• Applicants must be enrolled full-time as graduate students or accepted to graduate school at a CPU2AL partner institution as a graduate student.

  • Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

  • PhD candidates must pass the comprehensive exam after two years of entering graduate school.

  • Applicants must identify a research advisor, who will help them formulate a project to complete their application. In order to identify an advisor, please contact a lead faculty at your institution listed on the CPU2AL partner institutions webpage.