Application FAQs
Application FAQs
Q. Is there an application fee?
A. Is there an application fee?
The application fee for the Neuroscience PHD program is $55 for domestic applicants and $65 for international applicants.
- The application fee must be paid in order to consider your application complete.
- Application fee waiver codes are program specific and data entry errors or codes created by other programs will not be honored or credited.
- Eligible applicants may enter a program specific application fee waiver code in the
field at the bottom of the Additional Materials page.
- Fall 2025 Domestic applicant code NPUTAHPHD
- International applicant fee waiver is not available for Fall 2025 class
- The University of Utah and the Neuroscience PhD Programs cannot refund or reverse application fees paid by the applicant.
- Faculty and departments are not able to provide or sponsor application fee waivers for international students.
Please see our application instructions for details.
Q. What is the most important factor in an application?
A. What is the most important factor in an application?
All portions of the application packet carry equal weight. Deficiencies in one area may be balanced by strengths in another.
The following are common components of successful applicants:
- Meaningful research experience for which the applicant had primary responsibility
- Strong letters of recommendation, particularly from research advisors
- Publication record in PubMed-listed journals
- Consistent record of academic excellence
- Compelling personal/research statement emphasizing commitment to science
Q. Where do I send Information?
A. Where do I send information?
Please upload scans of all application materials in Slate.
Do not send materials by mail to the Office of Admissions or the Neuroscience Office unless instructed to do so after an offer has been made and accepted.
Q. When is the deadline?
A. When is the deadline?
| All applications are reviewed on this schedule for entrance in the Fall semester. We do not admit students for Spring semester. |
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December 1 |
Deadline for domestic and international students |
January - March |
Interview visits for applicants residing in the US |
February - March |
Applicants are notified of admissions decision |
April 15 |
Deadline for accepted applicants to accept offer |
The University of Utah has an ongoing institutional commitment to the Council of Graduate Schools April 15 resolution regarding offers of financial aid associated with an offer of graduate admissions. The University of Utah is signatory to this resolution, as well as nearly 400 major graduate institutions across the nation.
More information may be found at the Council of Graduate Schools website at: https://cgsnet.org/resources/for-current-prospective-graduate-students/april-15-resolution
Q. How do I upload documents to my online application?
A. How do I upload documents to my online application?
To upload paper materials you need to scan them with a scanner/printer save them in PDF format and then upload the files in the appropriate place. If you have several pages for your transcript, for example, then you will scan each page then merge all pages in to one document and then save. You may need to reduce the file size either by reducing the document size or optimizing scanned PDF to make the document smaller. These functions can be found under the document tab of ACROBAT.
We require all applicants to upload their personal statement, CV, transcripts, and score reports when submitting the online application. If you have not uploaded these items before submitting, your application may be considered incomplete. If you have questions/concerns, please contact our office.
Q. Do I need to contact faculty before applying?
A. Do I need to contact faculty before applying?
You do not need to contact faculty before applying to the Program. All offers will be made by the Admissions Committee independent of whether a faculty has an opening or not. You are more than welcome to contact faculty of interest though.
Q. How do I log into my online application?
A. How do I log back into my online application?
You can log back in to your online application here:
https://futureu.admissions.utah.edu/apply/
If you have forgotten your password, you may request a new password with the email address and birthdate.
Q. My recommenders have not submitted letter of recommendation. What should I do?
A. My recommenders have not submitted letters of recommendation. What should I do?
Three letters of recommendation must be submitted into the Slate system by your recommenders by the deadline of December 1, 2024.
You can log back into your application and send your recommenders a reminder. You can also add new recommenders and make edits to previously added recommenders. When the recommenders information is saved, an email will be sent with instructions on how to proceed with the online recommendation.
Please note that notification emails will indicate "The University of Utah Office of Admissions" as the sender and will come from admissions@utah.edu. If your recommenders use a spam-blocking tool, please ask them to add this email address to their list of known/safe addresses.
Q. I have uploaded my materials and I am waiting on letters of recommendation. What should I do?
A. I have uploaded my materials and I am waiting on letters of recommendation. What should I do?
Submit your application! Once you have completed the application questions and uploaded the required documents complete the Signature and Review process. On the Review page Slate will alert you to missing or incomplete information in the various sections.
The Office of Admissions will email during the review process if additional materials are needed.
Q. What if I am having technical difficulties with my application?
A. What if I am having technical difficulties with my application?
We always recommend saving, closing your browser, and logging back in to the Slate system. You can log back in to your online application here:
https://futureu.admissions.utah.edu/apply/
If you have forgotten your password, you may request a new password with the email address and birthdate.
If that does not resolve the difficultly please contact us with specific information about the problem.