PhD Programs

Start Your Application

Please contact us at nanosciencePhD@gc.cuny.edu.

Please include which doctoral program at the Graduate Center in which you would like to enroll – either Chemistry, Biochemistry of Physics.

This email will be checked weekly, nanoscience staff and/or faculty will reach out to you directly to discuss application formal process and opportunities in doctoral training in nanoscience at CUNY.

For additional information on the Graduate Center doctoral programs offering nanoscience research:

Chemistry

Biochemistry

Physics

Alternatively, you can apply directly through the Graduate Center Admissions Office.

Full scholarships are offered through CUNY Science Scholarship (CSS) program for students accepted into the Ph.D. programs in Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics at The Graduate Center.

CSS Scholarships guarantee up to 5 years of:

  • A minimum of $30,987 per year* as a cost-of-living allowance.
  • Tuition fee remission
  • Access to low cost health insurance

Full scholarships are offered to all applicants; local, domestic and international, and are determined at the time of application.

Awards are confirmed at the time of program admission.

*minimum value correct for Fall 2022 intake.

Eligible students can apply for additional NanoBioNYC Fellowship, funded by NSF, to develop ground breaking bio-nanoscience solutions to address urgent issues relating to human and planetary health and prepare to become tomorrow’s leaders in diverse STEM careers.


FOR FULL INFORMATION ON RESEARCH DEGREES, PLEASE VISIT THE GRADUATE CENTER WEBSITE.

PLEASE LOOK THROUGH OUR NANOSCIENCE RESEARCH INTERESTS AND FACULTY LIST FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC RESEARCH AREAS AND EXPERTISE OF INDIVIDUAL ACADEMICS.