Application will only be available between Sept. 1 - Dec. 4, 2024.

Complete all of the following steps to apply:

1. Create an account to begin the online Application for Admission
   • Select - Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
   • Select - PhD
2. Complete each section of the application and submit
3. After submission, view the required Supplemental Items and Documents
   • Upload each required item in the Supplemental Items section
   • Complete the Recommendation Request section

• We do not require or accept any updates to applications after Dec. 4, 2024.
• Materials should not be mailed to our office unless specifically requested.
• Application status will be emailed to applicants. See applicant review timeline.

A total of three letters of recommendation are required. Letters of recommendation sent directly to the school are not accepted. Letter writers must submit their letter of recommendation and rating form via a link received from the application portal. All letters of recommendation must be received by the application deadline or the application will be marked incomplete and will not be reviewed. 

• Examples of letter writers include: research mentors, science instructors, or principal investigators.
• Letters should be written by people who know you well and whose opinions convey the likelihood of your success in a biomedical research program.

Within the application portal under "Supplemental Items and Documents" in the Recommendation Requests section, you will enter the email address of your letter writers. They will receive an email with a link to complete a rating form and upload their letter of recommendation. Do not delay. Late letter submissions will not be accepted.

Your CV/resume should include:

• Your prior research experiences. List them chronologically, starting with the most recent, and include the role you played in each project. 
• List any peer-reviewed scientific papers in which you are listed as an author that are in press or published in a scientific journal (include full reference and PubMed ID#).
• List any non-peer-reviewed manuscripts uploaded to a public site such as BioRxiv (include full citation).
• List oral and poster presentations in which you are the first and presenting author (include full citation).
• List conference abstracts, including those which you submitted but did not present (include full citation).

Your personal statement should be one-to-two pages in length, single-spaced.

• Specifically answer the question: "Why do you want to be a biomedical scientist?"
• Share what has been your most satisfying research project and why it was satisfying to you.
• Summarize your current scientific interests and career goals.

• From U.S. college/university: Upload unofficial transcripts of all courses taken at colleges or universities to the application portal. If admitted to the program, official transcripts confirming degree information will be requested.
• From international university (outside U.S.): Transcripts issued in a language other than English must be translated into English (see international applicant information for English translation options). 
  
  Please note that translation of transcript may take several weeks for request and processing, late submission of any required application document will not be accepted.

Proof of English proficiency is required for international applicants who are non-native English speakers (see international applicant information). 

Required English language proficiency documents must be uploaded in application portal by Dec. 4, 2024 (late submissions not accepted).

Completed application review by track committees will begin on Dec. 5, 2024. Each track's admissions committee reviews completed applications and selects qualified applicants for interviews. 

Applicants residing in the U.S.: In-person interviews are offered to selected applicants residing in the U.S., alternative virtual interviews may be offered. If invited to an in-person interview, you will receive campus-specific information via email. 

Applicants residing outside the U.S.:  Virtual interview will be offered to selected applicants residing outside the U.S. 

Interview invitations are emailed December through January and are conducted from January through February. These time frames are subject to change.

If selected applicants are unable to make it to an in-person interview, alternative options will be discussed. Financial assistance (airfare and hotel) will be provided to applicants residing within the U.S. and U.S. territories.

Applicants invited to an in-person interview will participate in: 

• Welcome session
• Interacting with current Ph.D. students
• Six, one-on-one, 45-minute interviews
• Research poster session
• Evening reception with students and staff

The track admissions committees deliberate on applicant interviews and initial appointment letters will be emailed to candidates. See applicant review timeline.