Vision Research Training Program (VRTP)

The University has a long tradition of excellence in vision research and in training vision scientists. Our NIH-funded Vision Research Training Program (VRTP) provides financial support and training for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who seek careers in vision science. Those selected by the VRTP will work with outstanding scientists in vision research. Trainees will benefit from Michigan’s multidisciplinary research environment and the diverse range of projects available.

The VRTP provides a stipend, tuition, and health insurance to trainees who undertake their research in the laboratory of a member of the Training Faculty. The VRTP also supports travel to the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

How to Apply

Graduate students must first be admitted into the Program in Biomedical Sciences, the Molecular Epidemiology Program, or the Neuroscience Program at the University of Michigan, and then accepted into the laboratory of one of the Training Faculty.  Students should apply for VRTP support in the spring of their second year of graduate school.  VRTP funding begins after a graduate student passes prelims and achieves candidacy for the Ph.D. 

Candidates for postdoctoral positions in the VRTP should contact a member of the Training Faculty directly.  Candidates must be citizens or non-citizen nationals of the United States.

VRTP Faculty