Graduate Student Application Process

NSCL provides research assistantships for doctoral students in nuclear physics, accelerator physics, and nuclear chemistry. Doctoral degrees are granted either in the Department of Physics and Astronomy or in the Department of Chemistry.

Apply directly to either department and indicate on your application that you are interested in nuclear physics, accelerator physics or nuclear chemistry.

• Apply to the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
• Apply to the Department of Chemistry.

We encourage you to take the GRE in late fall and to apply early (before the end December). We start making offers for assistantships in January and continue until our positions are filled, but no later than April 15. Especially qualified incoming graduate students are automatically considered for additional fellowships if the application is complete by January 1.

You are welcome to contact the NSCL faculty person in charge of graduate student recruiting directly by e-mail or phone: Professor Remco Zegers (517-333-6473) for Physics and Professor Paul Mantica (517-333-6456) for Chemistry.

Well-qualified applicants residing in North America will be invited to visit NSCL. You will have a chance to see the exciting research atmosphere at NSCL and get to know some of our current graduate students.

Many graduate students who want to pursue their doctoral research at NSCL spend the summer prior to entering graduate school at NSCL. Let us know during the application process if you are interested in this opportunity.