Apply to our PhD Program

Application information and instructions are available at www.gsas.harvard.edu

To apply, go to: http://www.gsas.harvard.edu/apply.    

Applicants with general admissions questions should call 617-496-6100 from 2-5pm EST or email admiss@fas.harvard.edu. When sending an email to admiss@fas.harvard.edu, please include "Admissions question" in the subject line if you require a response to your question.

Applicants with financial aid questions should call 617-495-5396 or email gsasfinaid@fas.harvard.edu.  

Please note:

  • All applicants are required to upload all supporting documents (transcripts, writing samples etc.) to their application.
  • Official hard copy transcripts will be requested when the applicant is admitted and accepts the offer of admission.
  • Letters of Recommendation must be submitted online.  
  • Applicants who submitted an application the previous fall will be required to complete a new application, submit three updated letters of recommendation, upload all supporting documents (transcripts, writing samples etc.), and submit a new application fee. The prior year application will not be included with the new application. 

Harvard University does not discriminate against applicants or students on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry or any other protected classification.