The admissions process is designed to review the overall potential of applicants to succeed in their studies and their research careers.
All doctoral students without alternate funding sources are eligible to receive a five-year research assistantship, which carries a stipend and 100% tuition remission. The research assistants work up to 20 hours a week with faculty members on research projects during the academic year. Various fellowships, summer research positions (especially at NYU Wagner's research centers), and paid teaching opportunities may also be available to doctoral students. These opportunities should be discussed with the program faculty and staff coordinators at the time of admission. No additional application materials are required for consideration at this time.
For questions about the PhD program, contact wagner.phd@nyu.edu.
NYU Wagner is excited to announce an exciting opportunity for exceptional students for our PhD program to be sponsored by NYU Shanghai. Participating students will be enrolled in the NYU Wagner PhD program, complete their coursework in New York, and then transition to a full-time residence at NYU Shanghai where they will undertake doctoral research under the supervision of NYU Shanghai faculty. For more information about research fields in this track, faculty, and other highlights, please visit this webpage.
Applications are to be submitted through the NYU Wagner Application portal, within which students should select the Public Administration PhD as their program of interest, and then indicate their preference for NYU Shanghai by marking the appropriate checkbox when prompted in the Program Information section. Applicants will be evaluated by a joint admissions committee of New York and Shanghai faculty. Application requirements are the same for all NYU Wagner Ph.D. applicants regardless of campus preference. However, candidates are encouraged to elaborate on their specific interest in the NYU Shanghai program and faculty in their application and personal statements.