Student Groups
Medical School Council of Graduate Students
The Council of Graduate Students (CGS) are elected by the student body and works closely with leadership to relay the concerns of graduate students within the Medical School. We work with the graduate students across both Twin Cities and Duluth campus to make sure the Medical School provides the essential resources and services to support our graduate education.
If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail us at [email protected]
MS-CGS Career Development Awards
Are you planning on attending a career development event (e.g., research conference, training workshop, etc.)? Consider applying for a MS-CGS Career Development and Advancement Award! Students may receive up to $1000 to support professional/career development. The next round of applications for this Fall are due on November 1st, 2025.
Please note that there has been a major policy change effective Fall 2025, so please read through the rules below.
- Complete applications must be submitted via this GoogleForm by the due dates shown below.
- Events must happen after the fund is awarded. Funding reimbursement for previous events will not be awarded.
- Each applicant can only submit one application per cycle. There will be 4 cycles annually.
- Applicants can resubmit applications that were not funded during subsequent cycles, as many times as they wish.
- Scoring rubric is available here, and applicants will receive feedback on their applications.
- Non-U.S. citizens are also eligible for the URM fund if they meet the criteria found in the award instructions.
Application Cycle 1 (Fall)
Due date: Monday, September 1st, 2025, 11:59 PM
Notice of Award given: September 15th, 2025
Application Cycle 2 (Fall)
Due date: Saturday, November 1st, 2025, 11:59 PM
Notice of Award given: November 15th, 2025
Application Cycle 3 (Spring)
Due date: Thursday, January 1st, 2026, 11:59 PM
Notice of Award given: January 15th, 2026
Application Cycle 4 (Spring)
Due date: Sunday, March 1st, 2026, 11:59 PM
Notice of Award given: March 15th, 2025
If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to any individual council member, or email MS-CGS at [email protected]. When you email us, please include your last name, program and “application question” in the subject line (Example: Smith BMBB Application Question).
University of Minnesota Council of Graduate Students (COGS)
The Council of Graduate Students (COGS) is the Recognized Student Governance Association (RSGA) at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus that represents, advocates for, informs, facilitates communications among, and supports Twin Cities graduate students (students who are seeking a research degree: a Ph.D. or a Master's that is associated with a Ph.D. program).
All COGS-fee paying graduate students are members of the COGS General Assembly. Each graduate program can elect one voting General Assembly member amongst all their graduate students to represent their program.