Learning about Laney Visitation

Applicants are solicited broadly; there is an emphasis on receiving applications from highly qualified and highly recruited diverse scholars.By diversity, we mean hold identities that are historically underrepresented in graduate education based on race, ethnicity, gender, national origin/citizenship status; have experienced financial hardship as a result of family economic circumstances; are first-generation U.S. citizens (neither parent was born a U.S. citizen); and/or are the first generation in their families to attend and/or earn a Bachelor's degree. All applicants who fulfill eligibilities 1-6 listed below are welcome to apply. 

1A. Demonstrate a serious commitment to obtaining a doctoral degree from a Laney Graduate School PhD program. Interest could be in any of our PhD programs within the following broad divisions: natural sciences, biomedical sciences, quantitative sciences, public health, social sciences, humanities, business, or nursing OR 1B. Demonstrate a serious interest in applying to one of the following Masters’ programs: Bioethics, Biomedical Innovation & Development, Computer Sciences and Informatics, Development Practice, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics and Quantitative Theory & Methods.  

2. All applicants must graduate (no more than 5 years and cannot hold a terminal degree) or in their senior/final year of their undergraduate degree.

3. All applicants must graduate no later than Summer 2025 and anticipate enrollment in graduate school in Fall 2025.

4. Applicants must be US citizens, permanent residents, or DACA recipients. Undocumented scholars are welcomed to apply.

5. Prior research/training experience in one’s desired field is required.

6. Cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.

The strongest applications for this visitation program will have a clear sense of how and why each specific program is a good fit for their intended work. Learning about Laney is intended to help you gain a clearer picture of this; but as you prepare your application, we suggest looking carefully at our degree programs and faculty and indicating which you are most interested in. To that end, the application limits you to pick ONE gradute program of interest. 

Interdisciplinary work is encouraged at Emory University, but determining which academic program offers the primary methodological and research foci that best suits your interests will strengthen your application. In addition, it will allow LGS-EDGE to match you with the appropriate faculty and current scholars during your visit. If you have questions about our academic programs, we encourage you to contact us at laney.edge@emory.edu. 

Thursday, August 8 – Wednesday, August 21: Committee reviews applications 

Tuesday, August 27: Applicants are notified of their selection/denial 

Tuesday, September 3: Selected applicants must accept or deny offers 

Sunday, October 6 – Tuesday, October 8: 2024 Learning about Laney Preview Visitation 

What to Include in Your Application 

• A statement describing your current academic/professional goals as they relate to your interest in graduate study. This statement should specifically mention the programs of study at Emory in which you are interested, as well as faculty members whose work is of particular interest to you. (Max 500 words) 
• A current CV/Resume 
• An unofficial copy of your most recent transcript 

These items are uploaded through the application form. Please upload PDF documents only. 

Note: You will not be able to save this application before submitting it, so you will need to complete the application in one session. 

Submit your application no later than Thursday, August 8, 2024, at 11:59 PM ET. 

We anticipate a remarkably high demand for this program. Not being admitted to Learning about Laney does not determine your admission to LGS. If the timing does not work out for you to attend, please consider applying to Laney Graduate School at Emory University.