Under a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) grant, fellowships plus tuition and fees are available to full time on-campus students holding U.S. citizenship or permanent visas. This training grant establishes the Deep South Education and Research Center (ERC) which consists of the Auburn University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Departments of Environmental Health Sciences (Industrial Hygiene) and Occupational Health Nursing.
During the academic year, graduate research assistantships and graduate teaching assistantships, typically for one-quarter time, may be awarded to qualified students if funds are available.