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Prospective Students

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Thank you for your interest in the School of Biological Sciences at Georgia Tech. We look forward to providing you with more information about Georgia Tech and the programs available in our School.

The Biological Sciences Graduate Program welcomes applications to Applied Physiology, Bioinformatics, Biology, Ocean Science and Engineering, Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, and Quantitative Biosciences. If you are interested in applying to any of these programs, please click on the program links below.

Our Ph.D. program applications are due in December each year. We evaluate applications in December, January and February, make offers in March, and expect responses from candidates who have been made offers by mid-April. Offers for spring and summer admission are not usually made. Please contact us first if your application timing differs from the time window above (e.g., We will occasionally consider applications by REU students on an earlier timeframe).

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Application fee waiver request

The School of Biological Sciences does not have any application fee waivers available at this time.

Funding Sources

Ph.D. students obtain stipends either via GRAs, GTAs, or fellowships such as the NSF GRFP or the NIH NRSA and other competitive fellowships. The tuition is covered via tuition remission by the thesis advisor’s grant(s) or via a tuition waiver for GTAs. Occasionally industry or government employers will fully fund a PhD student. The Ph.D. student is responsible for fees (Fall: $748, Spring: $748, Summer: slightly less than fall, spring semesters, subject to change annually. Please visit the Bursar’s website for details).

The current stipend for 2025-2026 is $37,500/year (~$3,125/month). It is important to us to pay the same stipend to all students. Exceptions occur only for external fellowships and internal awards (e.g. the Presidential and GAANN Fellowships).

The majority of our Ph.D. students are supported by GTAs during their first year, unless they have obtained a fellowship or are funded via a GRA. Beyond the first year, 70-80% of Ph.D. students are supported on a GRA, 20-30% as GTAs, and 10-15% via fellowships and other funding sources. The decision between a GRA and GTA is discussed with the thesis advisor for subsequent semesters. Additional information about Graduate Assistantships, fellowships, loans, and off-campus employment options is available on the Office of Graduate Education site.

For more information on demographics, admissions, and time-to-degree for doctoral students in our program, go to Doctoral Student Statistics. Enter the search criteria for Biology.

We welcome a breadth of career interests in our Ph.D. students and provide them with opportunities to learn about Ph.D.-level careers through visitors. Our Ph.D. students graduate from our program with experience in research, which typically results in 2-6 publications, and often have substantial experience in presentations, writing, mentoring, teaching, and collaborations. Thus, our Ph.D. alumni work in a range of fulfilling careers within and outside of academia. This includes postdoctoral fellows and professors at major research universities and liberal arts colleges. In addition, a substantial number of our alumni work in research and management positions in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry or government agencies as well as in university tech transfer offices. Their rigorous scientific training has prepared other alumni for impressive careers at nonprofit organizations, in business, and in law.

More information about the Ph.D. Program

Ph.D. Student Positions

If one of our professors is looking for a Ph.D. student with a specific set of skills, it will be advertised below. You are encouraged to respond directly to the professor although you should note that you will still need to submit a full application that will be evaluated by the Graduate Committee.

General Inquiries
Application and Deadlines
Average Scores for Last Year's Class

Applicants are evaluated by a combination of GPA, letters of reference, and previous experience including research and publications. GRE scores are not required.

English Proficiency Test Minimum Scores
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