Applications for the PhD MBRS-RISE Program are accepted continuously.  The program has 15 positions for participants, 6 of which are reserved for individual Ph.D. programs.  For the reserved positions, each program will recommend a doctoral student meeting the RISE criteria, who will be approved by the selection committee.  After each program admits a student, the remaining positions are filled competitively from applicants from the participating programs.

Click here for the UTSA Ph.D. RISE Application!

Requirements for the Application: 

• Must be full time UTSA Doctoral Student (Or will be in Fall of Application year.)

• In or accepted into one of the following Ph.D. programs and desiring to
     perform research with required emphases: 

  • Biology

  • Biomedical Engineering

  • Physics with a Biophysics emphasis

  • Chemistry

  • Computer Science with a Biomedical emphasis

• Must be American Citizen or Permanent Resident

• In academic good standing with your program

• In your first three years of doctoral training

• You must be willing to participate fully in the MBRS-RISE training program, including coursework and grant submission

Materials for the Application:

• Completed online application: 

• Two Recommendations using online forms (If you have performed laboratory rotations or are in a laboratory at UTSA or UTHSCSA, then at least one of these should be from a research for whom you have worked).

• Personal Statement

• A Curriculum Vitae

• Applicants should also provide any of the following that are pertinent:

  • Qualifying Examination completion dates

  • A copy of their accepted Research Proposal

  • A proposed timeline for completion of their Specific Aims

  • A copy of abstracts or publications on which they are an author

 Hints on Statement Writing:

Please make sure to cover the following:

• Why you want to earn a Ph.D.
• Why you wish to participate in the MBRS-RISE Ph.D. Training Program
• Your research experience up to now
• Your long-term goals, addressing career path and post-doctoral plans

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