HHMI employs independent investigators who work at leading research institutions around the United States under collaborative relationships with those institutions through the Investigator Program.
HHMI does not award grants for clinical trials, drug testing, or research on health education, health-care delivery, or health services.
HHMI does not provide support for sabbaticals or brief visits to laboratories.
If you are a student
HHMI provides funding to medical, dental, and veterinary students for biomedical research training only through the Medical Research Fellows Program.
HHMI is not an academic or degree-granting institution and therefore cannot offer admission to a course of study.
HHMI does not give scholarships or other financial assistance for study toward a baccalaureate degree, a master's degree, a nursing or other allied health professions degree, or a dental degree.
HHMI does not have a specific research training program for MD/PhD students nor does HHMI provide support for the final preparation of a dissertation, postdoctoral research by PhD scientists, or clinical training.
If you are a pre-K to 12th-grade educator
HHMI does not provide direct funding to pre-K to 12th-grade schools or school districts, nor does HHMI give grants directly to undergraduate students or to K-12 students and teachers.