Vivien Thomas PhD Scholars

The Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative (VTSI) is a new endowed fellowship program at Johns Hopkins for PhD students in STEM fields. It provides full tuition, stipend, and benefits while also providing targeted mentoring, networking, community, and professional development opportunities. Students who have attended a historically black college and university (HBCU) or other minority serving institution (MSI) for undergraduate study are eligible to apply. More information about the VTSI program is available here. To be considered for the VTSI, the SOPHAS application should be completed by November 15, 2021, and all VTSI and other supplementary materials must be received by December 1, 2021. Please see the individual program home page on SOPHAS for additional information.