The IOE Graduate Application Mentoring Program (GAMP) is a student-run initiative at the University of Michigan that supports prospective applicants from non-traditional paths or historically disadvantaged backgrounds, as described below, by pairing them with current PhD students who can help review application materials throughout the process of applying to an IOE PhD program. The graduate students who serve as mentors are acting as volunteers, and make no guarantee that applicants who participate as mentees will be accepted into the University of Michigan IOE PhD program or any other academic program.

The IOE Graduate Application Mentoring Program aims to support applicants interested in any IOE PhD program. These applicants may come from a variety of educational, economic, cultural, and/or geographic backgrounds that are non-traditional, historically disadvantaged, or underrepresented within STEM, thus contributing to a lack of support and/or guidance in their pursuit of higher education. We support these applicants by providing improved accessibility and guidance throughout the application process. 

The goal of the IOE Graduate Application Mentoring Program is to increase representation in all IOE graduate programs; to make the national and international IOE community more diverse, inclusive, and representative.

Please fill out the form below if you feel you are in need of application assistance and we will pair you with a current IOE PhD student mentor to assist you during the application process. None of the provided information will be shared with the U-M IOE Graduate Admissions Committee or with any Graduate Admissions Committee at the University of Michigan or elsewhere.

For more information, please email um.ioe.gamp@umich.edu.