The Predoctoral Fellowship positions for this training program have been filled. We are not currently recruiting predoctoral fellows.

Overview and Eligibility
The School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin is recruiting two doctoral student fellows for our pre- and post-doctoral training program funded by a T32 award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. This training program seeks to enhance the pool of diverse social work scientists committed to conducting research that eliminates disparities in cardiovascular and lung disease-related risk, morbidity, and mortality by: 1) strengthening their publication record; 2) strengthening competitiveness for external funding, and; 3) fostering research and career development skills. As such, individuals from groups underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences, and from disadvantaged backgrounds as defined by the National Institutes of Health (NIH; see NIH Definitions below) are strongly encouraged to apply. Fellows will be part of the 2024-2025 cohort of the Doctoral Program in Social Work. Fellowship applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents at the time of application. Fellowship applicants must meet the minimum application criteria for the Doctoral Program in Social Work and apply to the program during the Fall 2023 application cycle to be considered for the fellowship.

Funding
Fellows will receive four years of full funding, which includes tuition for full-time enrollment (9-10 credit hours in Fall/Spring, at least 3 credit hours in summer), a monthly fellowship stipend and supplemental fellowships for a total annual fellowship income of no less than $31,000 per year, a supplemental payment to be used for the purchase of health insurance, and a budget of up to $1,600 per year for conference travel. Fellows are expected to be enrolled full-time and remain in residence throughout the duration of the fellowship. Per University policy, students on full fellowship may not hold a student employment position.