Emerging Research Scholars AI Ph.D. Program

The College of Medicine Office of Research offers ten Emerging Research Scholars PhD positions. These positions, allocated by the Senior Associate Dean for Research every two years, focus on emerging areas in research requiring additional workforce training,

about the Program

Spurred in part by our $80 million research and education partnership with NVIDIA, a world leader in accelerated computing, the University of Florida is at the forefront of AI. With HiPerGator, one of the largest supercomputers in academia, as well as numerous courses and programs dedicated to AI, UF researchers and students have myriad resources to learn about, develop, and apply AI.

Emerging Research Scholar positions are allocated to PhD students interested in pursuing AI and data science (ERS-AI) in various domains. The program will support 100% of the student’s tuition and stipend In Year 1 and 50% of their tuition and stipend in Year 2. ERS-AI program mentors and their departments are responsible for the balance of student support in Year 2 and Years 3-5.

ERS-AI positions are open to students enrolling any of the following COM PhD programs: Biomedical Sciences, Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, or Neuroscience. Scholars participate fully in the program to which they are admitted and also receive special training opportunities. Key features of the ERS-AI program include: