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Department: Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Display Category: International
Field Studied: Atmospheres,
Space Plasma Physics
URL: https://www.irf.se/en/om-irf/utbildning/
State/Province:
Country: Sweden
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: none (1 or 2 names)
Faculty: 14
Students: 12
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: Funding included as part of hiring package into specific project
Fall Application Deadline:
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL: https://www.irf.se/en/karriar/
Notes:
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Department: Physics and Astronomy
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Atmospheres
URL: https://physics.howard.edu/
State/Province: DC
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: PhD
Minimum GPA: 3.0
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 17
Students: 26
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: Merit-based, annually awarded, competitive support available through RA and TA, fellowships, and tuition scholarships
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:
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Department: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
URL: http://www.eps.harvard.edu
State/Province: MA
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: PhD
Minimum GPA:
General GRE Required: Optional
Subject GRE Required: Optional
Recommendations:
Faculty: 35
Students: 150
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Funding: All graduate students provided financial support, including research and teaching assistantships, full tuition, and a research allowance
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://eps.harvard.edu/pages/admissions
Notes:
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Department: Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Atmospheres,
Geophysics
URL: https://home.hamptonu.edu/science/atmospheric-planetary-sciences/
State/Province: VA
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 7
Students:
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions: NASA Langley Research Center, National Instituite of Aerospace
Funding: Research Assistantships available
Fall Application Deadline: 01 Feb
Spring Application Deadline: 01 Nov
Admissions URL: https://home.hamptonu.edu/gradcoll/admission-requirements/
Notes: Applications are reviewed as received throughout the year
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Department: School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Atmospheres,
Climate,
Geochemistry,
Geophysics,
Ionospheres,
Magnetospheres,
Remote Sensing,
Surfaces
URL: https://eas.gatech.edu/
State/Province: GA
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 35
Students: 90–100
Admission Percentage: 25%
Nearby Research Institutions: UGA, GA State Univ, DNR, USGS
Funding: Almost all full-time students are offered GRA/GTA funding, which is $35,000/year.
Fall Application Deadline: 1 Jan
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://eas.gatech.edu/research/space-planetary-science
Notes:
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Department: Physics and Astronomy
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Atmospheres
URL: https://science.gmu.edu/academics/departments-units/physics-and-astronomy-department
State/Province: VA
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3.0
General GRE Required: Yes
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 68
Students:
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: TA/RA with tuition waiver on competitive basis; scholarships/fellowships also available
Fall Application Deadline: 01 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: 01 Nov
Admissions URL: https://science.gmu.edu/admissions-aid
Notes:
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Department: Physics and Space Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Astrobiology,
Atmospheres,
Exoplanets,
In-Situ Resource Utilization,
Instrumentation,
Jupiter,
Mars,
Meteorites,
Neptune,
Planetary Science,
Saturn,
Space Plasma Physics,
Uranus
URL: https://www.fit.edu/aerospace-physics-and-space-sciences/
State/Province: FL
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3
General GRE Required: Recommended
Subject GRE Required: Physics recommended but not required
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 17
Students: ~40
Admission Percentage: ~15%
Nearby Research Institutions: Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Funding: TA and RA available with separate application
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Jan
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL: https://www.fit.edu/admission/applying/graduate/
Notes: 3.2 GPA is recommended for PhD students
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Department: Astronomy
Display Category: USA-Canada Large
Field Studied: Astrobiology,
Atmospheres,
Exoplanets,
Infrared Astronomy,
Instrumentation,
Interiors,
Ionospheres,
Mars,
Optical Astronomy,
Planetary Evolution,
Rings,
Small Bodies,
Surfaces
URL: https://astro.cornell.edu/
State/Province: NY
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: PhD
Minimum GPA:
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 20
Students: 34
Admission Percentage: a few %
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: Guaranteed through RAs, TAs, and fellowships
Fall Application Deadline: 1 Dec
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL: https://astro.cornell.edu/graduate-how-to-apply
Notes: The Field of Space Sciences and Astronomy draws faculty from several Cornell departments including Astronomy, Physics, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Geological Sciences, Applied Physics, Engineering etc. The majority of the faculty are housed within the Astronomy Dept.
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Department: Geophysics
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
URL: http://geophysics.mines.edu/
State/Province: CO
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3
General GRE Required: Yes
Subject GRE Required: No
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 25
Students: ~100
Admission Percentage: ~22%
Nearby Research Institutions: University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Colorado at Denver, University of Denver, Colorado State University
Funding: TA and RA ara available for thesis option degree programs
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: 01 Oct
Admissions URL: http://www.mines.edu/graduate_admissions
Notes: http://www.mines.edu/Deadlines_GS for deadline details
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Department: Physics and Astronomy
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Dust,
Meteorites
URL: https://www.clemson.edu/science/academics/departments/physics/
State/Province: SC
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 25
Students: 82
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: Applicants considered for TA, which provides a tuition waiver and stipend
Fall Application Deadline: 01 Jan
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://www.clemson.edu/science/academics/departments/physics/academics/graduateapply.html
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