Financial Support

All MOB students are eligible to receive financial support in the form of a graduate assistantship that pays a stipend plus tuition waivers covering the majority of tuition and fees. In addition, MOB offers additional fellowship awards to selected, outstanding applicants. Eligibility for graduate assistance is reviewed every year and is based on satisfactory progress based on annual evaluation of academic and teaching performance (see, the Handbook).

Other FSU fellowships may be available for outstanding students. Please see FSU Graduate School Fellowships and Grants and information about the Dean's Doctoral Scholar's Award for more information. Because of department nomination deadlines, applicants interested in being considered for these awards must have their application submitted through the online application process by Dec. 15 of the year prior to the fall they intend to enroll.

The FSU Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards (OGFA) provides students with outstanding assistance in preparing applications for external funding (e.g. National Science Foundation, American Heart Association, Ford Foundation). Many workshops are available to help craft the application and one-on-one meetings with OGFA directors give students access to very experienced advisers.

Students eligible for McKnight Doctoral Fellowship must submit the application to the McKnight Foundation by Jan. 15. This fellowship can be used at any of nine Florida universities, but is open to applicants nationwide.

Students are eligible for numerous targeted scholarships managed by the FSU Office of Financial Aid Foundation. Check the website for application deadlines and descriptions of scholarships and eligibility. Typically, a one-page form is due by late March for consideration for these awards.

Subsidies to cover the cost the University-sponsored health insurance are paid as a benefit to full time graduate students on a research or teaching assistantship. Information about the subsidy is available here.

First and second year MOB students receive a Personal Development Award for travel to scientific conferences and workshops such as the annual meeting of the Biophysical Society. Additional travel funds are available from Congress of Graduate Students for advanced students to assist in presenting their research.

Links to just a few of the external fellowships are below. Many more can be found by contacting the FSU Office of Fellowships and Awards.