Who can apply?
- Applicants need a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and must be US citizens or permanent residents enrolled in a degree-granting program in the United States, Puerto Rico or another US territory.
- Applicants must have completed at least two semesters of undergraduate education by the summer and have at least one semester remaining after it.
- Applicants must have a strong interest in pursuing a PhD. SROP is not for students pursuing professional degrees such as law, medicine or an MBA, and students who have completed an undergraduate degree are not eligible.
SROP is for students heading to a PhD: it is not for students aiming at law, medical or MBA degrees, and graduates are ineligible.
Dates, pay & program timing
Applications run November 1 to February 10 through one central system, with one transcript upload and two letters of recommendation in total. Stipends vary by host university, from $4,000 to $6,500 in the comparison the Alliance publishes, with housing and travel listed as provided at the universities shown (the University of Minnesota was marked to be determined).
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How to apply to Big Ten Academic Alliance
- Check the benefits comparison and decide which member universities you want; stipends differ by campus.
- Apply between November 1 and February 10 through the central application, uploading one transcript.
- Arrange two letters of recommendation in total.
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How to prepare a stronger application
SROP is explicitly a PhD pipeline. Your materials should say what kind of research question you want to spend a doctorate on and why, using a course, project or experience as evidence; interest in medicine or law alone does not fit the program.
Because the stipend varies from $4,000 to $6,500 by campus, factor cost of living into your campus choices as well as research fit. This is our planning suggestion.
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- SROP eligibility requirements
- How to apply: application period, transcript and letters
- Program benefits: stipend, housing and travel by university
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