Financial Support

Ph.D. students and candidates are provided financial support from sources including Wayne State University Fellowships, School of Medicine Graduate Research Assistantships, National Institutes of Health/NIH training grants, individual fellowships, and the faculty’s external research funding. An applicant who is an US citizen or permanent resident will be considered for substantive additional support, and may qualify for a Cancer Biology Summer Research Fellowship the summer before matriculation.  Provided the Program’s standards of progress are met, full financial support continues until completion of the Ph.D. in Cancer Biology degree.  Financial support, that includes full tuition + fees, insurances (see below), and a living allowance, has an annual cumulative value of over $35,000 for Michigan residents and over $45,000 for non-residents.  The living allowance is at least the current NIH pre-doctoral trainee support level. Funds are available from various sources for candidates and trainees to report their dissertation research at national and international cancer conferences.

Students can choose among medical insurance options and have dental and vision insurances that are largely if not completely covered by the support source, as well as spouse and child coverage.  Medical insurance covers hospital, surgical, consultant and incidental fees.  Nearby WSU Medical School-affiliated medical services include the University Health Service and the Detroit Medical Center.

Wayne State University has available housing facilities that are restricted to predoctorals and postdoctorals; see http://www.housing.wayne.edu/.  Accommodations include modern efficiency, and one and two bedroom apartments, that are fully-carpeted, air-conditioned, and available furnished or unfurnished.  WSU housing provides maintained convenient, and secure housing within blocks of our cancer research facilities.  Off-campus housing is available in the vicinity.  WSU is at the confluence of several major metropolitan expressways, which provides easy access to a vast array of housing (apartments, condominiums, single-family homes, etc) throughout the metropolitan area.