Prospective Students

Thank you for your interest in joining the Prugh lab! I do not currently have funds to support new graduate students in fall 2025. Thus, I can only consider prospective students who have or are applying for funding (e.g., fellowships), and/or have an established connection to a funded research project.

In general, however, I encourage prospective students who are fascinated by the natural world, have a passion for wildlife conservation, prior fieldwork experience, and excellent academic records to contact me. Applicants need a MSc to apply for the PhD program unless they have received a major graduate fellowship award (e.g., NSF GRFP). Exceptional applicants with BS degrees who are interested in direct admission to the PhD program may be considered as well (e.g., first-author publication, excellent academic record, and field experience). The SEFS deadline for applications is December 1 each year. I am also a faculty affiliate with the Quantitative Ecology & Resource Management (QERM) program at UW, so students who are especially keen on quantitative methods should be sure to check out that program as well.