AMID - How to Apply

Animal Models of Infectious Diseases Training Program (AMID T32)

How to Apply

Applications are accepted beginning May 9th with funding starting on August 1st. A completed application with the following components should be compiled as a single PDF file and submitted by email to Ms. Christine Munsterman (cmmunsterman@ucdavis.edu) no later than May 30th, 2025, 5 pm PST.

  • AMID application cover sheet
  • Summary of research proposal (1 page maximum, excluding references)
  • Two letters of recommendation (one must be from AMID mentor)
  • Undergraduate unofficial transcript (may be submitted after the application, however, it is required prior to official award)
  • Mentor NIH biosketch (current format)

Conditions of Award

AMID trainees will receive a 1-year stipend at the current NIH predoctoral level (current stipend rate is $28,224), in-state tuition and fees (including health insurance), and $1,000 for travel to a scientific meeting. 

Eligibility

UC Davis PhD students are eligible for the AMID Program if they are a US citizen or permanent resident, are engaged in a research project that uses animal models to study human infectious diseases, and have a major professor who is an AMID trainer, or is eligible to become one. Students in a combined MD/PhD or DVM/PhD degree program, and students that are underrepresented* in science, are especially encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to students that have passed the qualifying examination and advanced to candidacy.

*NIH Underrepresented Minority Criteria (.pdf)