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The application is available here:
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/gradschool/index.html
When completing your application, please fill out all the required fields as outlined below, including the program designation of Biomedical Sciences (PhD), your initial selection of one of the graduate program group specializations, both Biomedical Sciences sections "Research interests", and "Additional information". (see details below)
Once you create an account and plan to submit an application:
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- Under "Application Information", "Select the Intended Program and Degree:" Choose "Biomedical Sciences (PhD)"
- Choose One of the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Groups (1-6 below) listed on the application under "Specialization"
- Complete all questions in the two sections listed under "Biomedical Sciences", in the left hand toolbar. Completion of both sections "Research Interests" and "Additional Information" are required.
- Choose up to three appropriate research foci, under "Research Interests" Research Foci #1, 2, 3 which may help us to understand your interests and to identify potential faculty members whose research foci may mesh with your personal interests.
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| The formal application deadline is April 15th, but students seeking full financial support (stipend, tuition and fees, and health insurance), are encouraged to use a deadline date of January 15th to ensure timely consideration of their application. Paper applications will not be accepted.
All students are required to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test and are encouraged to take a pertinent GRE Subject Test. Please use Institution Code 5820. The University of Virginia does not, at this time, use GRE specific department codes; please leave that field blank when requesting that your scores be sent from ETS.
Applicants for whom English is not their native language are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). If you feel that you should be granted an exemption, please email the program director to request one. Applicants are encouraged to obtain letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with your research experience and potential. You are also encouraged to send reprints of publications that you have co-authored, or other relevant materials for review by the Admissions Committee. Two letters of recommendation are required but additional letters are often submitted and are welcomed. Recommendation letters must be submitted through the online application system. Please visit the main Arts and Sciences application page for more details.
Non-electronic materials such as transcripts should be mailed to:
Dean of Graduate Admissions
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400775
437 Cabell Hall
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4775
Physical Address for FEDEx, UPS, Other Carriers:
Dean of Graduate Admissions
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
437 Cabell Hall
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4775
Phone: 434-924-6739
More application completion information:
http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/gradschool/index.html
Students selected for an expense paid interview/recruiting visit will be personally contacted by the Director or Associate Director of the Specialization, Graduate Group that you designate on your application form. Your choice of Research Interests, using the Research Foci #1, 2, 3, also requested on the application, will be used to coordinate interviews with faculty from our advanced graduate specialty training areas as well as from the primary BIMS Graduate Group.
The requirements for admission to our Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. Programs are rigorous since it is our goal to recruit only the very best students who will go on to be leading scientists in academia, industry, and other areas. Requirements for application include completion of a Bachelor's degree at a reputable undergraduate institution. Although strong weighting is given to a student's grade point average and GRE scores, the most important criterion for admission is a student's passion and commitment for research and aspiration for a professional career conducting pioneering biomedical research.
For more information, contact the Graduate Programs Office at bims@virginia.edu or the director of the Graduate Program Group of Interest
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