Prospective Graduate Programs
Considering an advanced degree? Get a glimpse of your own graduate career at Stanford Engineering.
The Equity and Inclusion Initiatives team hosts a variety of programs for prospective students who have been historically underrepresented in engineering. From a one-day conference to an intensive eight-week summer research program, students gain invaluable exposure to life as a graduate student. Our programs offer participants access to research labs, application workshops and a chance to connect with peers and faculty.
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Graduate Pathways to STEM
Bay Area Graduate Pathways to STEM (GPS) is a one-day conference where students attend informative workshops highlighting the benefits of pursuing an advanced degree.
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Stanford Engineering Research Introductions
Stanford Engineering Research Introductions (SERIS) is a program that empowers students early in their undergraduate career, particularly freshmen and sophomores from underrepresented communities, to pursue graduate academic engineering research.
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“If you were to ask me 10 years ago if I was going to graduate school, I would have replied, ‘What’s graduate school?’...”
Interested in solving problems with engineering? Take the next step and start your application.
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