FAQ

The Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences offers students a training curriculum that takes advantage of the unique integration existing between the basic science and clinical arms of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, imparting both the corpus of knowledge required for modern biological research and an appreciation of the nature of and challenges in the control of a human disease. The training students receive and the approach to science offered here will be broadly applicable to all human diseases.

Yes. All matriculated students receive a fellowship package.

The fellowship package includes a stipend ($31,680 for 2008/2009), a tuition scholarship to cover the full cost of tuition and fees, a first year allowance, and a comprehensive medical and dental insurance package. Travel Awards, which funds student travel to scientific meetings, are also available.

Our students are strongly encouraged to apply for various competitive predoctoral fellowships, such as the National Institutes of Health's National Research Service Award. Students who successfully compete for these awards are supplemented to our current stipend level and receive an additional $5,000.

Students who maintain satisfactory progress in the Program will automatically continue to receive financial support on a yearly basis.

Admission to the program is open to highly qualified, well-prepared students who are driven by a motivation to become successful scientists. Applicants will be selected on the basis of their academic credentials; recommendations from research mentors/advisors; and a demonstrated interest in participating in biomedical research. Students' prior research experience will be of particular interest to the Admissions Committee.

The Graduate Record Examination (verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing) scores are also required for consideration. It is highly recommended that applicants take the GRE subject test.  Applicants for whom English is not their first language must submit official scores of the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) exam.

The Admissions Committee will consider all data on each applicant before making its decision.

All applicants are required to submit an online application and the required application fee. Three letters of recommendation must be submitted online by the recommenders; standardized test scores, and transcripts should be sent to:

Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School
1275 York Avenue, Box 441
New York, NY 10065

The online application materials is available from September 1 to December 10.

The application deadline is December 10. All materials for the admissions file must be submitted and/or postmarked by this date. Students are encouraged to submit their application and all supporting documents as early as possible.

GRE School Code: 2837 (Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences)

TOEFL code: 8756 (Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences)

Yes. All students must be matriculated on a full-time basis.

The Gerstner Sloan-Kettering graduate faculty are drawn from departments and research programs of both the Sloan-Kettering Institute and Memorial Hospital. These include eight Institute research programs: Cancer Biology and Genetics, Cell Biology, Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry, and Structural Biology; as well as the Hospital's departments of Medicine, Pathology, Pediatrics, Radiology, and Surgery, and the hospital-based Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program.

Our faculty conduct research in all areas of biomedical sciences including developmental biology and genetics; signals and pathways involved in the control of cell proliferation; cell-cell interactions, adhesion, and protein targeting; tumor immunology, immunotherapy, and transplantation biology; genomic integrity and human cancer genetics; drug development, drug resistance, and clinical therapeutics; and chemical biology and structural biology; among others.

Yes. All graduate students will be provided affordable housing accommodations in apartment buildings that are owned by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and that are situated in the neighborhood of the Center and the graduate school. Studio apartments, as well as one- and two-bedroom apartments will be available. Apartment assignments will be made based on availability, marital status, and the presence of dependents. Single students will generally share apartments with other students.

If you have questions or would like more information about the Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School, contact us:

E-mail
gradstudies@sloankettering.edu

Telephone
646.888.6639

Fax
646.422.2351

Mailing Address
Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School
1275 York Avenue, Box 441
New York, NY 10065

Summer Undergraduate Research Program
surp@sloankettering.edu