Support for Trainees

The four most common sources of support are:

The trainee’s faculty mentor supports the trainee from their individual research award, most commonly a NIH research grant.

PhD trainees only. PPBS is an “entry portal” for PhD students in the biomedical sciences at UB that provides a common first-year curriculum and full salary and tuition support for 1 year. Students rotate through labs in multiple biomedical sciences departments across the university – including Oral Biology – before aligning with a PhD mentor for the remainder of their PhD training.

Trainees receiving any of the forms of support above are also typically expected to submit individual fellowship applications to appropriate research sponsors, most commonly NIH. U.S. citizens or foreign nationals may submit individual training award applications to NIH for programs including the Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) and the Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32). Trainees holding a clinical doctoral degree (MD, DDS/DMD, or equivalent) are eligible for other NIH programs, including the Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08).

Please also note the following:

1.  Effective Fall 2023:

$23,000 as the campus minimum for full time, fully funded PhD students on 10-month appointments

$29,900 as the campus minimum for full time, fully funded PhD students on 12-month appointments

2.  Outstanding applicants are eligible to receive a 2-year, $5,000-per-year, "Chair's Supplement," on top of their main salary/stipend.