The key components to the NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program are:
I. The Student
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Receives tuition and stipend support, based on NIH policy, for the duration of the program (approximately 4 yrs.)
- May partner the OxCam Program with other scholarship programs, such as Rhodes, Gates-Cambridge, or Marshall
II. The Doctoral Research
- May be in any area of biomedical research
- Is derived and driven by the program scholar
- Conducted in both the NIH and U.K. laboratories (time split evenly between both)
- Formal coursework is not required
- Scientific courses are available, if desired
III. Two Research Mentors
- Form a dual collaborative mentorship
- One mentor at a National Institutes of Health (NIH) intramural campuses, such as Bethesda, MD; Durham, NC; Phoenix, AZ; or Hamilton, MT
- One mentor at either the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom
IV. One Degree
- Scholars earn a D.Phil. from Oxford or Ph.D. from Cambridge
- Average time to completion is just over 4 years (approximately 2 years in the US and 2 years in the UK)
- Faster than the average PhD program in the U.S.
For more information, view the online NIH OxCam Program booklet.