Halcomb Fellowship In Medicine and Engineering

Applicants must be a current graduate student in either the College of Medicine or the College of Engineering and shall have active mentors from both colleges. Applicants should also have a record of intellectual and academic achievement and leadership ability. The goal of the Halcomb Fellowship is to promote graduate students who advance research designed to benefit patients via a positive impact in healthcare.

Applicants must have one mentor each in the fields of engineering and medicine, with one typical situation involving a major professor with a faculty appointment in the College of Engineering, along with a co-mentor in the College of Medicine (or vice versa). Note that it is not required that both mentors have faculty appointments, i.e., an applicant with a mentor in industry would be eligible. Additionally, applicants whose mentors are clinicians with active partnerships and/or collaborations with industry are also encouraged to apply.

A complete application will contain the following components in the specified order.

• Curriculum vita
• Research prospectus, written by the student, containing
  • Specific Aims
  • Significance
  • Innovation
  • Approach
  • Potential path to clinical application

The prospectus page limit is 3 pages, excluding references, and should follow NIH formatting guidelines.

• Personal statement addressing how the project fits the applicant’s training, as well as personal and career goals in relation to developing future technologies for positively influencing human health and healthcare. The personal statement page limit is 2 pages.
• Letters from each of the two mentors. Mentor letters should address the applicant’s academic and research qualities as well as the mentorship team and planned engagement with the student.
• NIH-style biosketches for both mentors and any other collaborators or partners.

Finalists may be interviewed by the Selection Committee. Application materials should be submitted as a single PDF document. The deadline for submissions is March 24, 2025. Decisions will be announced June 2, 2025, and funds will be available July 1, 2025. 

Questions may be directed to the College of Engineering Office via Robyn Morefield at robyn.morefield@uky.edu.