Application materials
Below I share copies of applications and other materials for fellowships, competitive awards, and other things I have applied for in the past. Hopefully this can be useful for current or future applicants as you prepare similar materials.
Goldwater Scholarship (2015)
Application
Essay
Astronaut Scholarship (2015) – awarded
Essay
Fulbright Scholarship (2016) – Spain Research Semifinalist
Application
NSF GRFP (2016)
Application
Personal Statement
Research Proposal
Reviews
NSF GRFP (2017) – Honorable Mention
Application
Personal Statement
Research Proposal
Reviews
PhD Program Advisor Interest Emails
Grad School Prospective Emails
PhD Program Applicant Frequently Asked Questions
These notes are compiled based on the questions I’ve been asked by prospective EEB PhD program applicants, and are based solely on my own experience
General Grad School Application FAQ
PhD Program Applications
Yale Ecology & Evolutionary Biology – in-person interview, admitted, accepted
Yale Personal Statement
Yale Diversity Statement
UCSD Biological Sciences – in-person interview, admitted, declined
UCSD Application & Statement of Purpose
UT Austin Integrative Biology – in-person interview, admitted, declined
UT Austin Application
UT Austin Statement of Purpose
MSU Integrative Biology – in-person interview, admitted, declined
MSU Personal Statement
MSU Statement of Professional Goals for EEB Program
UC Berkeley – video interview
UC Berkeley Statements of Purpose & Personal History
PhD Program Interview Questions (to ask and to answer)
Grad School Interview Questions
Mike Blazanin 