🎉Upcoming Events and Deadlines🎉
Schedule Adjustment Period
Ends Friday, February 7
Between January 31 and February 7, only perform "even exchanges." After February 7, you will be charged the full cost of dropped and/or exchanged credits. More detailed deadlines can be found here
Valentine's Day Event: Love is in Bloom
Valentine's Day, Friday, February 14 at 2:30pm
Graduate Lounge
Join us for flower pot painting! We will provide classic Terra Cotta pots, seeds, soil, paint, and plenty of new paintbrushes to help give yourself time to relax this Valentine's Day.
Sweet treats provided.
Graduation Deadline: Apply for Graduation
Friday, February 7
Master’s and Doctoral Students: Final date to submit the Application for Graduation in order to graduate this semester/term. This application should be brief. If you are planning to graduate this spring or getting your Master's along the way to your PhD this semester, please complete this application.
Graduation Deadline: Submit NDC Form
Friday, February 21
Doctoral Students: Final date to submit Nomination of Dissertation Committee Form
Fellowship Opportunities from Graduate School
Please read more for deadlines:
Each year the 3 programs (Math, Stat, and AMSC) can nominate students for prestigious fellowships to the Graduate School. Some fellowships can relieve students of teaching duties while others are additional funding for the summer or as a prize. Students are encouraged to submit materials to the AMSC office or Math/Stat office 2 weeks prior to the Graduate School Deadline.
Ann G. Wylie Semester Dissertation Fellowship: Eligible candidates are current UMD doctoral students who will have advanced to candidacy by June 1, 2025, and expect to graduate by August 2026.
Graduate School Summer Research Fellowship: Eligible candidates must be UMD doctoral students who are at "mid-career."
Graduate School Summer Internship Fellowship: Eligible candidates must be UMD doctoral students who are at "mid-career."
Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award: Graduate Assistants must be holding at least a half-time graduate assistantship (TA, RA, or AA) for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.
Resource Reminders
All PhD students have access to the prospectus repository to upload and view peer's prospectus papers when applying for candidacy. If you have already advanced, it would be helpful to fellow students to upload your prospectus as they prepare for their own candidacy exams.
All students have access to the Math Job Page for internship, fellowship, and career opportunities. Please check periodically.
Find an Advisor Spreadsheet
This resource is designed to help you explore potential research advisors, whose research aligns with your interests. This spreadsheet includes information on faculty research areas, whether they are accepting students, their availability, their students' research, and more.
General overview of the MATH and STAT program policies (Includes information on obtaining an MA degree).