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Stanford Diversity Outreach for Doctoral Education (STANDOUT)

Program Description

STANDOUT aims to give prospective doctoral students who are currently engaged in research in life sciences, natural sciences, education or engineering an opportunity to learn more about doctoral studies at Stanford. As a participant, you will have the opportunity to visit your targeted department, interact with faculty, meet with current graduate students and talk to your peers from across the country. Workshops will be held to help you make your graduate school decisions and prepare a competitive graduate school application. This program is a great way to find out firsthand what Stanford University has to offer you! The annual program is held for one day in November.

Eligibility

• High achieving juniors, seniors, master's students, recent graduates or early career professionals who are interested in doctoral studies in the following fields: 
• Biosciences [med.stanford.edu]
• Natural Sciences (including math & stats) [stanford.edu]
• Psychology [stanford.edu]
• Sociology [stanford.edu]
• Education [ed.stanford.edu]
• Engineering [soe.stanford.edu]
• Earth Sciences [pangea.stanford.edu]
• Business [gsb.stanford.edu]
• Strongest applicants will have an overall GPA of 3.5 or above, but we encourage those with a 3.0 or higher to apply.
• Eligible candidates are those who would bring diversity to graduate study at Stanford by reason of culture, class, race, ethnicity, background, income, work and life experiences, skills and interests.
• Applications are especially encouraged from students who are Black/African Americans, Latino/Chicano Americans, Native Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Stipend and Housing

Airfare, transportation, hotel, and on-campus meals are included. Outside of personal spending students should not have to incur any out-of-pocket expenses.

Genetics Department Opportunities

The Genetics Department at Stanford regularly participates in STANDOUT. For more information about faculty research interests, please visit http://genetics.stanford.edu/.

STANDOUT Contacts

Anita Blanco
Director, Diversity Recruitment & Engagement
Stanford University School of Medicine - Genetics
300 Pasteur Drive, M350
Stanford, CA 94305-5120
Phone: (650) 723-6274
E-mail: ablanco@stanford.edu

Helpful Links

• Stanford University Department of Genetics [genetics.standord.edu]
• Biosciences Ph.D. Programs [med.stanford.edu]
• Stanford University School of Medicine [med.stanford.edu]
• Stanford Summer Research Program [ssrp.stanford.edu]
• Stanford Diversity Outreach for Doctoral Education [vgpe.stanford.edu]
• Graduate Admissions [gradadmissions.stanford.edu]
• Stanford Office of the Vice Provost of Graduate Education [vgpe.stanford.edu]
• Stanford University [stanford.edu]

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Last Updated: October 8, 2009