Supplemental information form - graduate program - Department of Human Development and Family Studies

Name

First Last

Gender

Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Phone

Email address

Additional Information

Anticipated Semester of Entrance

Degree Sought

If Ph.D. applicant, have you completed a Master's thesis?

Yes
No

Have you successfully completed an introductory statistics course?

Yes
No

If you wish to be considered for a departmental assistantship, please check your preference:

Teaching Assistantship
Research Assistantship
No preference
I do not want an assistantship

Do you want to be considered for a College of Human Sciences scholarship?

Yes
No

If yes, you must complete the graduate scholarship application prior to the College of Human Sciences deadline of February 1.

If you are interested in Gerontology or Adult Development and Aging, would you like to be considered for funding from the ISU Gerontology program?

Yes
No

How did you hear about the HDFS graduate program?

Additional funding

Graduate Minority Assistantship Program (GMAP). Through your academic program of study, GMAP offers financial assistance to US citizens who are members of ethnic groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education.

Eligibility requirements:

1. US citizenship (permanent residents – international students are ineligible)
2. Member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American, American Indian, Latino
3. Admitted into a degree-seeking Master’s or Doctoral program as full or provisional status.

Do you meet the above requirements (assuming full or provisional admittance status) for GMAP?

Yes
No

Graduate Disability Assistantship Program (GDAP)

Through your academic program of study, GDAP offers financial assistance to graduate students who are disabled. Funding for your graduate study can come from several sources. GDAP is one funding source for disabled graduate students.

Eligibility requirements:
1. GDAP funding must be requested for you. There is no required paperwork for you to complete, as the request must come from the academic program or administrative office where you hold your assistantship.
2. Have a disability (physical or mental disability that substantially limits one or more major life activities) under the Americans with Disabilities Act and confirmed through ISU Disability Office.
3. Admitted into a degree-seeking Master’s or Doctoral program as full or provisional (students admitted on a restricted basis are ineligible).

Do you meet the above requirements(assuming full or provisional admittance status) for GDAP?

Yes
No

Section B: Student information questionnaire

Answer the following questions succinctly.

Why have you chosen the HD FS graduate program? How did your interest in this field develop?

What experiences (e.g., informal, academic, work/job, extracurricular) have you had related to this graduate program?

Briefly describe special awards and recognitions you have received.

Indicate up to five keywords for your area of research interest.

Describe how your research interests fit with a current research emphasis in the department.

What critical research questions in your field do you believe need to be addressed in future research?

How will this graduate program help you accomplish your professional goals?

Choose up to three faculty members that you are most interested in working with during your graduate program.

Click here for our list of faculty members: https://www.hdfs.hs.iastate.edu/directory/

Supplemental information form – graduate program