Resources and Contact Info

General information about PhD programs in the Division of Medical Sciences, information about specific programs, and application forms are available from:

The Admissions Office
Division of Medical Sciences
Harvard Medical School
260 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

If you would like to talk with someone in the Division office about choice of program or admissions procedures, you may call Leah Simons, Director of Academic Administration, at 617-432-2029. If you wish to talk about under-represented student concerns or to be put in contact with a under-represented graduate student in the Division, you may call Dr. Jocelyn Spragg, Faculty Director, Diversity Programs, at 617-432-1342.

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Minority Student Newsletter contains detailed and useful information about: graduate education, all aspects of the application process, financial aid resources, as well as descriptions of the activities of some of the minority student organizations at Harvard.

This Newsletter is available from:

The GSAS Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
Harvard University
203 Byerly Hall
8 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Information about the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) can be obtained from:

Graduate Record Examinations
ETS, Box 955
Princeton, NJ 08541

Information about the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences graduate fellowship opportunities for minority Americans is available from:

The GSAS Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
Harvard University
203 Byerly Hall
8 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Information about non-Harvard graduate fellowships, such as the Ford Foundation Fellowships and the National Science Foundation Research Fellowships for Minority Students, is available from:

The Fellowship Office
National Research Council
2101 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20418
(tel. 202-334-2872)

Be aware that students will want to apply for some of these fellowships early in the fall of the year prior to their admission to graduate school. For example, Ford Foundation applications are due on the 1st of November.

Smooth Transitions Minority Student Handbook, published jointly by the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the W. E. B. Du Bois Graduate Society. This valuable handbook contains sections written by minority faculty and students. It covers everything from academic and extracurricular life, through student organizations and resources, to community resources such as housing, public transportation, restaurants, barbershops, and opportunities for volunteer service. While the book is intended primarily for newly matriculated students, it is available online by following the link above. Limited numbers of printed copies may also be requested from:

The GSAS Office of Student Affairs
Harvard University
Byerly Hall
8 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Information about the Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program (SHURP) for minority college students can be obtained from:

Deborah Milstein, Diversity Programs Office
Division of Medical Sciences
Harvard Medical School
260 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(tel. 617-432-4980 or 800-367-9019)

shurp@hms.harvard.edu

SHURP applications can be requested by phone, e-mail, or downloaded directly from the website.