Application and Financial Aid
How To Apply
The Immunobiology Graduate Program welcomes qualified candidates to apply for enrollment. We encourage applicants to apply for admission by mid-December but the official deadline is usually in January. The exact date for the official deadline is posted on Check My Status. Accepted students begin lab work July 1 .
Application Requirements
Qualified applicants should meet the following requirements:
- A baccalaureate degree (or master’s) from an accredited college or university
- Scores from the general test of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Completion of the advanced test (biology or biochemistry) is strongly recommended.
- GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- First class undergraduate background in biology, preferrably with some research experience.
Application Procedure
Upload the following to the University of Cincinnati Graduate School application website:
- Complete the on-line university graduate application.
- Submit official collegiate transcript(s) to the graduate program coordinator
- Three letters of recommendation are submitted through the Online Recommendation system
- Recommenders could include former professors, an employer or other reference if pertinent to the field of study
- Recommendation requests are emailed to your recommenders 24-72 hours after you have submitted an application
- Test scores from qualifying exams,
- Personal background statement, explaining research experience, awards and purpose in seeking admission to the Immunobiology graduate program
- A nonrefundable application fee is required which can be paid by credit card (Visa, MasterCard or Discover) or by electronic check. Applicants can consult the UC Graduate Admissions FAQ for more information about the application fee or fee waivers
All of these items must be received before an applicant will be considered.
It is possible to check your application status by using the Check My Status. This feature allows applicants to monitor the receipt of required materials and the progress of their application.
After preliminary screening of all applications, we may invite select applicants for a personal interview. The interview serves as an opportunity for the applicant to meet faculty and graduate students, to see the program’s research facilities and for members of the program to evaluate the prospective student.
Financial Aid
Financial support for participants is generous in the Immunobiology Graduate Training Program. All PhD students accepted to the program receive full tuition remission, a nationally competitive stipend and a health insurance plan.
Cincinnati’s reasonable cost of living, combined with the program’s financial support, make it easy to live, work and study here.
The Immunobiology Graduate Training Program has extraordinary support from investigator and institutional research funds.
