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)
Bioengineering Interdisciplinary Training in Diabetes Research Program (BTDR T32 Training Grant)
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.
NRSA F30 and F31 Diversity Fellowships
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, John A. Edwardson Dean of the Purdue College of Engineering, and Jay Hess, Dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine. Each year 8-10 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.
Bottorff fellows will pursue clinical immersions during the early-stage development and implementation of their thesis research. The program will facilitate the clinical exposure and mentoring by medical faculty that is so critical to successful innovation and translation of new healthcare technologies.
Bottorff fellowships will be awarded competitively each year to engineering students pursuing thesis research projects targeting innovation for clinical application. Selection criteria for ICT Fellows 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 are eligible for selection this year. Meet the Bottorff Fellows.
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. During each year of the fellowship support, fellows should gain substantial clinical exposure and training while developing their thesis research towards innovation in engineering design in preparation for clinical translation.
Support
- Annual stipend, supplemented with graduate research stipend resourced by the co-mentoring faculty members. Bottorff Fellow supplement awards will be supported equally by the Purdue College of Engineering and the Indiana University School of Medicine.
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