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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 program will be held for one day in November 2008.

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]
• Education [ed.stanford.edu]
• Engineering [soe.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 University Participated in STANDOUT in 2007. For more information about faculty research interests, please visit http://genetics.stanford.edu/.

STANDOUT Contact

Tenea Nelson, Ph.D.
Director, Diversity and Outreach Programs - Genetics
Stanford University School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive, M-350
Stanford, CA 94305-5120
Phone: (650) 723-6274
E-mail: tenea@stanford.edu

Helpful Links

• Stanford University [stanford.edu]
• Stanford Human Genome Center [stanford.edu]
• Stanford Genomics Resources [stanford.edu]
• Stanford University School of Medicine [stanford.edu]
• Graduate Admissions [gradadmissions.stanford.edu]
• Stanford Summer Research Program [ssrp.stanford.edu]
• Stanford Diversity Outreach for Doctoral Education [graddiversity.stanford.edu/events/preview/]
• Biosciences Ph.D. Programs [stanford.edu]
• Stanford University Department of Genetics [genetics.standord.edu]
• Stanford University Department of Development Biology [devbio.stanford.edu]
• Stanford Office of the Vice Provost of Graduate Education [vgpe.stanford.edu]

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Last Updated: March 26, 2008