Georgetown University - NIH GPP

Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., and is one of the partner institutions in the NIH Graduate Partnerships Program (NIH GPP). Through this partnership, doctoral students in biomedical and related fields can pursue PhD training with dual affiliation to Georgetown and the National Institutes of Health, conducting dissertation research in NIH intramural laboratories while completing degree requirements through Georgetown's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The NIH GPP is a competitive, research-intensive pathway for students interested in careers in biomedical science, public health, and related disciplines. Participants benefit from Georgetown's academic and mentoring structure combined with access to NIH's research facilities, faculty, and training resources in the Bethesda/Rockville, Maryland area. Georgetown itself is known for programs in medicine, health policy, biomedical graduate education, and interdisciplinary research aligned with federal science and health agencies in the D.C. region. As an NIH GPP partner, Georgetown supports students across participating graduate programs whose research is based at NIH. The arrangement is designed for trainees who want rigorous doctoral education embedded in one of the world's largest biomedical research environments, with Georgetown serving as the degree-granting institution.