We'd like you to join us. A graduate student prepares to explore a virtual world projected in a head-mounted dispaly in the VENLab. Students accepted to the program receive multi-year support packages covering the cost of tuition and the graduate stipend. The NSF grant covers part of the tuition and the University shares the cost.
Graduate students apply to, and are admitted to, one of the participating departments.
Each graduate student has a supervisory committee of three members, with representation from at least two of the participating departments, including a primary advisor from his or her home department. Assists the student in formulating a program of study. Serves as readers of the student's preliminary paper or thesis proposal, completed in the 3rd year. Supervises the Ph.D. thesis. In addition to coursework and research, graduate students receive teacher training .