BD Fellows
Bridge to Doctorate (BD) fellows are committed, mindful learners who are actively engaged in the process to become leaders. See a list of participating programs.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored BD Fellowship for under-represented minority students promotes success by providing the holistic support and financial resources needed to obtain a doctoral degree.
The Bridge to Doctorate (BD) Fellowship Program is committed to engaging students from underrepresented populations in graduate study within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields of study in the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) or College of Engineering & Computing (CEC).
Bridge to Doctorate (BD) fellows are committed, mindful learners who are actively engaged in the process to become leaders. See a list of participating programs.
Faculty advisors are expected to support BD Fellows in following years via funded research projects and other national fellowships.
Apply to become a Bridge to Doctorate Fellow.
For more information about the BD program, please contact: bridge2doctorate@mailbox.sc.edu.
Dr. Mike Mathews, matthews@cec.sc.edu (CEC) and Dr. Claudia Benitez-Nelson, benitezn@mailbox.sc.edu (CAS) are leading this effort on behalf of the colleges.