The PhD degree is offered through the Duke Graduate School via the Division of Marine Science and Conservation, the University Program in Ecology, or the Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program. Approximately five Ph.D. candidates are accepted each year.

To choose between these degree programs please do the following:
Determine if there are Marine Lab faculty members who have research interests that overlap with your interests. If you are already communicating with faculty at the Marine Lab, seek their advice. Contact Rachel Lo Piccolo, Assistant to the Director of Graduate Studies rachel.lopiccolo@duke.edu or 252-504-7585), to discuss your specific interests prior to submitting an application. Rachel will advise you on how best to proceed. The Marine Lab receives hundreds of inquiries concerning graduate study each year. Therefore, we recommend visiting after admission to the program is deemed highly likely.

PhD candidate applications must be submitted directly (preferably electronically) to the Duke Graduate School which then passes the application to the department specified by the applicant on the form. For additional details please visit the Duke Graduate School Admissions page.  The Graduate School application deadline is December 15.