# Prospective Students
**Source**: https://chem.yale.edu/academics/graduate-program/prospective-students
**Parent**: https://chem.yale.edu/posts/2026-01-26-from-dark-days-of-hiv-aids-advances-in-aza-sulfur-chemistry-enable-breakthrough
## Prospective Students
[Apply](https://gsas.yale.edu/admissions/phdmasters-application-process)
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Graduate Program
Your future starts here. Thank you for your interest in pursuing doctoral studies in Chemistry at Yale University.
## The Application Process
All you need to know about preparing to apply
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- [Guidance for International Students](https://gsas.yale.edu/admissions/phdmasters-application-process/guidance-international-students)
- [Your Questions Answered](/academics/graduate-program/prospective-students/faqs)
## Learning and Living at Yale
- ## [Why Yale?](https://gsas.yale.edu/prospective-students)
Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is at the heart of Yale University’s research and teaching missions.
- ## [Graduate Student Engagement & Development](https://gsas.yale.edu/resources/office-graduate-student-engagement-development-ogsed)
Learn about support programs, preview days, and help with the admissions process, including how to prepare a strong application to Yale.
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A tradition, a company of scholars, a society of friends. See how we live, work, and play. And plan your tour.
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See what there is to do in one of the nation’s oldest cities. There’s plenty of fun to be had outside your studies.
## Our Community
## In Photos
View our photo gallery of past symposia, picnics, outreach events, and more to get to know us.
## Student Groups
Find your people
From community outreach to chemistry art, there’s a group for that and something for everyone! Explore the many student groups at Chemistry and Yale.
## Graduate Students in the News
- ### [Sweetening the deal for sustainability — while removing carbon dioxide](/posts/2026-01-21-sweetening-the-deal-for-sustainability-while-removing-carbon-dioxide)
January 21, 2026
A two-step method for converting carbon dioxide into carbohydrates has potential applications in agriculture and biotech.
- ### [New ‘recipes’ for accelerating chemistry discoveries – with a dash of AI](/posts/2026-01-19-new-recipes-for-accelerating-chemistry-discoveries-with-a-dash-of-ai)
January 19, 2026
MOSAIC, a Yale-developed AI platform, offers experimental protocols and procedures across a range of chemistry, including drug design.
- ### [For Families Battling Brain Cancer, New Treatment Brings Hope](https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/for-families-battling-brain-cancer-new-treatment-brings-hope/)
December 16, 2025
Modifi Biosciences, a Yale startup, develops a novel compound for glioblastoma through interdisciplinary research, and a little girl’s brave battle.
## Meet the Office of Graduate Studies
[chemistry.dgs@yale.edu](mailto:chemistry.dgs@yale.edu)\
Tel. 203-432-3915\
Office location: SCL 249
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Professor of Chemistry
Director of Graduate Studies
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Academic Support Assistant
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Faculty & Academic Affairs Assistant
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Academic Support Assistant