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Department: Atmospheric Science
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Atmospheres,
Climate,
Remote Sensing
URL: http://ncas-m.org/hupas/
State/Province: Washington, DC
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3.0
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 9
Planetary Researchers: 3
Students:
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions: NOAA Center for Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology; Beltsville Center for Climate System Observation
Funding: Support in HUPAS is through specific research projects as RA or TA; by inquiry
Fall Application Deadline: 1 Dec (early deadline); 15 Feb (priority deadline); 15 Apr (final deadline)
Spring Application Deadline: 15 Nov
Admissions URL: https://gs.howard.edu/application-deadlines-requirements
Notes:
Department/Program: School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
URL: https://easreu.eas.gatech.edu/
State/Province: GA
Country: USA
Application Deadline: mid-Feb
Notes:
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Department: Physics
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Atmospheres,
Brown Dwarfs,
Climate,
Exoplanets,
Infrared Astronomy,
Jupiter,
Neptune,
Saturn,
Uranus
URL: https://www.nmt.edu/academics/physics/
State/Province: New Mexico
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3.0
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: No
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 16
Planetary Researchers: 2
Students: 29
Admission Percentage: 15%
Nearby Research Institutions: VLA, Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Langmuir Lab., Sandia Nat'l Lab, Los Alamos Nat't lab, Airforce Research Lab
Funding: Teaching and Research assistantships are usually provided to admitted students.
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Jan
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://nmt.edu/apply.php
Notes:
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Department: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Atmospheres,
Climate,
Geochemistry,
Geophysics,
Planetary Science,
Surfaces
URL: https://earth.yale.edu/
State/Province: CT
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: Optional
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 25
Planetary Researchers: 1
Students: 67
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: TA, RA, or fellowship offered to all admitted students
Fall Application Deadline: 2 Jan
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL: https://gsas.yale.edu/admission
Notes:
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Department: Planetary Science Program
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Astrobiology,
Atmospheres,
Climate,
Exoplanets,
Geobiology,
Geochemistry,
Geology,
Geophysics,
Icy Satellites,
Instrumentation,
Interiors,
Jupiter,
Magnetospheres,
Mars,
Mercury,
Moon,
Neptune,
Ocean Worlds (Titan, Enceladus, Europa),
Optical Astronomy,
Planet Formation,
Planetary Dynamics,
Planetary Evolution,
Planetary Science,
Pluto/KBOs,
Remote Sensing,
Saturn,
Surfaces,
Uranus,
Venus,
Volcanology
URL: https://earth.stanford.edu/planetary-science
State/Province: California
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 16
Planetary Researchers: 16
Students: 36
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions: NASA Ames Research Center, SLAC National Accelerator Lab, Stanford Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, SETI Institute
Funding: Varies by department
Fall Application Deadline: 06 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://epsci.stanford.edu/academics-admissions/graduate-program
Notes: This program spans several departments; see department links on Admissions URL link to get admissions specifics
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Department: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Astrobiology,
Atmospheres,
Climate,
Exoplanets,
Geochemistry,
Geology,
Geophysics
URL: https://epsci.ucr.edu/
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3.0
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 21
Planetary Researchers: 6
Students: 50
Admission Percentage: 25%
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: The majority of students accepted for graduate work in our department receive multi-year financial support in the form of a fellowship, a teaching assistantship, or a research assistantship
Fall Application Deadline: 05 Jan
Spring Application Deadline: 01 Feb
Admissions URL: https://epsci.ucr.edu/grad_programs
Notes:
Department/Program: Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics
URL: https://sites.northwestern.edu/cierareu/
State/Province: IL
Country: USA
Application Deadline: 1 Feb
Notes:
Department/Program: Institute for Astronomy
URL: http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/reu/
State/Province: HI
Country: USA
Application Deadline: 1 Feb
Notes:
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Department: Earth and Space Science and Engineering; Physics and Astronomy
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Asteroids,
Astrobiology,
Atmospheres,
Auroras,
Climate,
Dust,
Exoplanets,
Instrumentation,
Mars,
Moon,
Planetary Dynamics,
Planetary Science,
Remote Sensing
URL: https://lassonde.yorku.ca/esse/
State/Province: Ontario
Country: Canada
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: No
Recommendations:
Faculty: 21
Planetary Researchers: 3
Students: ~100
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions: Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science (CRESS)
Funding: All accepted students are funded through TA and RA with the balance between the two depending on the supervisor.
Fall Application Deadline: 13 Jan
Spring Application Deadline: None
Admissions URL: https://lassonde.yorku.ca/esse/academics/graduate/how-to-apply/
Notes: Contact admissions for spring application; see also https://www.physics.yorku.ca/overview-of-graduate-program/ for more information
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Department: Physics & Astronomy
Display Category: International
Field Studied: Atmospheres,
Auroras,
Brown Dwarfs,
Climate,
Exoplanets,
Geochemistry,
Infrared Astronomy,
Instrumentation,
Ionospheres,
Jupiter,
Magnetospheres,
Mars,
Neptune,
Planet Formation,
Planetary Dynamics,
Planetary Science,
Remote Sensing,
Saturn,
Space Plasma Physics,
Uranus,
UV Astronomy,
X-Ray Astronomy
URL: https://le.ac.uk/physics
State/Province:
Country: United Kingdom
Degrees Offered: MPhil, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3.3
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 2
Faculty: 43
Planetary Researchers: 17
Students: ~90
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions: University of Nottingham, University of Birmingham, University of Warwick, University of Loughborough, University of Coventry
Funding: Funding available for UK/EU students
Fall Application Deadline: 20 Jan
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://le.ac.uk/physics/study/research-degrees
Notes: Although students can apply at any time, funded positions starting in October are typically decided upon in mid-March.
