PhD Admissions

GLOBAL IMACT. INTERDISCIPLINARY ENVIRONMENT.

Joining the collaborative research community at Duke ECE gives you amazing opportunities for a career in research and technology development.

Come to Duke and Durham, and get a PhD experience like no other.

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Guaranteed Funding

PhD research at Duke is fully funded, and our students also receive conference and travel support.

Generous Stipend

Guaranteed pay, 12 months a year, for the first five years

Paid Tuition

Covered by Duke during the first five years of study

No Fees

For the first five years, Duke pays all mandatory fees

Insurance Coverage

For six years, Duke pays your health and dental premiums

World-Class Ideas

Duke prepares its researchers to tackle rapid change in the areas of machine learning, cyberphysical systems, smart sensing, metamaterials and quantum computing. Highly motivated students can take advantage of Duke’s unique research opportunities and make their mark on the world.

Signature Discoveries

  • Advancing AI
  • Print-on-demand electronics
  • Securing computer architecture
  • Human-robot interactions in cyber-physical systems
  • Metamaterials and the world’s first cloaking device
  • Quantum computing hardware and software
Students Derek Nankivil, Francesco LaRocca in the Izatt photonics lab.

Applying to Duke

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Review Financial Support Package

5 years of stipend—plus six years of health and dental coverage

Know Your Deadline

Apply before the first Monday in December.

Start Your Application

Go to Duke’s secure online platform

Help With Your Application

Engineering Graduate Ambassadors are Duke students who help applicants navigate the PhD application process. Help includes 1:1 advising and exclusive webinars.

PhD Contacts

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Michael E. Gehm

Director of Graduate Studies, Professor of ECE

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Angela Chanh, M.Ed.

Assistant Director of Graduate Studies

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Kevyn Light

Senior Program Coordinator

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Matt Novik

Graduate Program Coordinator