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.
