Financial Benefits

Academic Year 2025-26 financial package for qualifying students:

Graduate assistant salary of $35,360 with no teaching obligation
Health insurance plus tuition and fees

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General Scholarships

Approximately $150,000+ in GSBS student awards and scholarships given annually.

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Presidential Scholars

Select students may receive a recruitment scholarship through the Presidential Scholars Program that provides an additional $5,000 per year and a one-time $3,000 relocation stipend.

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David & Janet Niesel Presidential Scholarship

To provide scholarship support to students enrolled in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

McLaughlin Fellowship Fund Recruitment Award

Select students studying in infectious diseases or immunology may receive recruitment scholarships of an additional $3,000 annual supplement per year through the McLaughlin Fund.

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Innovative Methods Fellowship

The mission of this program is to invest in the career development of UTMB GSBS Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows by offering them a unique opportunity to learn innovative scientific methods and techniques not yet available on the UTMB campus.

Contact Us

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

For questions regarding graduate school prerequisites, admissions, and postdoctoral requirements: gsbsrecr@utmb.edu

GSBS Main Phone: (409) 772-2665 or
Toll-Free Number: (877) 425-4727

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