bridges to the ph.d. program policy

CEA-CREST is committed to the academic training and development of its students. One of the major goals of CEA-CREST is to increase the number of students with Ph.D.'s in environmental science. The Bridges to the Ph.D. program is a means to achieve this goal. CEA-CREST will award financial support to its graduate students who are applying to Ph.D. programs related to the environmental sciences. The fellowship amount will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Students must submit evidence of financial need in their doctoral studies and must demonstrate effort to secure other sources of funding.

Normally, a CEA-CREST Bridges Fellowship is $4,000 to $6,000 for the first year a student is in a Ph.D. program in the environmental sciences. The fellowship is disbursed on a monthly basis. Dependent upon the availability of funds and satisfactory student progress, the Bridges Fellowship can be renewed for the second and third years of doctoral study. The exact amount of the fellowship is at the discretion of CEA-CREST. The Program Director will consider the availability of funds, student financial need, and individual circumstances. Disbursement of the award is conditional and will only commence upon matriculation in a Ph.D. program approved by the CEA-CREST program director.

CEA-CREST students interested in applying for Bridges support may pick up a CEA-CREST Bridges Fellowship Application in the CEA-CREST Office, Biological Sciences, Room 140.

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