Prospective Students
The HRI has 64 active faculty members who mentor over 85 undergraduate and graduate students. If you are considering Michigan Tech for your undergraduate or graduate studies, you will find helpful resources below.
Current Students
Health Research Institute (HRI) Graduate Fellowships were created to assist with the cost of graduate studies. Progress by the student to degree completion and participation by the PI and student in HRI activities, including grant submissions, will be used to determine final awards. Fellowships are awarded three times a year, for Fall, Spring, and Summer terms, with a limit of one award per student for one semester.
Please note that if any of the following dates fall on a weekend or holiday, the application deadline is the next business day by 11:59 p.m.
Spring Semester Deadline: September 15
Summer Semester Deadline: February 27
Fall Semester Deadline: April 15
The Health Research Institute (HRI) Travel Grants support the cost of travel to scientific meetings for presenting research related to the HRI's interests. By accepting this funding, you become an HRI Travel Ambassador. This exciting opportunity involves sharing your conference experience through photos and one social media post to help us showcase student research. It is a great way to build your professional profile while supporting the HRI community. Full details and a helpful media kit are provided to all grant recipients upon notification of the award.
Note: Travel award applications received after January 1st will be required to complete HRI travel ambassador duties.
Grants are limited to one per student per academic year. The travel awards are merit-based and are up to $1000 for graduate students and $500 for undergraduate students. Evaluation criteria include student status, type of presentation (poster or podium), meeting characteristics, and PI/student involvement in HRI activities.
The funding tiers and examples of criteria for awards in each tier are below:
- Tier 1: up to $1000 (ex., a podium presentation at a national or international conference)
- Tier 2: up to $750 (ex., a poster presentation at a national or regional conference OR a poster presentation at an international conference)
- Tier 3: up to $500 (ex., a poster or podium presentation at a regional conference)
How to Apply:
Applications must be complete to be considered. After submitting this application, please have your advisor email HRI, hri@mtu.edu, to confirm that they have reviewed and approved your application. Failing to do this will result in a delayed evaluation.
Deadline: Travel grant applications must be submitted at least 30 days before the first day of travel. Applications arriving after this cutoff will not be considered.
Update: Travel grant funding for the fall 2026 semester has been fully utilized. We encourage you to apply for spring 2027 conference attendance.