Prospective Students

Welcome to the Laney Graduate School website! 

At Emory, you will find a leading national and international research university located in a thriving metropolitan area -- but also contained on an intimate campus where interaction and collaboration across disciplinary boundaries is a fact of daily life.

You can learn about our programs in two ways.

• The Degree Programs page is the direct path to our programs.
• Our Program Brochures page lets you browse for information about your program and related ones.

Request more information -- use the web form at this link to request more information about the programs your are interested in.

Scholarship: We have an established tradition of innovative, interdisciplinary research and scholarship.  For example...

• We have many well established centers that bring together faculty and students ranging from the humanities to public health -- you will find links to them on our page for programs, institutes, centers and more.
• We have a thriving Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences that brings together faculty from Biology, Chemistry, the School of Medicince, the Rollins School of Public Health and more.

We carry on Emory's proud tradition of valuing scholarship that engages with issues that are important to the public good.  For example...

• The Office of University-Community Partnerships serves as a bridge between Emory faculty and student researchers and local organizations and agencies who need the expertise and skills Emory can offer.
• You can find a list of partnerships between Emory and other organizations -- often involving research -- on the Emory University Partnerships page.

We are committed to providing our graduate students with the support they need to complete their transformations into professional and intellectual leaders. 

We offer professional development...

• a teaching skills program (TATTO)
• professional development support funds
• a grant writing program.

We provide generous and lasting financial support...

• tuition scholarships and fellowship stipends, renewable for up to five years in most programs,
• special fellowships for outstanding students, and
• ample opportunities for support in the final, completion stage of graduate study.

The Laney Graduate School and Emory offer an excellent living environment...

• comprehensive and affordable health care -- on Emory's student health insurance plan, your out of pocket costs are extremely low, and you have access to a top-notch health care system.  To learn about the health insurance plan, visit our Health Insurance page.
• excellent physical fitness facilities, an active arts and music community, and thriving city life easily accessed from the campus area.
• a supportive community envirnment.

Our site has a lot of information about graduate education at Emory -- we hope you will find it helpful and informative.  To the right are some links that will send you straight to pages we think you may be especially interested in.