Howard Hughes Medical Institute has selected 34 exceptional students who are pursuing PhDs in the life sciences to receive this year’s Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study, a program aimed at increasing diversity in the scientific workforce. The fellowships provide full support to promising doctoral students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences. Each fellow will receive an annual award totaling $46,000, which includes a stipend, a training allowance, and an institutional allowance, for up to three years.