Graduate School Planning
US Grad Schools that don’t require PGRE and Cost Breakdown
Guide to Grad School in US: Astrobites
Guide to Grad School in US: AAPT
Timeline for Preparing for Grad School in US: Astrobites
PGRE Advice from the UA Physics Club
Gap Year
Taking a year between undergrad and graduate school:
Gap Year Advice by Ansom Lam
Gap Year Advice & Post-baccalaureate Programs: by
Leah Fulmer, Marina Dunn & Alex Gagliano
Why you might want to do a Post-Baccalaureate Program
Bridge, Post-Bac & Terminal Masters Programs
(transition from Undergrad to Grad School)
Overview (compiled by Holly Brown)
Deadlines are usually Jan or Feb
Bridge Programs:
APS Bridge Program (open to DACA)
Fisk-Vanderbilt Physical Sciences Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program
UC San Diego-Morehouse Physics Bridge Program
Cal-Bridge Astronomy and Physics Bridge Program:
Columbia University Natural Sciences Bridge to PhD Program
Minority Opportunities in REsearch Bridges to the PhD Program
Princeton Bridge Program (Physics)
Specific APS Bridge Programs:
Ohio State University Physics Masters to PhD Bridge Program
University of South Florida Physics Bridge Program
Post-Baccalaureate Programs:
Blue Marble Space: Young Scientist Program
Department of Energy (DOE) Scholars Program
Lunar and Planetary Institute: Summer Internship
Princeton Post-Baccalaureate Program (Astronomy - not offered 2019-2020)
Helen Fellowship at the American Natural History Museum (Citizenship required, for women)
Joint Post-baccalaureate Program in Washington University-St. Louis
Yale Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Programs
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Recent Graduates Research Opportunities
Undergraduate Student Internship Program at LANL
Internship/PhD Programs:
GEM Fellowship (US citizens, URM Program)
Terminal Masters:
U Michigan Imes Moore Fellows Program in Applied Physics
Wesleyan University Masters in Astronomy
Science Policy:
Smithsonian Museum Internships
What to do if you’ve been accepted
Navigating Grad School Visits by Astrobites
Grad School Visits: Questions to ask by MeltingTheSnow
Questions for Graduate Programs:
by Dra. Nicole Cabrera Salazar, Nadirah Farah Foley and Leah Fulmer