The NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education (OITE) hosts the Graduate Partnerships Program (GPP), which is designed to bring doctoral candidates to the NIH Intramural Research Program for dissertation research. Participants enjoy the academic environment of a university, the extensive research resources of the NIH, and the breadth and depth of the research programs of both the host university and the NIH Intramural Research Program (IRP). The goal is to create a different kind of graduate experience, one that focuses on training the next generation of scientific leaders by emphasizing communication and collaboration skills, integration of information, and interdisciplinary investigation.

At the NIH, doctoral candidates work in a highly collaborative research environment with leading scientists and clinicians. They share the NIH campus with the largest translational research hospital in the nation. They explore areas such as bioinformatics, biophysics, epidemiology, immunology, cell and molecular biology, neuroscience, health sciences, structural biology, sensory and communication neuroscience, molecular pathology, biobehavioral research, and developmental biology.

All doctoral candidates at the NIH are part of the GPP and can take advantage of the doctoral community as well as career and professional development services supported by the Office of Intramural Training & Education (OITE).

TUM doctoral candidates may apply for the GPP via the program scheme “Individual Partnerships” where an individual agreement will be negotiated between TUM and an investigator at the NIH upon successful application. In all cases, doctoral degrees are granted by the TUM.

You will find more information on the website of the NIH: www.training.nih.gov/programs/gpp