Eleven years ago the NIH Predoctoral Training Grant in Neuroscience was initiated and awarded to ten institutions across the United States. Wake Forest University School of Medicine was one of the initial institutions to receive this very competitive and prestigious training grant. The grant provides tuition, stipend, travel, and training expense money for the first two years of study at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Appointments to this grant are awarded each fall to the best and brightest students enrolling in the Neuroscience Program.