University of Illinois Graeme Carnegie Fellowship

The Graeme Carnegie Fellowship is a ten-week (~40/hrs week) competitive research-intensive experience in the Department of Pharmacology & Regenerative Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. The department consistently leads the field in funding (9th in the nation in NIH research funding in 2022) and is home to a world-class graduate pharmacology program. Awardees will have the opportunity to attend departmental seminars, presentations by guest speakers, a contemporary scientific methods course, and laboratory meetings. Admitted students are expected to prepare a research proposal, in conjunction with their faculty mentor, prior to the start of program. At the end of the program, students will present their work in a departmental seminar.

This program is designed for students interested in pursuing a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in biomedical sciences or related fields and who will have just completed their sophomore or junior year in college. As we are committed to increasing the number of students from underrepresented minorities in Ph.D. programs, those students are especially encouraged to apply.