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 an 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 up to $1000 to be used for supplies or travel in support of the student. This initiative will be funded by the Graduate Studies Office and reimbursed for actual costs, not to exceed $1000.
• 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 $500 ($6000 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 Ph.D. student receives extramural funding* while supported by a Graduate Studies A/F or for which they applied while supported by a Graduate Studies A/F, covering at least 75% of his/her stipend OR providing an annual direct cost amount of at least 125% of his/her stipend, $3000 will be provided to the student’s Supervisor to be used in support of the student (e.g. projects on which the student is working, travel to conferences, or other aspects of the student’s training). This initiative will be funded by the Graduate Studies Office and reimbursed for actual costs, not to exceed $3000.

* The extramural 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. Eligibility will be determined by UNMC Graduate Studies. The student must be the PI of the extramural award to be eligible for these incentives.

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.