[Biology-U-L] [Fwd: [Fwd: Fully funded NIH-Oxford-Cambridge Ph.D. Scholarships in Biomedical Research]]

[Biology Undergraduate List]

Dear Colleague,
 
We are now soliciting applications for the National Institutes of 
Health-Oxford University-Cambridge University Scholars in Biomedical 
Research programs.  Fully-funded scholarships for outstanding students 
are available for accelerated Ph.D. or M.D. Ph.D. combined training. 
 Would you please forward the message below to outstanding students 
interested in pursuing doctoral training in biomedical research.  Also, 
we would be grateful if you could post the attached one-page poster on 
student affairs bulletin boards at your school.
 
Thank you very much for your assistance!
 
Best wishes,

Bridget Lampert, M.S. Ed
Managing Director
NIH/Oxford/Cambridge Scholars Program
National NIH-MD/PhD Partnership Program
National Institutes of Health
Building 2 (Room 2W17)
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD  20892-1892 USA
301.272.5174
*_oxcam at mail.nih.gov
_*
*Program Website
_http://oxcam.gpp.nih.gov_
**

*Dear Prospective Scholar:
 
As an outstanding student, I'm writing to tell you about two 
groundbreaking new doctoral programs in biomedical research, the Oxford 
University-National Institutes of Health (NIH) Scholars in Biomedical 
Research and the Cambridge University-NIH Health Sciences Research 
Scholars.  *The application deadline of January 1, 2008 is fast 
approaching.*  These programs are built on a unique arrangement in which 
students spend approximately two years at either Oxford or Cambridge and 
two years at the NIH working on a collaborative research project. 
 Oxford and Cambridge have for centuries been two of the most prominent 
universities internationally and the NIH is the largest biomedical 
research facility in the world with most of its activities located in 
Bethesda, MD, a suburb of Washington, D.C.
 
There is no standard curriculum in these programs and each student 
pursues an individualized course of study in which thesis work is 
initiated at the beginning of the first year.  Because these are 
accelerated programs, students typically receive a Ph.D. or D. Phil. 
degree from Oxford or Cambridge in 3 to 5 years.  These innovative 
programs grew out of the realization that the next generation of 
research scientists will increasingly need to think in an 
interdisciplinary fashion and to surmount the intellectual and 
experimental barriers that presently exist between traditional 
disciplines.  All students become members of a college at Oxford or 
Cambridge and have an opportunity to immerse themselves in British 
academic life.  
 
All students are *FULLY FUNDED* by the NIH for the duration of their 
doctoral work and receive a stipend.  We now also offer support for 
combined M.D./PhD training in which the PhD is obtained at Oxford or 
Cambridge and the M.D. is obtained from one of the 41 top American 
medical schools that have Medical Scientist Training Programs.  
 
The application is available online and easy to complete.  There is no 
application fee and the application can be found at our newly launched 
website: *_http://oxcam.gpp.nih.gov/index.asp_*.  


Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.  We hope to 
hear from you soon!
 
Best wishes,

Bridget Lampert, M.S. Ed
Managing Director
NIH/Oxford/Cambridge Scholars Program
National NIH-MD/PhD Partnership Program
National Institutes of Health
Building 2 (Room 2W17)
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD  20892-1892 USA
301.272.5174
*_oxcam at mail.nih.gov
_*
Program Website
_http://oxcam.gpp.nih.gov_


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