Graduate Fellowships for Technology-Based Healthcare

Application process

1. To apply, applicants must provide a cover letter, CV, and project description in a single pdf file with the naming convention of LastName, FirstName - Mayo Fellowship Application and emailed to LeaAnn Carson.
2. Letters of recommendation are required from two references: the applicant's Illinois advisor and the proposed advisor at Mayo Clinic. Letters must be on official letterhead as a pdf file with the naming convention of Applicant'sLastName, Applicant'sFirstName - Your LastName - Mayo Fellowship Recommendation and emailed to LeaAnn Carson.
3. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and recipients will be selected pending available funds.

Applicant guidelines

• Cover page must list the following:
  • applicant's name
  • department degree program (PhD, MD/PhD, MS, etc.)
  • year in degree program (2nd year, 3rd year, etc.)
  • contact information (home address, departmental address, phone, email)
  • name, title, and contact information of Illinois advisor
  • name, title, and contact information of proposed Mayo Clinic advisor
• CV (maximum three pages)
• Project Description (three pages maximum, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12 pt. font, Times New Roman) describing the proposed research to be conducted during the two-year fellowship period. The description should include research question (and/or hypothesis or engineering goal), significance, and methodology, along with language explaining the relationship of the student's research to the goals and structure of the Mayo Clinic & Illinois Alliance. Description must be accessible to readers outside of the student's particular area of research. An additional one-page listing of references cited is allowed.