Stipends & Awards

Stipends

All entering graduate students in the Department of Molecular Biosciences who are making satisfactory progress towards the degree will receive an annual stipend $24,570 either from a Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) or a Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA). Tuition will be provided by the University or by the student's mentor. The stipend is reviewed annually in comparison with competitive institutions and the cost of living in Lawrence, Kansas. For doctoral students, once students passed qualifying examination, the stipend of the GRA will increase to $25,570.

Health insurance is available but will be the responsibility of the student or the student's mentor.

Fellowships

Awards

Our department has the pleasure of awarding honors to outstanding graduate students during their tenure at KU. All awards include a monetary prize.

Award Category 2008 Recipients
Arnold Award Excellence in Microbiology Kelli Cool
Borgendale Award Best Fall Symposium Seminar Erick Spears
Candlin Award Best Senior Graduate Student Jiang Xu
Carr Research Award Excellence in Biochemistry Yang Wang
Yu Wang
Cora Downs Award Excellence in Microbiology Sumin Cai
Hirata Award Excellence in Immunology
and Microbiology		 Abby Dotson
MB Travel   Jamie Chapman
Fernando Estrada
Christy Terry
Xiaochen Wang
Liang Zhang
Newmark Award Excellence in Biochemistry Research Feng He
Paretsky Travel   Jeff Skredenske
Lingling Zhang
Ritter Award Excellence in Biochemistry Jeff Skredenske
Lingling Zhang
Twomey Award Excellence in Physiology and Cell Biology

Jamie Chapman

Former Recipients