Department/Program: Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates
URL: https://www.seti.org/seti-educators/reu
State/Province: CA
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:
Department/Program: Arecibo Observatory
URL: http://www.naic.edu/reu_program.html
State/Province: PR
Country: USA
Application Deadline: 1 Feb
Notes:
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Department: Astronomy
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Asteroids,
Astrobiology,
Planet Formation,
Radio Astronomy
URL: http://www.astro.umass.edu/index.php
State/Province: MA
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: Optional
Subject GRE Required: Physics optional
Recommendations: 2
Faculty: 20
Planetary Researchers: 3
Students: 26
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: Nearly all of our students in the PhD program are supported by teaching and research fellowships.
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://www.umass.edu/astronomy/graduate-program
Notes:
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Department: Astronomy
Display Category: USA-Canada Large
Field Studied: Asteroids,
Comets,
Dust,
Exoplanets,
Infrared Astronomy,
Instrumentation,
Meteorites,
Moon,
Optical Astronomy,
Planet Formation,
Planetary Dynamics,
Planetary Evolution,
Pluto/KBOs,
Radio Astronomy,
Remote Sensing,
Rings,
Small Bodies,
Space Plasma Physics,
Surfaces,
X-Ray Astronomy
URL: http://www.astro.umd.edu/
State/Province: MD
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: PhD
Minimum GPA: 3
General GRE Required: Optional
Subject GRE Required: Physics (optional)
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 19
Planetary Researchers: 3
Students: 37
Admission Percentage: ~5%
Nearby Research Institutions: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Johns Hopkins University, Carnegie Institution, US Naval Observatory, Space Telescope Science Institute
Funding: The department provides full funding (with tuition waivers) for up to six years while students maintain adequate progress toward degree completion.
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://www.astro.umd.edu/graduate/admissions.html
Notes:
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Department: Physics and Astronomy
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Planetary Science,
Radio Astronomy
URL: http://www.physics.umanitoba.ca/
State/Province:
Country: Canada
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3.0
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 2
Faculty: 24
Planetary Researchers: 0
Students: 43
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: Competitive fellowships with independent application
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: 15 Sep
Admissions URL: https://umanitoba.ca/graduate-studies/graduate-student-admissions/requirements
Notes: Must have MSc to be admitted to PhD
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Department: Astronomy
Display Category: USA-Canada Large
Field Studied: Infrared Astronomy,
Optical Astronomy,
Radio Astronomy
URL: http://astro.berkeley.edu/
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: PhD
Minimum GPA: 3.0
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 18
Planetary Researchers: 4
Students: 32
Admission Percentage: ~5%
Nearby Research Institutions: Space Sciences Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Funding: In general, admitted students are fully funded, through fellowships and grants, teaching assistant, or research assistant appointments
Fall Application Deadline: 01 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: http://astro.berkeley.edu/programs/graduate-program/graduate-apply
Notes:
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Department: Geological and Planetary Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Large
Field Studied: Asteroids,
Astrobiology,
Atmospheres,
Climate,
Comets,
Cosmochemistry,
Dust,
Exoplanets,
Geobiology,
Geochemistry,
Geology,
Geophysics,
Hydrodynamics,
Infrared Astronomy,
Instrumentation,
Interiors,
Ionospheres,
Kuiper Belt Objects,
Magnetospheres,
Mars,
Meteorites,
Moon,
Optical Astronomy,
Planet Formation,
Planetary Dynamics,
Planetary Evolution,
Pluto/KBOs,
Radio Astronomy,
Remote Sensing,
Rings,
Saturn,
Small Bodies,
Space Plasma Physics,
Surfaces,
Venus,
Volcanology
URL: https://www.gps.caltech.edu/
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: Yes
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 41
Planetary Researchers: 11
Students: 135
Admission Percentage: 10%
Nearby Research Institutions: JPL
Funding: Guaranteed funding for first 5 terms
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://www.gps.caltech.edu/academics/graduate-program/graduate-admissions-and-entrance-procedures
Notes: Exoplanet research can be pursued in Planetary Sciences or Astronomy
