Mayo Clinic has made a continuing commitment to fully support the tuition and stipend costs for all M.D.-Ph.D. students throughout their medical and graduate training. This allows you to choose your thesis laboratory with a focus on the education and training you want to achieve.

Tuition

Mayo Clinic M.D.-Ph.D. Program students are fully supported (tuition and stipend) through a guaranteed internal fellowship for up to eight years contingent upon satisfactory progress in the program. This eliminates the need for students to identify a faculty member to provide financial support.

If additional funding is required for other student expenses, you have access to the resources of the Office of Student Financial Aid and Registrar.

Stipend

In addition to full tuition support, this guaranteed internal fellowship provides an annual graduate-level stipend. The 2025-2026 annual graduate-level stipend is $41,200 provided on a payment schedule.   

Student benefits

Students are offered low-cost comprehensive medical insurance, including a prescription drug plan, as well as dental and vision insurance. Other student benefits include access to gym memberships, counseling services, and many more resources offered by our Office of Student Financial Aid and Registrar.