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Program Handbook 2025-2026

Forms & Documents

Please reach out to the Program Coordinator if you need any of the following Program Forms:

Handbook Acknowledgement Form

Laboratory Rotation Proposal Form

Laboratory Rotation Evaluation Form - Student

Laboratory Rotation Evaluation Form - Mentor

Mentor Selection Form

Advisory Committee Meeting Form

Dissertation Committee Approval Form

Dissertation Committee Meeting Form

IDP Form (pre-Candidacy)

IDP Form (post-Candidacy)

Application to Advance to Candidacy (SGS)

Dissertation Proposal Form

Nomination of the Members for Final Doctoral Examination Committee (SGS)

Dissertation Expectations

Defense Preparation Checklist

Committee-Only Defense Form

Certification of Completion of the Doctoral Dissertation (SGS)

Announcement of Defense (SGS)

Fullfillment of Course Requirements (SGS)

Graduate School Defense Deadlines

Events

Keep an eye out for these and other program and campus events here and as announced on the weekly upcoming neuroscience events email!

- Weekly PIN Journal Club
- Monthly Neuroscience Seminars (sponsored by UM-MIND)
- Regular PIN and UM-MIND social hours
- Annual PIN Retreat in the summer

Student Organizations

PIN-Specific Organizations

PIN Student Advocates (PSA):
- PSA serves the PIN student community primarily by communicating programmatic issues & potential solutions from the student's perspective to program leadership (director and coordinator).
- Please reach out to President Chloe Schaefgen for more information.
Neuroscience Outreach Volunteer Association (NOVA):
- NOVA conducts educational activities in the greater Baltimore community.
- Please contact Co-Presidents Kaliroi Engel & Christie Dionisos to get involved.

GPILS and Campus Organizations

Grant Opportunities

PIN Students are required to apply for an NRSA, if eligible (see handbook). Additional opportunities and resources for identifying opportunities are listed here. Please note that this is a non-comprehensive list.

NIH-funding

Other opportunities

- Grants Database: (1) Go to the HS/HSL webpage, (2) select "Find Resources," (3) then click "Databases." (4) Finally, search for "Pivot" and click the "Pivot" hyperlink
- List of opportunities curated by PIN alumnus Garrett Kartcher, PhD
- NSF GRFP (matriculating students or 1st year students)

GPILS and Campus Resources & Services

Print for free in the GPILS office (available to GPILS students only)
Access articles & books through the interlibrary loan system: (1) Go to the HS/HSL webpage, (2) select "Find Resources," (3) then click "Request Articles & Books."
GPILS Career Development Office
Sharron Graves, DBA, MS, Executive Director, Student Enrichment and Programmatic Initiatives, serves as an additional point of contact for student issues.
Educational Support and Disability Services
Student Health Center
Student Counseling Center

Academic and Administrative Links

Neuroscience Organizations of Interest

Please contact the Program Coordinator if you have questions, concerns, or suggestions to improve this page.

Disclaimer: This website is not a contract and all information is subject to change at any time at the sole discretion of the Program.