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Neuroscience Graduate Program

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

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Application details

Degree types: PhD
Application deadline: November 16, 11:59 pm PST (Fall 2027) (PST)
Application opens: Not publicly available
GRE policy: no
GPA expectation: Not publicly available
Cohort size: 25–30 per year
Rotation system: rotation
Umbrella vs department: umbrella
One-program-only rule: yes
Fee waiver available: yes
Fee waiver deadline: November 15

Funding

Funding model: stipend + tuition waiver
Annual stipend: $43,800
International student funding: Strong international funding — no stated restrictions

Faculty tracked by Skopeia at this program

Loren Frank
Physiology
memory consolidation, hippocampus, sharp-wave ripples, spatial learning
Andrea Hasenstaub
Otolaryngology
auditory cortex, sensory processing, inhibitory circuits, neural coding

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Notes

One-program-only rule. Fee waiver closes same day as deadline — apply early. Deadline is November 16 (corrected from November 15).

Last verified 2026-05-06. Applicants should confirm every detail directly with the program before relying on it.

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