The Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) Scholar Visit is designed to introduce prospective students to faculty and students and the diverse research being conducted at Wayne State University. The GRS Scholar Visit is designed to assist Wayne State Ph.D. programs recruit outstanding domestic students who are underrepresented in their discipline or program, including first-generation students. Participants will have an opportunity to experience the Graduate Research Symposium and spend time exploring Wayne State with faculty and students from their nominating department. Priority will be given to students that are being considered for financial support by the nominating department (GTA, GRA, Dean's Diversity, Rumble, etc.).

Nomination process

Nominate a prospective Ph.D. student to participate in the Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) Scholar Visit, February 25-26, 2025, taking place at the Graduate Research Symposium.

The deadline to submit nominations is January 10, 2025 at 11:59p.m. (ET).

Nominate a student

Testimonials

Dallas McCulloch
Ph.D. student in sociology

"I enjoyed the Graduate Research Symposium Scholar Visit enough to sign on for a Ph.D. at Wayne State. I'm originally from Michigan, and I was homesick for that Midwestern warmth I grew up with, but this visit showed me I could get that while still being in a globally recognized city and at an R1 institute that is putting out some amazing work."

De'Ericka Bertram
Master's and Ph.D. student in psychology

"After attending the Graduate Research Symposium, I accepted my offer at WSU. I had witnessed a very diverse community of researchers, which led me to believe that WSU could offer the support and sense of community that I had hoped to experience during graduate school."

David Criss
Ph.D. student in economics

"The part of the Scholar Visit I enjoyed the most was getting the opportunity to converse with the dean of the graduate school, faculty and graduate students. Never before in my academic career have I been given the opportunity to have such an intimate experience with academic professionals. They all seemed to have a relentless work ethic, which is contagious to be around!"

Thomas Goins
Master's and Ph.D. student in English

"My 2019 Research Symposium Scholar visit solidified my decision to attend Wayne State University. Meeting the racially and socioeconomically diverse group of graduate scholars provided the representation I needed to feel included. It was also inspiring to see various research interests, including innovative approaches for increasing long-term communicative care for survivors of intimate partner violence."

Danielle Rice
Ph.D. student in social work

"The Research Symposium Scholar Visit really provided me with the opportunity to see the culture at Wayne State. To connect with current students and faculty and ask questions about the university, research, curriculum, and funding for students. It solidified my decision to attend Wayne State."