How to Apply & Timeline
The process of applying to ecology and evolution graduate programs often differs from most university applications because applicants are expected to make connections with potential faculty advisors. In this session, we cover how to be successful at each step of the application process, from contacting potential advisors to your written application to your in person visit (and everything in between).
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General advice on applying
Finding mentors
Master’s programs with funding
Application fee resources
Awarded research grants
Servers with posting for advertised graduate student positions
GRE resources
GRE and success in grad school are NOT correlated
Preparing for interviews
Finding mentors
- EEB Mentor Match: for people from underrepresented groups applying to graduate school or a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
- Project Short: provides mentors for those applying to graduate school or medical school
- WOC in EEB: an online community for women and non-binary people of color in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and allied fields
Master’s programs with funding
Application fee resources
Awarded research grants
Servers with posting for advertised graduate student positions
- ECOLOG-L: listserv with postings relevant to members of the Ecological Society of America
- EvolDir: directory of postings related to evolutionary biology
- Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Job Board
GRE resources
- Schools that do not require the GRE (may not be complete list)
- GRE fee reduction program
- GRE accessibility accommodations
- Free GRE studying resources
GRE and success in grad school are NOT correlated
- A test that fails (Nature)
- The GRE over the entire range of scores lacks predictive ability for PhD outcomes in the biomedical sciences (PLoS One)
Preparing for interviews
- How to Ace Your Graduate School Interview: Communicating Your Research Competently and Confidently (Científico Latino)
- PhD Interviews: How To Do Well On Your PhD / Doctorate Program Interview (r3ciprocity)
- What to Do When They Say, ‘Tell Us About Your Research’ (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
- How to Prepare for a PhD Interview (Academic Positions)
- To ace your Ph.D. program interviews, prepare to answer—and ask—these key questions (Science Magazine)
Elevator Pitches
If you didn't get into graduate school