Black Male Grad Prep Academy - Univ of PA

Black Male Grad Prep Academy (BMGPA), a program that includes a four-day visit to the University of Pennsylvania in November 2009 will select 10  Black male juniors and cover all their travel expenses, lodging, and meals.

During their visit to the campus, the selected scholars will learn more about applying to and succeeding in graduate school; hear about the  excellent research of our faculty; interact with Black male graduate students and alumni; and tour Philadelphia. Next spring, BMGPA will pay  for  Academy participants to take a three-month Kaplan course valued at  $1,200  to prepare for the Graduate Record Exam (the GRE is required for  admission  to most education doctoral programs). Additionally, each Academy participant will be paired with a current Black male Ph.D. student in education at Penn GSE or elsewhere who will offer mentoring throughout the graduate school application process, feedback on essays and other application materials, and advice on where else to apply

 

Lastly, Academy Scholars who apply for Fall 2011 admission  to one of our Ph.D. Programs at Penn GSE will receive an application fee waiver; that deadline is December 1, 2010.

For more information please go to:  http://www.gse.upenn.edu/blackmen