The key components to the NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program are:

The Student

• U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• Will receive tuition and stipend support, based on NIH policy, for the duration of the program
  (approximately 4 yrs.)
• Can partner with other scholarship programs

The Doctoral Research

• Self derived and self driven
• In any area of biomedical research
• Conducted in both the NIH and U.K. laboratories (time split evenly between both)
• Has no formal coursework required
• Courses available if necessary

Two Mentors

• Form a dual collaborative mentorship
  • One mentor at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intramural campus, Bethesda, MD
  • One mentor at either the University of Oxford OR the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom

Complete eligibility requirements can be found on the program website.

• 4th Year
• 5th Year
• Graduate

• US Citizen
• Permanent Resident

The National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program is an accelerated, individualized doctoral training program for outstanding science students committed to biomedical research careers. The program is based on the British system, in which students perform doctoral research without required formal courses other than those students choose to take in relationship to their own interests. Students selected for admission to the program have already developed a passion for science through engagement in summer, job related, or undergraduate research programs.

Procedural requirements can be found via the program website.

If you are interested in learning more about the NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program (OxCam), you may start by contacting the Directors in the NIH OxCam Office. See list of contacts.