Criteria for Graduate Admission to ERG
The Energy and Resources Group seeks students who have excelled academically, whatever their discipline; who show an ability to cross disciplinary boundaries; and who not only want to understand problems of energy, resources, and environment but to help solve them. Successful applicants will demonstrate engagement with the issues surrounding energy and environment and strong potential as future leaders. ERG deliberately admits students with a wide variety of interests, perspectives, disciplines, research methods, and experience so that each can help the others see the whole picture.
The minimum requirement for admission to ERG is completion of a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent at a fully accredited U.S. institution of higher learning or international equivalent.
Those admitted to the program typically have strong academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, and often, related publications. ERG has a strong preference for applicants who have had at least two years of work experience in the field. This may include paid employment, volunteer experience, and field or lab research experience.
Because the program is fundamentally interdisciplinary, there are no other formal requirements for consideration. ERG admits students from a range of backgrounds and there is no single profile of an ERG student. However, ERG is a highly competitive and rigorous program; approximately 20 out of 350 applicants are admitted each year.