Epidemiology and Biostatistics Doctoral Fellowship Opportunities

Fellowship Program in Pediatric HIV/AIDS Epidemiology

As part of the newly established Partnership for Pediatric AIDS and Public Health, the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics of the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, in collaboration with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), have developed a Fellowship Program to accelerate scientific progress in the field of Pediatric HIVAIDS Epidemiology, and to help train the next generation of outstanding investigators in this field. Accordingly, a Doctoral Fellowship Program has been funded beginning in 2008 for a qualified doctoral student in epidemiology to be jointly selected by GW and EGPAF. The Fellowship will include employment through the GW-EGPAF Partnership with associated tuition support for four years. GW will provide the formal educational structure for the Doctoral Fellow including required coursework and doctoral comprehensive exams. The Doctoral Fellow will work with GW and EGPAF scientists to develop and conduct their dissertation in the field of pediatric HIV/AIDS epidemiology. Interested applicants should contact Dr. Sean Cleary, Director of the PhD Epidemiology Program, at sphsdc@gwumc.edu.

Fellowship Program in Cancer Epidemiology

The Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics of The George Washington University (GWU) and the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), have a shared interest in scientific progress in the field of Cancer Epidemiology, as well as in the training of the next generation of outstanding investigators that will advance the field in the interest of public health. One fellowship, for a qualified incoming GWU doctoral student selected jointly by GWU and NCI/DCEG, will be funded each year. The fellowship will provide a total of $10,000 annually, for a total of no more than 2 years per student, to be applied to a student's stipend, health benefit allowance and tuition costs. GWU will provide the basic formal educational structure for all students in the Program. Following successful completion of required coursework and doctoral comprehensive exams the fellowship responsibility will be assumed by a DCEG-based mentor, with the student based at NIH and supported through a pre-doctoral Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA). All students in the Fellowship Program in Cancer Epidemiology, regardless of the site at which they conduct their dissertation research, will meet all degree and program requirements as determined by GWU. Interested applicants should contact Dr. Sean Cleary, Director of the PhD Epidemiology Program, at sphsdc@gwumc.edu.