{"id":1228,"date":"2025-11-21T15:24:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T20:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/bge-1789-sandbox\/?page_id=1228"},"modified":"2025-12-18T22:40:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T03:40:33","slug":"phd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/bge-1789-sandbox\/scholarships-funding\/phd\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Most BGE doctoral students have their tuition covered by a stipend from the university. In addition to stipends, there are many possible sources of funding to help defray the costs of graduate education. BGE has curated a list of opportunities within Georgetown and from external sources.<\/p>\nBGE Ph.D. Tuition & Stipend<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Ph.D. Tuition & Stipend<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Incoming Ph.D. students in Biomedical Graduate Education can receive merit-based fellowship awards that cover tuition, stipend, student health insurance, dental insurance and mandatory fees.<\/strong> Conditions of these awards include continued satisfactory academic progress towards the graduate degree and full-time enrollment in the Ph.D. program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025-26 Ph.D. Tuition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Enrollment<\/th>Costs<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Ph.D. pre-thesis tuition<\/td>$30,348
per semester<\/td><\/tr>
Ph.D. thesis tuition<\/td>$2,750
per semester<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n

2026-27 Ph.D. Stipend<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Enrollment<\/th>Costs<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
BGE Ph.D. stipend
(per fiscal year)<\/td>		<\/meta>$40,922 \u2014 9 months
$44,605 \u2014 12 months<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Health Insurance & Dental Plan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Item<\/th>Cost<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Student Health Insurance Fee<\/td>Health insurance cost<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Voluntary Dental Plan for Students <\/td>Dental plan cost<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Funding Policies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n