Abdul Waheed Scholarship in Biochemistry

The Abdul Waheed Scholarship is a highly competitive scholarship for Ph.D. students within the Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences at Saint Louis University. The Scholarship is available to one Ph.D. graduate student and one M.D./Ph.D. student per year who plan to join the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program.

Candidates with outstanding scholastic achievement and potential success in graduate education, along with significant laboratory research experience are encouraged to apply. Candidates must apply and be accepted by Saint Louis University as a classified (degree-seeking) student in the Biomedical Sciences Core Graduate Program as a new Ph.D. student. Candidates will indicate interest in the Abdul Waheed Scholarship at the time of application.

M.D./Ph.D. students may apply to the scholarship at the beginning of the Ph.D. years, provided they have chosen a faculty mentor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The scholarship includes an increased yearly stipend of $35,000 in addition to tuition and health insurance, and covers 3 years for Ph.D. Core students and 1 year for M.D./Ph.D. students. Applicants must maintain at least a 3.5 GPA.