To be eligible for a Traineeship, students must be admitted to a PhD program of an academic unit affiliated with the MPC through that unit's regular graduate admissions process.
- Students may begin the Training Program in Population Studies as an incoming PhD student or after completing one year in their current PhD program
- We work with trainees to find suitable funding for three years, the period of their training, though funding is not guaranteed
- At the end of each academic year, the Graduate Faculty in Population Studies will evaluate each trainee's progress and make decisions about continuation of traineeships
Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year will open Spring 2025.
Email mpctrain@umn.edu with any questions.