We will be utilizing your Rackham Graduate School ME SUGS application to evaluate your diverse experiences and goals, as well as educational, cultural, and geographic backgrounds. We are looking for students who have a record of superior academic achievement (e.g., grade point average, honors, or other designation) and meet one or more of the following criteria:

(1) Come from an educational, cultural, or geographic background that is underrepresented in graduate study in their discipline in the United States or at the University of Michigan.

(2) Have demonstrated a sustained commitment to diversity in the academic, professional, or civic realm through their work experience, volunteer engagement, or leadership of student or community organizations. By commitment to diversity, we mean efforts in the U.S. to reduce social, educational, or economic disparities based on race, ethnicity, or gender, or to improve race relations in the U.S.

[IMPORTANT: We will be looking closely at the free response in the "Activities Information" section on Page 6 of the ME SUGS Application for this information.]

(3) Have experienced financial hardship as a result of family economic circumstances.

(4) Are first-generation U.S. citizens or are the first generation in their families to graduate from a four-year college.