PhD Admissions

One-on-One Mentorship. Global Impact.

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.

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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

Excellent Outcomes

More than 10 percent of recent graduates launched academic careers. About 75 percent found jobs in industry.

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World-Class Challenges

Duke prepares PhD graduates who can tackle the biggest challenges in machine learning, cyber-physical systems, smart sensing, metamaterials, quantum computing and more. As a Duke student, you’ll have the advantage of Duke’s renown research enterprise.

Signature Duke ECE Discoveries

  • Advancing AI
  • Print-on-demand electronics
  • Human-robot interactions in cyber-physical systems
  • Metamaterials, including humanity’s first true cloaking device
  • Quantum computing hardware and software
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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.

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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.

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Phd Contacts

Michael E. Gehm, Director of Graduate Studies, Professor of ECE

Angela Chanh, Assistant Director of Graduate Studies

Kevyn Light, Senior Program Coordinator

Matt Novik, Graduate Program Coordinator

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