Funding Your Studies
Numerous research assistantships, teaching assistantships, and fellowships are available for students pursuing master's or doctoral degrees.
BME NIH Training Grants (T32)
Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP T32 Training Grant)
Interdisciplinary Training Program in Auditory Neuroscience (TPAN T32 Training Grant)
Indiana University School of Medicine/Purdue University College of Engineering Jointly Funded Fellowships
Leslie Bottorff Fellowship (formerly known as Innovation for Clinical Translation Fellowship)
Purdue University College of Engineering Fellowships
Frederick N. Andrews Fellowship
Additional College of Engineering Fellowships
Purdue University Graduate School Fellowships/Partnerships
Sloan Foundation Indigenous Graduate Partnership
Lynn Fellowship (Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Program)
Lynn Fellowship (Interdisciplinary Computational)
Purdue Military Research Initiative
Purdue University Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Fellowships
Other
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Every fall the BME department offers a course on the fundamentals of grad fellowship writing. This course will help students navigate the NSF GRFP in particular and end with a fellowship submission. The Graduate School also offers several workshops and courses as well.
External Fellowships Suggested by the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Indiana University School of Medicine/Purdue University College of Engineering Jointly Funded Fellowships
Leslie Bottorff Fellowship (formerly known as Innovation for Clinical Translation (ICT) Fellowship)
A prestigious graduate fellowship program has been established to increase the number of Purdue doctoral engineering students focused on technology innovation and clinical translation as a key component of an expanding partnership between the Purdue College of Engineering and the Indiana University School of Medicine.
The Leslie Bottorff Fellowships (formerly known as Innovation for Clinical Translation (ICT) fellowships) were established by Mung Chiang, Purdue University President and former John A. Edwardson Dean of the Purdue College of Engineering (2017-22), and Jay Hess, Dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine. Each year, a small number of new Bottorff Fellows will be named from the Purdue College of Engineering whose doctoral thesis research projects will directly target new innovations in medical diagnostics and therapies that have significant promise for near-term translation into clinical practice.
The program focuses on clinical experiences, translational strategies, and regulatory insights. Funds to support a summer clinical immersion experience are available to help students who are still in the early stage of their research gain clinical exposure at the Indiana University School of Medicine. This includes a full-time 8-10 week summer clinical immersion experience, followed by a fall class focused on biomedical product translation. Finally, a spring Regulatory class will help fellows understand the workings of the US FDA and other regulatory agencies.
Each Bottorff fellow must be co-mentored by two faculty members: one in the Purdue College of Engineering and one in the Indiana University School of Medicine. Fellows will also be assigned an external industry mentor who is available to help with innovation, project planning, clinical exposure, network building, industry awareness, and general career advice.
Bottorff fellowships will be awarded competitively each year to engineering students pursuing thesis research projects targeting innovation for clinical application. Selection criteria will be based on outstanding academic preparation and research productivity as well as potential for entrepreneurship and leadership in transforming the future of healthcare. Both incoming and current graduate students early in their thesis research are eligible for selection.
Support
- Stipend to support full-time summer clinical immersion experience. Bottorff Fellow supplement awards will be supported equally by the Purdue College of Engineering and the Indiana University School of Medicine.
To learn more and apply for the Leslie Bottorff Fellowship, please visit this site.
Purdue University Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Fellowships
Geddes Fellowship
The Geddes Fellowship is for the non-traditional Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering graduate students who may or may not have extensive research experience, but either has worked in industry, is entrepreneurial or will add to the student body in a unique way. The fellowship is for students fitted to our research and teaching strengths with preferences for students with either experience or strong interest in the biomedical engineering industry. The selection is by the Purdue University Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. The selection process is closed; students may not apply.
Support
- Annual stipend
- 4-year package with 1 year of support from the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering plus 0.25 FTE RA supplement from faculty member or research area. 3 additional years support from faculty member or research area.
- Payment of tuition and fees
- Medical insurance supplement