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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:
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Must be full time UTSA
Doctoral Student (Or will be in Fall of Application year.)
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In or accepted into one of
the following Ph.D. programs and desiring to
perform research with required emphases:
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Must be American Citizen
or Permanent Resident
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In academic good standing
with your program
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In your first three years
of doctoral training
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You must be willing to
participate fully in the MBRS-RISE training program, including
coursework and grant submission
Materials
for the Application:
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Completed online
application:
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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).
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Personal Statement
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A Curriculum Vitae
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Applicants should also
provide any of the following that are pertinent:
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Qualifying Examination
completion dates
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A copy of their
accepted Research Proposal
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A proposed timeline
for completion of their Specific Aims
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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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