Stanford University

Last modified: April 3, 2025

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

Contact Email: [email protected]

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

Curtin University

Last modified: April 3, 2025

Department: School of Earth & Planetary Sciences (Space Science & Technology Centre)

Display Category: International

Field Studied: Asteroids, Comets, Cosmochemistry, Interiors, Mars, Meteorites, Moon, Planetary Dynamics, Planetary Evolution, Planetary Science, Small Bodies, Surfaces

URL: https://research.curtin.edu.au/sstc/

State/Province: Western Australia

Country: Australia

Degrees Offered: PhD

Minimum GPA:

General GRE Required: No

Subject GRE Required: None

Recommendations: 2

Faculty: 77

Planetary Researchers: 15

Students: 100

Admission Percentage:

Nearby Research Institutions: CSIRO, ICRAR, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre

Contact Email: [email protected]

Funding: Scholarships and/or stipends provided by PhD position announcements

Fall Application Deadline: see Notes

Spring Application Deadline: see Notes

Admissions URL: https://apply.curtin.edu.au/

Notes: Applications are taken at any time of year, but the application for scholarships is the end of July for a start in February (Southern Hemisphere school year runs from February to November). The minimum academic requirements include a year of research experience (in the form of a Bachelor’s thesis, an MSci, or an Honours degree) as well as a minimum academic grade point.