Funding Opportunities

Graduate students enrolled in the Program of Microbiology and Immunology will receive a stipend, full tuition remission, and individual health insurance (with an option to purchase additional family coverage). The stipend is competitive ($40,000 for the 2023-2024 academic year) and given Pittsburgh's affordable cost of living, allows students to live comfortably. In addition, a $2,000 educational enrichment account is provided to each first-year PhD student for the purchase of books, computers, and other education-related expenses.

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Graduate Program in Microbiology and Immunology also has six current T32 training grants for pre- and post-doctoral trainees.

Cancer Immunology Training Program

Funding Agency: National Cancer Institute
MPI: Dr. Dario Vignali and Dr. Robert Binder
dvignali@pitt.edu    rjb42@pitt.edu

Immunology of Infectious Disease 

Funding Agency: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
PI: Dr. JoAnne Flynn
joanne@pitt.edu

Molecular Microbial Persistence and Pathogenesis 

Funding Agency: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
PI: Dr. Neal Deluca
ndeluca@pitt.edu

Autoimmunity and Immunopathology Training Program

Funding Agency: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
PI: Dr. Penelope Morel
morel@pitt.edu

Interdisciplinary Training in Transplantation Biology

Funding Agency: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
PI: Dr. Angus Thomson
thomsonaw@upmc.edu