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Bristol Myers Squibb Graduate Student Research Training Award to Promote Diversity in Toxicology

$10,000

Due: October 9, 2026

No essay

No min. GPA required

Description

The purpose of the Bristol Myers Squibb Award for Graduate Student Research in Toxicology is to supplement the resources available to academic laboratories hosting and supporting Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic American, or Indigenous American graduate students to conduct their research and training. BMS is providing a unique mentoring opportunity for graduate student awardees. Mentoring is expected to prepare them to be successful and competitive candidates for research roles in toxicology and to support the faculty conducting research in toxicology in their role of training the next generation of toxicologists. The graduate student applicant should be in the final two years of their research program, and the faculty mentor and student may propose to use the funding to supplement the research the student is already conducting or to develop expertise in methodologies relevant to their current research objectives. Applicants must be enrolled in a US-based PhD program with a focus in toxicology. The student must have completed qualifying exams for candidacy prior to award. Applicants must also demonstrate a passion for research. They must be a US citizen or a permanent resident of the US. The faculty mentor and graduate student must be members of the Society (or membership is pending. The faculty mentor must have a track record of hosting graduate students who successfully complete their respective graduate programs. Applicants must submit a clear and concise description of their dissertation research, divided into the following subsections: (1) objectives, (2) work already accomplished, (3) work planned for the future, and (4) relevance of the graduate work to toxicology. Applicants must also submit a letter of support from their research advisor/mentor that attests to the applicant's passion for research and provides details on the proposed activity. Please visit the award's website for more information.

Level of Study

Graduate Student

Scholarship Type

Master's Degree Minority