About the program

The University College London – National Institute of Mental Health – National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Joint Doctoral Training Program in Neuroscience is an accelerated graduate program for exceptional students in neuroscience. It brings together two powerhouses of neuroscience research, and allows students to conduct collaborative research between two laboratories, one at UCL, the other at the NIMH/NINDS. Students are register in the UCL Graduate School, and receive a PhD from UCL in 4 years or less. Scholarships include students’ fees and stipend, as well as a travel allowance.

The program is flexible, with the schedule for each student dictated by the demands of their research, and students spend approximately the same amount of time in their UCL and NIMH/NINDS labs. Through partnerships with US medical schools, it is also possible for students to pursue an MD/PhD degree. The program began in 2009 with its first student Raphael Kaplan, and 2010 will have at least two further scholarships available.