National Statistics on Graduate Students in the Biomedical, Behavioral, Social, and Clinical Sciences
Primary mechanisms of National Institutes of Health support for full-time graduate students in the biomedical sciences

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Legend Fellowships Traineeships Research Assistantships Other Mechanisms Primary mechanisms of National Institutes of Health support for full-time graduate students in the biomedical sciences
X=2001;Y=821 X=2002;Y=1,000 X=2003;Y=868 X=1998;Y=711 X=1999;Y=872 X=2000;Y=709 X=2004;Y=1,040 X=2008;Y=1,202 X=2009;Y=1,290 X=2010;Y=1,289 X=2005;Y=954 X=2006;Y=1,000 X=2007;Y=1,185 X=1988;Y=363 X=1989;Y=383 X=1990;Y=489 X=1985;Y=365 X=1986;Y=402 X=1987;Y=383 X=1991;Y=472 X=1995;Y=710 X=1996;Y=711 X=1997;Y=672 X=1992;Y=582 X=1993;Y=595 X=1994;Y=643 X=2001;Y=3,182 X=2002;Y=3,475 X=2003;Y=3,760 X=1998;Y=3,371 X=1999;Y=3,481 X=2000;Y=3,395 X=2004;Y=3,778 X=2008;Y=3,687 X=2009;Y=3,898 X=2010;Y=3,759 X=2005;Y=3,850 X=2006;Y=3,878 X=2007;Y=3,694 X=1988;Y=3,018 X=1989;Y=3,000 X=1990;Y=3,124 X=1985;Y=2,889 X=1986;Y=2,824 X=1987;Y=2,970 X=1991;Y=3,341 X=1995;Y=3,255 X=1996;Y=3,278 X=1997;Y=3,107 X=1992;Y=3,234 X=1993;Y=3,300 X=1994;Y=3,451 X=2001;Y=7,201 X=2002;Y=8,016 X=2003;Y=9,064 X=1998;Y=6,686 X=1999;Y=6,917 X=2000;Y=7,148 X=2004;Y=10,388 X=2008;Y=10,292 X=2009;Y=10,521 X=2010;Y=11,036 X=2005;Y=10,678 X=2006;Y=10,982 X=2007;Y=10,792 X=1988;Y=4,876 X=1989;Y=5,582 X=1990;Y=5,729 X=1985;Y=3,404 X=1986;Y=3,954 X=1987;Y=4,295 X=1991;Y=6,197 X=1995;Y=7,163 X=1996;Y=6,957 X=1997;Y=7,067 X=1992;Y=6,539 X=1993;Y=6,985 X=1994;Y=7,031 X=2001;Y=638 X=2002;Y=640 X=2003;Y=755 X=1998;Y=401 X=1999;Y=464 X=2000;Y=558 X=2004;Y=808 X=2008;Y=676 X=2009;Y=645 X=2010;Y=706 X=2005;Y=790 X=2006;Y=929 X=2007;Y=668 X=1988;Y=208 X=1989;Y=241 X=1990;Y=207 X=1985;Y=178 X=1986;Y=179 X=1987;Y=211 X=1991;Y=213 X=1995;Y=228 X=1996;Y=245 X=1997;Y=286 X=1992;Y=295 X=1993;Y=283 X=1994;Y=236 Primary mechanisms of National Institutes of Health support for full-time graduate students in the biomedical sciences
 
Notes:
(a) Data were collected for NIH teaching assistantships until 2007. The "other mechanisms" column for 2007 and prior includes NIH teaching assistantships and other mechanisms of support.

See http://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/help/FieldClassification.html for more information about the fields that make up the biomedical sciences.

Source: National Institutes of Health, NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering.