Application for Admission to

NSF-Funded IGERT Training Program:

Sequential Decision Making as a Unifying Theme in Cognitive Science

Cognitive Science Program, Michigan State University

Students interested in the IGERT training program should apply to one of the participating departmental Ph.D. programs and submit this form to the Cognitive Science Program. Students are strongly encouraged to contact one of the faculty listed below before applying. For full details see www.cogsci.msu.edu/IGERT/.

IGERT Trainees in good standing receive five (5) years of graduate assistantship funding (including summer), full tuition waiver, health benefits, and eligibility for travel and research funding.

Core Faculty, Department, Main Research Interests, Web site

(Please check the sponsor(s) you are interested in working with):

__ Joyce Chai (Computer Science and Engineering: natural language processing, human-computer interaction)

http://www.cse.msu.edu/~jchai/

__ Fred C. Dyer (Zoology: mechanisms and evolution of complex behavior in insects)

http://www.msu.edu/user/fcdyer/

__ Fernanda Ferreira (Psychology/Linguistics: language comprehension and production)

http://eyelab.msu.edu/people/ferreira/fernanda.html

__ Thomas Getty (Zoology: information and uncertainty in behavioral ecology)

http://www.msu.edu/user/getty/index.htm

__ John Hale (Linguistics: computational linguistics)

http://www.msu.edu/%7Elinglang/linguistics/hale.htm

__ John M. Henderson (Psychology: high-level vision and visual cognition, human gaze control)

http://eyelab.msu.edu/people/henderson/john.html

IGERT Applicants must also submit departmental and university applications. Please indicate the status of the departmental application:

Department to which application materials have been sent: ____________________

__Applying as new student __ Already enrolled at Michigan State University

Requested Semester of Admission: __ Fall 2005 __Spring 2006

Applicant Information:

1. Name

2. Permanent Address

Telephone:

E-mail Address:

3. Local Address

Telephone:

E-mail Address:

4. Undergraduate Education:

Institution Degree(s) Earned Major Year Earned

5. Graduate Education (specifically in cognitive science, computer science, psychology, zoology/biology, linguistics, philosophy, or related area):

6. Undergraduate GPA: 7. GPA in Major:

8. GPA last 2 years:

9. Graduate Grade Point Average:

10. Thesis Title:

11. Test Scores:

Graduate Record Exam: ____________Verbal ___________Quantitative __________Analytical Miller=s Analogies __________

TOEFL ______________ Other (please specify):

12: List names of referees who wrote letter for the departmental/university application.

13. List name of advisor (current Michigan State University students only):