Application Information

The application deadline is January 3rd for fall admission. Applicants should mail their application material at least two weeks prior to the deadline to ensure delivery.

Fee Waivers: Some Programs may offer a limited number of application fee waivers to encourage early application. Please contact the Graduate Program of interest to inquire about the availability of these waivers. Email and telephone numbers for all Program Recruiters can be found by clicking here.

Prospective applicants currently residing in the U.S. may apply online, download the pdf application, or request a paper application by mail.

Prospective applicants currently residing outside the U.S. must first complete the Preliminary Application Form available with the online application or download it as a pdf.

To apply or obtain information, you may:

• Use the online application. The application fee must be paid by credit card, electronic check or fee waiver (where applicable). Prospective applicants currently residing outside the U.S. must first complete the Preliminary Application Form.
  

• Download a printable application and instructions in pdf format. The $50 application fee must be paid by check or money order made payable to Emory University, and must be enclosed with the application.
  

• Request printed information specific to the Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. The Viewbook contains a subset of the material that is found on the web site, in printed form.

Check the Status of Your Application:

Once your application has been processed you will receive an email with your login ID and password so that you may check to see which application material has arrived in our department. We begin to email applicants with this information near the beginning of November. Click here to check the status of your application.

Additional Information:

Applications will not be processed or reviewed until the application fee is received.

Interviews are usually held in February or March by invitation of the Program to which a student has applied. Interview travel expenses are paid by the Division for domestic applicants. The Division does not pay interview travel expenses for applicants who are overseas.

Mailing Address:

Recruitment and Admissions
Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Emory University
1462 Clifton Road, Suite 314
Atlanta, Georgia 30322