Forms and Applications

HAMBP Training Application

HAMBP Mentor Recommendation Form

Application submission is now closed.  Thank you for your interest in the Houston Area Molecular Biophysics Training Program.

FELLOWSHIP BENEFITS AND REQUIREMENTS

In addition to receiving up to three years of financial support, Trainees and Mentors agree to participate in HAMBP activities and meet program requirements.  These include course requirements (one semester of graduate level Molecular Biophysics, plus two elective courses; registering and attending the weekly Keck Center seminar series (in person or remotely); completing an approved course in the responsible conduct of research (research ethics); monthly trainee meetings during the academic year; a yearly research symposium and progress review; inclusion of one or more HAMBP mentors in addition to the major advisor on the thesis committee; yearly meetings with the HAMBP director until graduation; attendance and poster presentation at the Keck Center Annual Research Conference and the Sealy Center Structural Biology Center; research presentation at the Biophysical Society or similar national or international meeting; acknowledgement of training grant support in publications and presentations; and keeping Keck Center informed of career developments after graduation.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Complete and submit the Graduate Application form (for predoctoral applicants). Please be certain to fill out the application COMPLETELY: you must provide GRE and/or MCAT scores as well as undergraduate and graduate GPA.
  
• Mentor must submit an on-line Mentor Recommendation form.  Only ONE mentor is required for the HAMBP program although dual mentorship is welcomed.
  
• Secure two Letters of Recommendation from people other than your mentor. Letters should be submitted via email to amyjackson@rice.edu.
• Email (preferred; pdf, txt or doc format only) or mail hard copies to the address below:
  
  a) Transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate coursework 
      (Official preferred, Unofficial accepted)
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  b) A current resume (CV) outlining your professional work experience and history

Amy Jackson
Assistant Director, Grant Programs
Gulf Coast Consortia / Keck Center, MS-141
PO Box 1892
Houston, TX 77005-1892
Tel. (713) 348-4752   Fax:(713) 348-4659
amyjackson@rice.edu