Diversity

Bringing together diverse opinions, experiences, backgrounds, and skills is an essential aspect of E-IPER's interdisciplinary, solutions-based education and research. E-IPER encourages applications from international students, members of under-represented groups, individuals with non-traditional academic training, and others whose backgrounds and experiences would make significant contributions to a more diverse community.

Admission to E-IPER is highly selective, and applicants are encouraged to discuss in their application how factors such as background, life and work experiences, advanced studies, extracurricular or community activities, culture, socio-economic status, sex, race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation would advance E-IPER's mission to train the next generation of environmental leaders and scholars.

Fee Waiver Eligibility

E-IPER values global diversity and particularly encourages prospective international students from low and middle income countries to apply to its PhD program. Recognizing that Stanford's $125 graduate application fee may deter some candidates with limited financial means, E-IPER offers a limited number of fee waivers for international students who face a financial hardship that would prevent them from applying. Information about the fee waiver for international applicants is available on the PhD Application page.

(Note - There is a University-wide fee waiver application process for US Citizens/Permanent Residents based on eligibility for GRE fee reduction.)