PSC Graduate Program

Why Choose the Pharmaceutical Sciences Program?

  • Competitive Fully Funded Financial Support including a stipend of $23,000; in addition to the stipend, tuition remission, health insurance, and student fees total financial support of approximately $33,000
     
  • Large Program -- 30 faculty, 20 post-doctoral fellows, approximately 70 graduate students
     
  • A highly collegial, complementary, and collaborative research atmosphere
     
  • Prime Location in the 4th largest biotechnology hub in the US, close to NIH, FDA, research institutes, and universities
     
  • Students continuously receive fellowships and awards from the following:
    • American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Fellowships
    • NIH (NRSA) Pre-doctoral Fellowships
    • National Cancer Center Year Award
    • United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Awards
    • DuPont Fellowship
       
  • Travel support is available for conferences where student presentations are encouraged
     
  • Strong industry interactions including student internships
     
  • Graduates obtain highly competitive positions in universities, pharmaceutical industry, and government