Application Information
The electronic application is the required method of application
and is available at the Graduate School web site by going to:
https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=DukeGrad
All requested supporting documentation must be sent to Duke Graduate Admissions, Box 90065, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708. Students Must apply by December 8 . If you apply later, there may not be time for all your supporting documents (transcripts, recommendation letters, etc.) to arrive by the time our departmental reviews begin in early January. An incomplete file may affect your consideration.
The statement of purpose is an especially important part of the application as it gives applicants a chance to describe their research interests. There is no single way to write a good statement of purpose, but you may see the statements of four recent successful applicants at http://www.culturalanthropology.duke.edu/grads/Statements.html
At the beginning of their statment of purpose in the application, all applicants must also list three keywords best describing their research interests (for example: Mass media, indigenous rights, Latin America).
Applicants must submit a 10-20 page sample of written work in hard copy (to Holly Francis, Department of Cultural Anthropology, 205 Friedl Building, Box 90091, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0091), by email to hfrancis@duke.edu or pasted into the online application by December 8, 2008. Please submit by only one method.
All applicants will be considered on an equal basis regardless of race, color,
gender, or national and ethnic origin. The Cultural Anthropology Department
strongly encourages applications from women, international, and U.S. minority
students.
An in-person interview will be arranged between the department's faculty and
the top 10 promising applicants, usually in late February or early March.
The Graduate School homepage:
http://www.gradschool.duke.edu/
The department phone number is (919) 684-4544
Or e-mail: hfrancis@duke.edu