Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships are available only to citizens of the United States or permanent residents.

Underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged to apply.

Predoctoral Trainee Application Process:
 
Apply to the Graduate College online, at http://www.grad.illinois.edu/admissions

Apply directly to a department. The Training Program does not award degrees, but instead provides stipends for students while working directly with a faculty member through their individual departmental programs.

Apply to the Training Program in Endocrine, Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology:

Send the Predoctoral Application (for the academic year 2013-14, the completed application is DUE MARCH 15, 2013), along with the following:

1. Applications must be accompanied by a letter from a UIUC faculty member who is presently a preceptor on the Training Grant in Endocrine, Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology. This letter should state that the faculty member sponsors the applicant for the fellowship.
2. Each application must include all of the following:
   • A career goal statement that clearly identifies the linkage to endocrine, developmental or reproductive toxicology. Limit this to no more than ½ page, single-spaced typed.
   • A research plan that clearly identifies the linkage to endocrine, developmental and reproductive toxicology. Limit this to no more than two single-spaced typed pages.
   • Copies of all transcripts
   • Three letters of recommendation (your primary advisor and two other professional references). Each letter should  comment on the student’s intellectual ability, capacity for original thought, aptitude for research, dependability and integrity, and demonstrated interest in endocrine, developmental and reproductive toxicology.
   • A completed Application Form (attached).

Postdoctoral Trainee Application Process:

Write directly to the person with whom you wish to work. This may include exploratory correspondence before a formal application is submitted. Then submit, with the assistance of the faculty of interest, the following materials to make the formal application (ongoing application process):

1. Curriculum vitae
2. An essay that describes your career goals and past experiences. Limit 2 pages, single-spaced typed.
3. A research plan that clearly identifies the linkage to endocrine, developmental and reproductive toxicology. Limit this to no more than two single-spaced typed pages.
4. Copies of graduate transcripts
5. Copies of important publications
6. Three letters of recommendation (your primary advisor and two other professional references).
7. A two-page description of proposed research, prepared in consultation with the prospective mentor
8. A completed Application Form (attached).
9. Applications must be accompanied by a letter from a UIUC faculty member who is presently a preceptor on the Training Grant in Endocrine, Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology. This letter should state that the faculty member sponsors the applicant for the fellowship.