When your academic department invites prospective doctoral students to campus, the Graduate School will provide $750 to the academic department for the student's travel costs.

Recruitment of students into the doctoral programs at Missouri S&T is a pressing challenge that we all must address. The Graduate School introduces the Doctoral Recruitment Visit Program to encourage faculty and academic departments to invite prospective doctoral students to visit campus. The most impactful aspect of such visits is likely to be in-person meetings between prospective students and potential research advisors.  Each approved visit may receive $750 for an individual visit by a prospective student. Because visits by a group of prospective students may facilitate more extensive and effective recruiting activities such as research talks or poster sessions than are practical during individual visits, departments that coordinate three or more prospective students during the same visit may receive an additional $1,000.

Please see the requirements below and reach out to the Graduate School at grad@mst.edu with any questions. 

For assistance with recruiting materials and campus visits, please email stgrad@mst.edu.

Department Requirements

• Academic department must:
  • ensure that the prospective student is eligible and interested in pursuing a doctoral degree at Missouri S&T
  • officially request visit funds by completing this application form, preferably at least two weeks prior to the visit. The Graduate School will be automatically notified.
  • work with the prospective student to coordinate all travel and aspects of the visit. 
  • plan itinerary with at least one full day of planned activities for the prospective student, which may include:
    • conversations with prospective advisors and the Graduate Coordinator for your doctoral program
    • conversations with current graduate students
    • tours of department and lab/research facilities
    • research presentations by faculty and/or students
    • a tour of campus (click here to schedule a guided tour)
    • driving tour of Rolla

Funding Information 

• The academic department will receive the funds from the Graduate School to the department’s account identified in the application form.
• To assist with program tracking and evaluation, and to ensure that reimbursement amounts remain appropriate, departments should notify the Graduate School by email at grad@mst.edu following each visit with the total amount spent and a copy of the visit itinerary.