The Information & Media (I&M) Doctoral Program at Michigan State University invites everyone interested to attend a virtual workshop "Demystifying Doctoral Application Process." The workshop will be held over Zoom on Thursday, November 3, at 9 a.m. EST (for international applicants) and 2 p.m. (for U.S. domestic students).
Register here to receive the 9 a.m. Zoom link (International Applicants)
Register here to receive the 2 p.m. Zoom link (Domestic Applicants)
The I&M PhD program is multidisciplinary and combines the expertise of faculty across three departments - School of Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations, and Media and Information. I&M doctoral students will have opportunities to work on research and take classes with faculty across MSU's College of Communication Arts & Sciences. In addition, admitted doctoral applicants will have an opportunity to become active members of our College's community, develop productive relationships with their advisors and mentors, and build professional and friendship networks with fellow I&M doctoral students. Students can align with a great diversity of faculty research areas.
Application deadline is December 1, 2022. Read more and apply here.
Funding
The I&M PhD program generally funds students admitted with funding for four years through research and teaching assistantships. If admitted with funding, each student will receive the following support for four years to finish their degree:
· Academic 9-month stipend available through fall and spring teaching assistantships
· Tuition waiver
· Student health insurance program
· Support for conference travel
· Grant opportunities for research and advanced statistical training
· Graduate student scholarship opportunities
· Dissertation completion funds
MSU also offers several prestigious awards and fellowship opportunities for outstanding applicants to the College of Communication Arts and Sciences doctoral programs. These fellowships will be over and above our standard stipend, health insurance, tuition remission, and travel allowance, and include:
· Dean's Award ($10,000)
· Brandt Outstanding Doctoral Award ($7500)
· Brandt Doctoral Award ($5,000)
· College Rasmussen Award ($2500 per department)
· Kaplan Award (up to $2000 depending on the year)
· University fellowships
· MSU Graduate School Fellowships | The Graduate School
· University Distinguished Fellowship (UDF) or University Enrichment Fellowship(UEF)
· Graduate School Rasmussen ($5000)
· Academic Achievement Graduate Assistantships (AAGA)
Application
The application deadline for Fall 2023 is December 1, 2022. Here is a link to our website, which will walk you through the application process.
We also strongly recommend contacting faculty members with research interests similar to yours by e-mail or phone to make sure that there is a fit between your research goals and the expertise in the program.
If you have questions about I&M doctoral program, please contact Nicole Bond, bondnic@msu.edu, or Dr. Patricia Huddleston, huddles2@msu.edu.
Cordially,
Dave Ewoldsen