Resources

IB Student Resources

Student Info, Forms & Biosciences Resources

IB Student Handbook, 2025-2026: details on program requirements, deadlines, progress towards the Ph.D., academic and wellness resources, and COVID safety

BSD Laboratory Rotation form: documents faculty approval for rotation in their lab, specifies academic and training goals

Choosing your Research Mentor: an initiative of the BSD Dean's Council, this guide by and for UC Biosciences students will assist you in identifying your research mentor

Thesis Committee Meeting Report

Declaring your advisor 

UChicago Remote Learning support: includes sections/links supporting remote learning for: students with disabilities;  international students where time-zone differences create particular challenges; as well as Title IX resources and other student services, and information on national and international crisis resources

Reimbursements & Payment Requests

Student Certification of Business-Related Reimbursement: please submit with all reimbursement requests

Hinds Fund Awards: instructions for submitting payment requests

Computing Resources

UChicago Research Computing Center - provides a high-performance computing center, including visualization resources, access to software, workshops, one-on-one consulting with domain experts, and complete data-management strategies to researchers across all departments

UChicago student software discounts

Quantitative Genetics Resources - provides web links addressing issues in quantitative genetics, i.e., animal breeding, plant breeding, evolutionary genetics, human genetics

Software Carpentry - teaching basic lab skills for research computing