How To Apply

Application forms for graduate study in the Polymer Science and Engineering Department may be downloaded from the UMass Amherst Graduate School on-line application for admission. You may also request them from the Graduate Program Manager (Vivien Venskowski) at:

Polymer Science and Engineering Department
University of Massachusetts
120 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-9263

Telephone: (413) 577-9120
Fax: (413) 545-0082
Email: graduate@polysci.umass.edu

For additional information covering the entire range of graduate programs at the University, request the Graduate School Bulletin from:

Admissions Office
Graduate School
530 Goodell Building
University of Massachusetts
140 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9333

Telephone: (413) 545-0721
Email: gradadm@grad.umass.edu
or consult the Graduate Student Handbook.

Completed application forms MUST be sent to the Graduate School Admissions Office. For Fall admission of a given year, February 1st is the Graduate School's application deadline; the majority of applications reach us in January and early February. Admission offers are made at any time between receipt of the application and April 15. Only applications for the Ph.D. program are guaranteed consideration; because a M.S. program is not formally supported by the department, M.S. applications are strongly discouraged. All Ph.D. candidates are supported year-round by a stipend ($22,500-$30,000 for 2006-2007) and tuition waiver.