Ph.D. Financial Support
Fellowships for Ph.D. Students
A well-defined Master of Science program of appropriate rigor is maintained, but the Department of Chemistry does not offer financial support to students whose degree goal is the master's degree. This degree is neither a prerequisite for nor a forerunner of, the Ph.D. degree, although it may be acquired along the way if a student so desires.
All admitted graduate students annually receive a full-tuition scholarship as well as coverage of the required Graduate Student Services Fees and individual insurance premiums. Admitted graduate students also annually receive primary funding via a research training assignment, pedagogical training assignment, or fellowship stipend.
Enrolling in a program of study includes additional costs beyond the tuition listed here
For a full list of direct and indirect expenses associated with the cost of attendance, please visit the Cost of Attendance page of the Graduate Financial Aid Office website.
Tuition and fee information is available on the Bursar's website
Special Fellowships
Several supplemental fellowships are offered by the Department, such as the Freud Scholar Fellowship. Also, the Division of Physical Sciences offers a limited number of McCormick Fellowships which provide a supplemental award. All applicants are considered for these awards, and the recipients are announced with offers of admission.
Freud Scholar Fellowship
A very generous alumna of this Department has endowed the Freud Scholarship Fund at the University of Chicago, the purpose of which is to help us gather "the best and the brightest" to study here for the Ph.D. in Chemistry.
We are excited by the possibilities afforded by the Freud Scholarship Fund to assemble a group of dedicated outstanding young chemists who will be afforded every opportunity to experience the rigors and joys of research at the Ph.D. level.
McCormick Fellowships
The Division of Physical Sciences also offers a limited number of McCormick Fellowships which provide a supplemental award.. All applicants are considered for these awards, and again, are awarded in addition to full tuition and stipend support.
Training Program in Chemistry & Biology
The interdisciplinary Predoctoral Training Program in Chemistry & Biology at the University of Chicago provides for select, outstanding students cross-training at the interface of chemistry and biology with a synthetic and mechanistic focus. This program, supported through a training grant of the National Institutes of Health, is the only interdivisional, predoctoral program at The University of Chicago that has cross-training in both the physical and the biological sciences as its objective.
Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
The Department of Chemistry participates actively in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) administered by the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. MSTP is a structured six-year program leading to both an M.D and a Ph.D. in chemistry. Full tuition and a stipend are awarded for the six-year period. The MSTP is funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and is open only to US citizens.