 Graduate students are paid a generous stipend and tuition, and support is guaranteed for 5 years. The stipend for students entering in 2005-06 is $22,000 per year. Because Bloomington is extremely affordable, students can live very comfortably on their stipend.- There are numerous sources of graduate student support:
- NIH Molecular Biology and Genetics Training Grant positions
- University and Department Fellowships
- Individual grants from the National Science Foundation, the American Heart Association, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
- Research Assistantships - students are funded by a grant to the research lab in which they are working
- Teaching Assistantships - students generally teach a total of 2 semesters, starting in their second year or later
- All applicants for admission are automatically considered for the various sources of financial support for first-year students (fellowships and training grant positions).
- In addition to fellowship opportunities available in the Department of Biology, Indiana University provides a number of fellowships for minority applicants.
- Most laboratories are funded by 1-3 grants from NIH, NSF, and/or USDA. Total funds among the 22 faculty members in the Microbiology program are over $35,000,000.
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