Student Research Funding for MDs
Managed Internally
NIH Summer Grants
- Available for: 1st year VP&S students
- Covers: living and research expenses
- Limitations: cannot be combined with other full-time research stipends (ex. Global Pop)
- Amount: approximately $5400
- How to apply: complete and submit Research Proposal and Online Qualtrics Form
- Approval: NIH T35 Principal Investigators and Student Research at P&S
- Deadline: early February
Global Pop Summer Grants
- Available for: 1st year VP&S students
- Covers: travel, living and research expenses
- Limitations: cannot be combined with other full-time research stipends (ex. NIH)
- Amount: ~ $5000
- How to apply: complete and submit Global Pop summer application
- Approval: Global Pop directors and Student Research at VP&S
- Deadline: early February
Scholarly Project Program Stipend
- Available for: all 4th year D&I students completing the SPP
- Covers: all SPP project related expenses
- Limitations: may not be used for direct payments of hourly wages for project assistance, or direct payments for research subject participation
- Amount: up to $500
- How to apply: submit SPP funding form along with receipts for expenses to psspp@cumc.columbia.edu
- Approval: SPP Director, Submissions accepted until deadline
- Deadline: end of student’s final Spring semester, as indicated by email from psspp@cumc.columbia.edu
Friedman Award Grant (Scholarly Project Program)
- Available for all: 4th year D&I students completing their Scholarly Projects Program who have exhausted the $500 stipend
- Covers: all SPP project related expenses
- Limitations: SPP stipend of $500 must first be exhausted. May request support for no more than one conference per application cycle. See Friedman Award guidelines for further details
- Amount: open
- How to apply: application submission to psspp@cumc.columbia.edu
- Approval: Friedman Award Committee, Quarterly
- Deadlines: February 1st 12 PM, June 1st 12 PM, October 1st 12:00 PM
Dean’s Research Fellowship
- Available for: rising D&I students planning to take a pull-out research year
- Covers: 12 months for the pull-out research year, and used for living expenses, health insurance and university fees
- Limitations: cannot cover a Research Year already in progress. At least one on the mentors must be Principal Investigator or major Co-investigator on grant(s) funded by NIH or other federal agency, and at least one must be Columbia University’s Faculty
- Amount: $20,000 - $32,000 ($12000 are usually funded by the mentor, when feasible)
- How to apply: application submission to studentresearchatps@cumc.columbia.edu
- Approval: DRF Committee approval, Annually
- Deadline: beginning of January, specific date announced by Associate Dean of Student Research
Dean’s Conference Funds
- Available for: all student levels
- Covers: conference presentation related fees, including poster printing up to $55, registration, accommodations, ect.
- Limitations: if funding request is related to the SPP, the $500 SPP funding must be exhausted prior to requesting Dean's Conference funding. Students may request support for one conference per academic year.
- Amount: 50% of expenses up to $1500 ($750 max reimbursement). In addition to conference costs, students are eligible for up to $55 poster fee reimbursement.
- How to apply: submit application form, found in Courseworks site (VP&S Student Research) along with accepted abstract and receipts for expenses to studentresearchatps@cumc.columbia.edu
- Approval: Associate Dean of Student Research, submissions accepted until deadline
- Deadline: end of Spring semester, as indicated by email from studentresearchatps@cumc.columbia.edu
The following expense reimbursement limitations apply to all internal funding sources:
- Perpetual software licenses will not be covered. Maximum one year.
- Conference costs will be covered only for students attending as presenting author
- Conference costs will be covered for 3 nights maximum
- Conference accommodations must be the most affordable method
- Only public transportation will be covered (Ride-shares, taxi, etc. are not covered)
- Poster printing cost will be covered up to $55 for in-person presentations, whether through preferred vendor MakeSigns or any other vendor
Managed Externally
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