Call for Nominations for the 2026 St. Jude National Graduate Student Symposium

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:21:14 -0400

We are seeking nominations for students to be considered for the 24th annual St. Jude Children's Research Hospital National Graduate Student Symposium (NGSS). The NGSS is an exceptional academic and professional development opportunity for Ph.D. students and will be held March 24-27, 2026, on the St. Jude campus.

The NGSS is an all-expenses-paid symposium to which top Ph.D. students from around the country are invited to participate. To be eligible, students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, with an estimated graduation between April 2026 and July 2027. Preference will be given to students whose work is relevant to ongoing research at St. Jude.

The NGSS is not advertised. Students may apply only if they are nominated by faculty. To nominate students, please visit stjude.org/ngss and complete a simple form. You may nominate multiple students, but nominations must be received by October 16th, 2025. We would appreciate it if you could forward this information to your Graduate Program Directors or other faculty members who may wish to nominate outstanding students.

Invitations to apply will be sent to students in late October. For those graduating before April 2026 who may be interested in postdoctoral fellowships at St. Jude, they may review stjude.org/postdoc and our open positions: https://talent.stjude.org/postdoc/jobs.

If students have questions, they may contact us at ngss@stjude.org.

Thank you very much for your support of our events.

Sincerely,

Linda Harris, PhD

Director of Postdoctoral Talent Acquisition

Office of Academic Programs in Biomedical Sciences

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Linda.Harris@stjude.org

Please remind your students to register for the upcoming St. Jude Research Career, Education, and Training Virtual Fair on September 25.

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