How to Apply

To apply to the NSF NRT Accessibility, Rehabilitation, Movement Science (ARMS): An Interdisciplinary Training Program in Human-Centered Robotics, students must first be accepted into an approved Ph.D. Program at Georgia Tech. There are two types of students in the program: fellows and scholars.

  • Fellow (Must be a Robotics Ph.D. major and a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident)
  • Scholar (Can be another major; no financial support provided)

You may apply to the Robotics Ph.D. Program through one of the participating units, which will be considered the home unit: 

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Interactive Computing
  • Mechanical Engineering 

This traineeship program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program under Award #1545287. Some doctoral students may be supported with fellowship funding available, under certain circumstances. 


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