By: Robin Bell on 30 November 2020 at 7:13 am

The AGU Bridge Program partners with academic institutions across the country to recruit and retain underrepresented students who are applying to geoscience graduate schools.

This means that Bridge Program students only have to fill out one common application form to apply to any of the Bridge program institutions. Student applications will be accepted starting in mid-December until 15 April 2021. Visit our webpage for the details on eligibility and qualifications for students to apply for the Bridge program.

When an institution is accepted to be a Bridge partner, they have access to our growing database of AGU Bridge student applications and join our community of other institutions engaged in holistic admission practices.

In 2019, we had 52 applications and 13 partners selected into the Bridge Program. In 2020, the applications increased to 68, with 45 first time applicants and 23 reapplying partners.

We are pleased to announce our 2020 Bridge Program partners, listed in alphabetical order below.

California State University Fresno, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Cornell University, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Dartmouth College, Department of Earth Sciences

George Mason University, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Earth Sciences

Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences

Ohio State University, School of Earth Sciences

Tulane University, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

University of California Santa Cruz, Ocean Sciences Department

University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Geography

University of Michigan, Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering

University of Minnesota Duluth, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

University of Oklahoma, School of Geosciences

University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography and College of Environment and Life Sciences Biological and Environmental Science Graduate Program

University of Texas Austin, Department of Marine Science

University of Texas El Paso, Department of Geological Sciences

University of Washington, Department of Atmospheric Sciences

Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Geosciences