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The 2025-2026 application opens on December 1st, 2025.
As reminder, the submission deadline is 11:59 PM on March 15th, 2026 for all scholarships with the following exceptions:
Duke-Singapore deadline is March 1st, 2026 DIHI deadline is April 1, 2026 R. Randall Bollinger Surgical Scholarship is May 29, 2026 You must have the following applicant information ready before completing this application (please upload PDF versions of your documents):
Curriculum vitae (CV) Personal Statement (half-page limit) Student Proposal Summary, including project title, background, hypothesis, proposed methods (2-page limit) Optional Response: "How have you been impacted by adversity in your life or work?" to provide information about your background, ability to overcome challenges, and need for scholarships. (500-word limit)
You must have the following mentor information ready before completing this application:
Knowledge of Mentor's department (find mentor department through Duke Directory ) Mentor's NIH Biosketch, including a mentoring statement Mentor's Letter of Support Scholarship Preference Ranking The below scholarships have additional requirements for submission. You must have this documentation ready before completing this application. Please visit the Third Year Internal Scholarships webpage to identify additional requirements and templates for uploading within the scholarship application.
Barr-Spach Medicine and Engineering Scholarship Duke Global Health Institute Duke-NUS Research Scholarship - MS3@Duke-NUS Margolis Scholars in Medicine TEACH (ObsTetric HEAlth Equity ResearCH Mentoring) Scholars PLEASE NOTE: If you are applying for the TRIDENT scholarship or Barr-Spach Medicine and Engineering Scholarship , you must reach out to Yodit Zebene (yodit.zebene@duke.edu ) or Vivek Rao (vivek.rao@duke.edu ), respectively, expressing interest in the scholarship before submitting a formal application.
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Applicant Last Name
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Applicant First Name
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Duke Email Address
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Duke Unique ID
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What Year Are You Applying for Funding?
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First 3rd year Second 3rd year Third 3rd year Fourth 3rd year
Directions: The following question is optional and allows an opportunity for applicants to provide information about their background, ability to overcome challenges, and need for scholarships.
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Mentor Last Name
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Mentor First Name
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Mentor Email
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Mentor Department/Org Unit
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Basic Science Departments: Biochemistry Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Cell Biology Integrative Immunobiology Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Neurobiology Pharmacology and Cancer Biology Population Health Sciences Clinical Departments: Anesthesiology Dermatology Emergency Medicine Family Medicine & Community Health Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences Medicine Neurology Neurosurgery Obstetrics and Gynecology Ophthalmology Orthopaedic Surgery Pathology Pediatrics Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Radiation Oncology Radiology Surgery Urology Other
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Mentor's NIH Biosketch Please upload your mentor's NIH biosketch in PDF format, including a mentoring statement.
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Mentor's Letter of Support Please upload a letter of support in PDF format from your mentor.
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Scholarship Options
Please check all scholarships that you wish to apply for.
You can apply to multiple scholarships with a single submission. You DO NOT need to fill out more than one application.
NOTE: Please be sure you have reviewed the scholarship descriptions on the Third-Year website . You will be given the opportunity to apply and upload documents for additional scholarship requirements .
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Please upload your most current Curriculum Vitae (CV) in PDF format.
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Please upload your personal statement in PDF format, which includes:
An explanation of your goals and objectives for your career development How this research project fits into your plans How you identified your mentor NOTE: Half-page limit
Please upload your proposal summary in PDF format, which includes:
Project title Background Hypotheses Proposed methods NOTE: All summaries have a 2-page limit (not including references).
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Additional requirement for the Barr-Spach Medicine and Engineering Scholarship
Please upload your responses to the short essay questions that are part of the Master's application in PDF format. The questions can be found here .
Additional requirement for the Barr-Spach Medicine and Engineering Scholarship:
Please upload the Word document in PDF format stating that you're applying for this scholarship
Additional requirement for the Duke CTSA Pre-Doctoral ScholarshipPlease upload the CTSA Pre-Doctoral Scholarship Form in PDF format, which can be found here . The form includes:
Name and contact information for three (3) individuals other than your primary mentor who are knowledgeable about your accomplishments and/or research interests. A brief description clarifying your role on the study. You may also provide up to two (2) additional pages of information to the proposed research program question in the application.
Additional requirement for the Duke Global Health InstitutePlease upload a site-based mentor letter of support in PDF format ONLY if your site-based mentor is different from your Duke mentor
Additional requirement for the Duke Global Health Institute
Please upload a detailed budget in PDF format (you can find the form under the DGHI scholarship description here )
Additional requirement for the Duke-NUS Research Scholarship - MS3@Duke-NUSPlease upload your 1- to 2-page essay in PDF format on "How, if at all, will being in Singapore enhance my research and professional goals?"
Additional application requirement for Margolis Scholars in MedicinePlease upload the required form in PDF format (which can be accessed here ), which includes the following:
Margolis Scholars Interest Statement (300 words or less) Health Policy Training Ideas (200 words or less) Health Policy Event Idea (200 words or less) Personal Uniqueness Statement (150 words or less) OPTIONAL - Barriers Discussion (150 words or less) OPTIONAL - Anything Else (150 words or less)
Additional application requirement for TEACH (ObsTetric HEAlth Equity ResearCH Mentoring) ScholarsPlease upload the required short essay in PDF format, which should describe the following:
Why are you interested in health disparities? What do you hope to gain from participating in the TEACH Scholars Program? What are your long-term professional goals?