Thank you for your interest in the MARC program. After 45 years, and hundreds of undergraduates trained and launched into amazing scientific careers as doctoral level scientists, the MARC program has ended. We celebrate our students and their accomplishments and will continue to seek out ways to support the highly talented and dedicated future scientists.

MARC, MARC-2, and WSRTP students were expected to take the next steps in their educational path either immediately or within a year or so of graduation. Generally, those who fully participated in the programs for two or more years had sufficient training/background that they could enter doctoral programs directly.

Below is a list of Partner and "Friend" PhD programs with which the program has worked closely in the past, as well as several combined government/institutional and private/institutional PhD programs and individual university PhD programs. Additionally, there is the option of internships. Guides to various ratings of these programs are also provided, although nothing is better than your research mentor's input and visits to the campuses.

Those who were unable to immediately pursue doctoral education had several pathways. The most well known was to pursue a master's, but you usually need to take out loans or work many hours being a teaching assistant. Below are listed several "Bridge" Masters-to-PhD programs that provide funding, student training, pre-PhD training, and academic support.

Students who merely needed some additional years of research experience were encouraged to consider training in a postbacc program which also provides financial and training support, but this is generally limited to one year and does not result in a master's degree. Included is a list of postbacc and bridge MS programs that former program students have attended and commented about.

Next Steps Resources