Please Note
Graduate students in the biological sciences who are supported off NIH grants or HHMI funds are forbidden, by grant restrictions, to take up any additional paying work.
University Prize Instructorships
University Prize Instructorships, sponsored by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, awards up to five GSAS students a $6,000 stipend to design and teach upper-division courses in their field of research. Enrollment is limited to 20 undergraduate students. Instructorships are awarded to exceptional doctoral candidates who have made substantial progress toward their degree. UPI recipients may teach their course in either the fall or spring semester. The 2009 application deadline has passed. Please check back in December 2009 to apply for the next award.
- View previous winners and their course titles to get a better sense of the courses that get approved.