Graduate Student Financial Support
Program Support
All Neuroscience Program graduate students in good standing are fully supported during their tenure at MSU from one or a combination of sources. The stipend for students entering 2021-2022 is approximately $29,364. In addition, all graduate assistants and fellows receive a full tuition waiver each semester (up to nine credits in Fall and Spring semesters; up to five in summer semester), waiver of matriculation fees, and paid health insurance.
Additional NSP Financial Support
- NSP Road Fellowship - Eligible to first year rotation students to help defray travel cost between MSU and Grand Rapids
- Teaching Assistantship - Aimed primarily at third and fourth year students, the Neuroscience Program has teaching assistantships available to students interested in conducting a semester's worth of teaching. The TA will spend 20 hours per week on teaching activities, and will receive the same stiped as a research assistant. TAs will be members of the Graduate Employees Union at MSU (GEU Contract). Interested students should contact the Program Director.
MSU Scholarships and Aid
The files of exceptional applicants will be forwarded by the Neuroscience Program Director to the Dean of the College of Natural Science as nominees for a College of Natural Science Doctoral Recruiting Fellowship or a University Distinguished Fellowship and University Enrichment Fellowship.
Additional MSU Financial Support
- MSU Graduate School Fellowships
- Funding information (Maintained by the MSU Graduate School)
- MSU Office of Financial Aid
External Fellowships
Neuroscience Program Graduate Students are highly encouraged to apply for external funding.
- National and International Fellowships and Scholarships (Maintained by the Honors College) - A list of various awards
- National and International Fellowships and Scholarships (Maintained by NSF) - A list of various awards
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program - Three years of support for the graduate education
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NSRA) - Support for promising doctoral candidates who will be performing dissertation research and training in scientific health-related fields. The fall semester Research Forum will focus on writing and submitting an NRSA award application.
- Finding External Fellowships (Maintained by the MSU Graduate School)
- SciVal Funding Database - The most comprehensive source of funding information available on the web. NOTE: requires MSU NetID