Thesis Research, Submit Manuscript for Publication, IDP Meeting, Thesis Committee Meeting(s)

Course Information:

• List of Pre-Approved Upper-Level and Statistics Courses
• Form to Request Pre-Approval for Upper Level or Statistics Course
  
• ExploreCourses (Course Catalog)
• Search the Course Catalog Search by Keywords: Neuroscience, Brain, Neural, Neurobiology
• MSTP Curriculum Plan (April 2020)

The Neurosciences IDP is committed to providing advising in support of the scholarly and professional development of its students. When most effective, the advising relationship entails collaborative and sustained engagement by both the advisor and the advisee. Advising expectations should be periodically discussed and reviewed to ensure mutual understanding. Both the advisor and the advisee are expected to maintain professionalism and integrity.

List of Students and their Thesis Advisors

Advising Guidance and Policies

• Neurosciences Advising Expectations
• Stanford Graduate Academic Advising Policy
• Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education Advising and Mentoring  
• Biosciences Advising and Mentoring
• Individual Development Plan
• Biosciences Graduate Student Tracking System (GST)

First Year Advisors 2020-21

• Lu Chen (URee Chon, Massimo Ornesto)
• Tom Clandinin (Lucas Encarnacion-Rivera, Jolie Huang)
• Miriam Goodman (Yoo Jin Jung)
• Jennifer Raymond (Deniz Bingul, Emma Theisen)
• Kang Shen (Shawn Dhillon, Amelia Farinas)
• Krishna Shenoy (Alex Durango)
• Ivan Soltesz (Chris Minasi, Allison Morningstar)

Additional Volunteer Advisors

There are a number of Neuroscience faculty who serve as informal advisors to students in the program and the ones listed here welcome you to contact them:

• Jun Ding
• Miriam Goodman
• Kalanit Grill-Spector
• John Huguenard
• Karen Parker
• Giles Plant
• Russell Poldrack
• Jennifer Raymond
• Carla Shatz
• Krishna Shenoy
  

Fellowships and Assistantships

• General Funding Information (stipend vs. salary, tuition/fee/health insurance support)
• Graduate Academic Policies and Procedures (GAP) manual - University policies related to graduate student financial support, fellowships, and assisantships
• NIH NRSA Fellowship - Instructions from the Neurosciences Program
  
• Using your NRSA Institutional Allowance
• Graduate Fellowship Information from Stanford Biosciences
• Graduate Student Funding Opportunities from the Stanford Research Management Group (RMG)
• Stanford Biosciences Grant Writing Academy
• Stanford Biosciences Student Association Fellowship Mentoring Program

Travel Funds and Additional Financial Support Resources

• Neurosciences Expense Reimbursement Instructions and Forms
• Financial Support Resources
  
• Biosciences Travel Grant
• Biosciences Hardship Program
• Graduate Cash Advance Program
  

Your Stanford Student Account

The Stanford University student account is a record of all student charges for tuition, fees, and other items associated with a student’s education, as well as all corresponding payments and credits. Student Financial Services posts all financial transactions to student accounts as they are received. By accepting Stanford's offer of admission and enrolling in classes, each student accepts responsibility for paying all debts to the University, including tuition and fees, for which he or she is liable. An individual's registration as a Stanford student constitutes his or her agreement to make timely payment of all amounts due.As such, all students will want to:

• Review their bill to make sure that all charges and credits are correct
• Contact Neurosciences staff or the Student Services Center if you notice any errors on your bill
• Set up Authorized Payers to grant account access to your parents or other payers
• Pay the amount due on the university bill by the due date

Stanford Neurosciences IDP on LinkedIn- Join the group and connect with alumni

Biosciences Individual Development Plan - Your Individual Development Plan (IDP) and planning meetings with your advisor are intended to help you take ownership of your training and professional development. By taking time to think intentionally about your goals and identifying resources to help you achieve them, you can create a plan with actionable steps tailored to your career of choice.

BioSci Careers - BioSci Careers provides counseling/coaching, curriculum, and connections to more than 3,000 trainees in the medical and life sciences.

Vice Provost for Graduate Education (VPGE)- Professional skills learned in graduate school can form the basis of a great career. Together with campus partners, the VPGE office equips graduates with the leadership, management, and interpersonal skills they need to excel in their chosen fields.

BEAM: Bridging Education, Ambition & Meaningful Work (Stanford Career Education) - Career educators at BEAM connect with students in appointments and meetups to help them explore career paths, identify and apply for opportunities, and cultivate personalized networks that shape their professional journey. Career Education is an intentional attempt to shift expectations from placing students in jobs to educating them about the process of cultivating their personalized networks to shape their professional journey and bridging their education and ambitions with meaningful work.

• July 7,2020-Education Restart Website 
• April  2020- MSTP Course Requirements here
• April  2020- MSTP form 
• May 20, 2020- Check out our new Health and Wellness webpage 
• October 15, 2019 - Be Prepared - Review Stanford's Active Threat information and instructions here
  
• August 15, 2019 - Registration Now Open for Neurosciences Program Retreat 2019 -> here <- For additional information visit News and Events Tab 
• August 3, 2019 - Curriculum Updates (Nirao Shah)
• April 16, 2019 - Announcement of Nirao Shah as Program Director (Will Talbot)
  
• September 25, 2018 - Program Updates (Tony Ricci)
  
• Applying for a NRSA Fellowship? We've provided some information to help you start and complete your application, and know how to use it if you are awarded. Go to the Funding section above to learn more.
• Got a new publication? Let us know -> here <-  
• June 22, 2018 - Summer 2018 Newsletter (Arielle Keller and Avery Krieger)
• February 22, 2018 - "Life on the Flip Side"