Deadline
The application deadline for beginning the program in the Fall is December 1.
In order to receive full consideration, all materials (test scores, recommendation letters, transcripts, etc.) must be received by the December 1st deadline.
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Apply to the Graduate School
All applicants to the PhD Program in Public Policy apply to the Duke Graduate School.
Write a statement of purpose including:
- your goals in pursuing the PhD in Public Policy at Duke
- your academic and professional experience
- your intended course of study, including a disciplinary concentration and policy area focus
- your longer-term career objectives
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Customize your application for Sanford
On the Graduate School application:
- Indicate Sanford. Under “Proposed Department/Program and Highest Degree Sought," choose “Public Policy Studies – Ph.D.”
- Designate a disciplinary concentration. Under "Intended Special Field," choose either economics, political science, psychology or sociology. You must indicate a concentration.
- Submit a resume along with your statement of purpose and educational objectives.
- Submit an (optional) writing sample demonstrating academic or professional research. Add this to your application under additional documents.
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Alumnus Spotlight
Marayna Martinez PhD ’23 received a joint PhD in political science and public policy from Duke. After graduation, Marayna accepted a position at Princeton University as a Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor in Political Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder.