External Funding Opportunities

Non-UNMC Assistantships and Fellowships

Your assistantship or fellowship does not have to come from UNMC. Many outside corporations, businesses, and agencies provide funding for graduate students. We encourage you to apply for these external funding opportunities, and we provide additional incentives to you for successful applications.

External Funding Incentives

• If a student submits a NIH F30 or F31 fellowship application that is not funded, despite receiving a high Impact/Priority Score (defined as 30 or better), the student’s Supervisor will receive a one-time award of $1000 to be used for supplies or travel in support of the student.
• Every Ph.D. student who receives extramural funding* covering at least 75% of his/her stipend OR providing an annual direct cost amount of at least 125% of his/her stipend will receive a scholarship each year for the duration of the external funding. This scholarship, which is intended to supplement the student’s stipend, will be funded by the Graduate Studies Office. The scholarship shall be paid in monthly installments of $450 ($5400 for each full year) for the duration of the extramural funding. The scholarship will begin at the start date of the extramural funding, or when the Office of Graduate Studies is notified, whichever is later
• If a PhD student who currently holds a Graduate Studies A/F receives external funding* covering at least 75% of his/her stipend, an amount equal to 20% of the standard UNMC stipend will be provided to the Supervisor’s research program (prorated for the duration of the UNMC fellowship) to support projects on which the student is working, travel to conferences, or other aspects of the student’s training.

* The external funding must be awarded to the student as the result of a competitive review process. Eligible funding programs include (but are not limited to) NIH F30 or F31 individual fellowships, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowships, PhRMA Pre Doctoral Fellowships, and Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships.

If you receive external funding covering at least 75% of your stipend, or receive a score of 30 or better on an NIH F30/F31 application, submit documentation of the award through email.