Doctoral student recruitment is a dynamic, complex, and under-researched phenomenon.
There is steep competition between programs for recruiting students with large amounts of …

This study explores STEM doctoral student agency with respect to funding as it relates to
degree completion and career preparation. We interviewed 39 graduate students in …

Placement in prestigious research institutions for STEM (science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics) PhD recipients is generally considered to be optimal. Yet some doctoral …

This study investigated what strategies doctoral students could employ to ensure their
competitiveness in higher education graduate program faculty searches. A total of 39 …

Background A substantial monetary investment supports STEM doctoral students in the
United States (US) through a variety of funding mechanisms (eg, fellowships, research, and …

According to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST,
2012), there is a need to produce one million more STEM (Science, Technology …

Colleges and universities in the US face increasing pressure from policymakers and
corporate leaders to increase their production of undergraduate degrees in science …

Purpose This paper aims to determine the extent to which graduate student funding
portfolios vary across and within engineering, life sciences and physical sciences academic …

Increasing the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
degrees is a national priority and one way to promote the socioeconomic mobility of students …

Over the past decade, the number of advertised tenure-track faculty positions in higher
education institutions in the United States and abroad has steadily declined while the …