APPLICATION INFORMATON FOR PBCRC FELLOWSHIP APPLICANTS
Admissions Requirements for all participating graduate programs
 Masters degree or equivalent
 Exceptional BSc Honors graduates will be considered.
 GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
Application Materials for all applicants to doctoral programs for PBCRC applicants
 Online application form (www. K-state. Edu/grad) Apply Now link
 Application fee ($75.00 U.S. dollars- International Applicants or $50.00 U.S. dollars
for U. S. citizens and permanent residence). Payment can be made by credit card online
or applicants may send a money order or cashier check made payable to Kansas State
University Graduate School. Please include your name as it appears on your application
and passport and your confirmation number that you receive when you submit your
application.
 Official Transcripts of all previous academic training.
 English language competency required if undergraduate or graduate degree is not from an
institution/university where English is not the language of instruction. Official scores for
the iBT TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE must be submitted to the Graduate School by the testing
agency. Scores are valid for two years.
 International applicants must submit an Affidavit of Financial Support
Application Materials for Doctoral Program in Entomology
http://www.entomology.ksu.edu/p.aspx?tabid=33
(Project: Digital Tools for Surveillance)
 Letter describing career objectives using designated document form.
(http://www.entomology.ksu.edu/doc2273.ashx)
 Resume or curriculum vita
 An abstract of the Master’s thesis if applicable
 Three letters of recommendation using Letter of Recommendation form
(http://www.entomology.ksu.edu/doc2274.ashx)
Application Materials for Doctoral Program in Grain Science and Industry
http://www.grains.ksu.edu/p.aspx?tabid=556
(Project: New Stored Grain Treatments)
 Short Statement of Objectives (http://www.grains.ksu.edu/p.aspx?tabid=556)
 Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Scores
 Three letters of recommendations using designated form
(http://www.grains.ksu.edu/doc3946.ashx)
Application Materials for Doctoral Program in Plant Pathology
http://www.plantpath.ksu.edu/p.aspx?tabid=59
(Project: Bacterial Diagnostics or Wheat lasts-Epidemiological and Host Range Focus)
 3 letters of recommendation
 Statement of Objectives
 Curriculum Vitae
 Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Scores, optional
Application Materials for Doctoral Program in Genetics
http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/genetics/
(Project: Bacterial Diagnostics or Wheat lasts-Epidemiological and Host Range Focus)
 Three letters of recommendation
 Statement of professional goals and objectives
 Complete curriculum vitae
 Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores if available
Deadlines for Submission of Complete Application Packet and Online Application
Spring Semester
Summer Semester
Fall Semester
August 1
December 1
January 1
Application Procedures
All application materials excluding the online application and application fee should be
submitted in a packet to the following address on or before the date noted above for the semester
you wish to be admitted:
Dr. Duane Crawford
Associate Dean of Graduate School
Attention: CRC Fellowship Applicant
103 Fairchild Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66502
Note: If instructions on the specific programs website designates letters of recommendations are
to be submitted by the individual writing the letters, please provide the above address to them.
These letters must be received prior to your documents being forwarded to the graduate program
for admission’s recommendation.