Top Reasons to Apply to DBBS at Washington University in St. - TopicsExpress



          

Top Reasons to Apply to DBBS at Washington University in St. Louis: 1. Outstanding Collaborative Research Environment A collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to research and education is a hallmark of Washington University and the Division. As a university-wide consortium, the Division transcends departmental lines and removes traditional boundaries of scientific fields. Faculty and graduate students regularly cross disciplines, devising novel questions and approaches that might otherwise go unexplored. 2. Low cost of living in STL that makes the stipend go a LONG way! Greater St. Louis has an very affordable cost of living, below the U.S. metro average and very low for a metro area of its size. The Bankrate Cost of Living Comparison Calculator link allows for comparison of the cost of living in Greater St. Louis to almost any of the other metro area in the country. Simply enter a base salary for any other metro and the calculator will determine how much youd need to earn for a comparable standard of living in Greater St. Louis. It will also produce a detailed report with the dollar costs of groceries, utilities, housing, transportation, health care, and other miscellaneous expenses in any metro, Greater St. Louis, and the U.S. average. 3. Legacy of 19 Nobel Laureates in the biosciences. Check out the full list here! 4. Access to World Renowned Research Facilities on campus 5. GENEROUS Stipend! The graduate student stipend for the 2014-2015 academic year will be $28,500. The appointment is for twelve months and also includes: Full Tuition Health Fee for all Student Health Services Life and Disability Insurance Voluntary Dental Insurance Limited travel funds 6. You don’t need to take the Subject GRE to apply! DBBS only requires the GRE general test! 7. Travel Funds The Division provides up to $600 toward travel expenses for all students during their graduate training (research meeting, conference or career development). 8. Participation in Cutting Edge Research See what DBBS faculty are working on here! 9. Washington University is consistently ranked in top 5 for NIH funding For more information go: dbbs.wustl.edu/divprograms/Pages/Division-Programs.aspx 10. The Application is FREE!! Need we say more!?!
Posted on: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 06:56:35 +0000

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