Current Graduate Students

Travel Grants for Graduate & Professional Students

OGPS awards a limited number of travel grants of up to $400 each for students to present a paper or poster at a conference. All Tulane graduate and professional students are eligible to apply. Application guidelines and the application form are available here.

Workshops

OGPS sponsors workshops that support the professional development of Tulane's graduate students. Topics include career planning: an overview,  pursuing academic careers, academic research and scholarship, teaching, and an orientation for new teaching assistants. OGPS also publishes a Teaching Resource Manual for Graduate Student Instructors in collaboration with the Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching (CELT). To suggest a topic or speakers for workshops, e-mail OGPS at ogps@tulane.edu. 

Policies

To review the policies affecting graduate study at Tulane, see the OGPS policies page or the University Catalog.  For information on policies related to your specific program of study, consult with your advisor or the Director of Graduate Studies for your degree program.

Mentoring Relationships

Faculty mentors play an important role in graduate students' experiences and success. OGPS provides several tips for finding a mentor.

Campus Resources

Tulane has many resources to assist you in your research and teaching, and to foster your engagement with the university community.  

External Funding

OGPS has compiled a list of external funding sources for graduate study, research, and postdoctoral experiences. 

External Awards

Each year the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS) sponsors two Master's thesis awards and an ETD Master's Thesis Award. Full information is found here.

Graduating Students

At the end of spring semester, Tulane holds a Master's/PhD Graduate Hooding and Recognition Ceremony for graduating students in Liberal Arts, Science and Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, and Continuing Studies.

History of Graduate Programs at Tulane

Graduate work was first offered at Tulane in 1883-84. Four students received Master of Arts degrees in 1885, and the first Doctor of Philosophy was conferred in 1887. In the ensuing years, graduate program offerings continued to develop under several different names and forms of administration. In 1925, the Faculty of Graduate Studies became the Graduate School.  With the renewal of the university in 2006, all graduate program administration returned to the respective schools and the Graduate School was closed. Today, graduate studies are administered by the deans of the schools. At the departmental level, the graduate chair is responsible for the administration of graduate affairs.  The Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (OGPS) opened in 2012.