ACADEMIC YEAR 2018-2019 DOCTORAL STUDIES PROGRAM:
UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 111347Z APR 17 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 089/17 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/APR// SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2018-2019 DOCTORAL STUDIES PROGRAM// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/7JAN15// AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1520.23C, GRADUATE EDUCATION.// RMKS/1. Applications are being sought for the Academic Year (AY) 2018-2019 Doctoral Studies Program. This program is part of a broader effort to foster deliberate and flexible education opportunities to reward and retain talented leaders. There are five quotas available. Community specific screening boards will commence in September 2017 with selection announcements likely in October 2017. Note: Due to the academic screening process for Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which concludes in early October 2017, the 14XX Doctoral Studies selection process will commence thereafter. 2. All studies shall commence no later than September 2018. The following doctoral degrees and related subspecialty system codes (SSC) are available. a. Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in AY 2018-2019: CURRICULUM TITLE SSC REQUIRED DESIG Cyber Engineering 5313D 14XX ONLY Oceanography Operational Sciences 6402D 1800 ONLY Meteorology Operational Sciences 6403D 1800 ONLY Electronic Systems Engineering 5300D 1810 ONLY b. MIT in AY 2018-2019: CURRICULUM TITLE SSC REQUIRED DESIG Naval Construction and Engineering 5100D 14XX ONLY 3. Application packages for selection board consideration shall be prepared pursuant to enclosure (4) of reference (a). Applicants must submit an electronic copy of their signed and completed application to Navy Personnel Command no later than 13 July 2017. Engineering duty officer applicants must also include a copy of their career planner and an endorsement letter from their mentor group lead. Applications should be transmitted via encrypted e- mail to pers-440_submit.fct@navy.mil. Alternatively, if e-mail is unavailable, applications may be mailed to: Navy Personnel Command Customer Service Center AY 2018-2019 Doctoral Studies Program Screening Board (PERS-443) 5720 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38055-4330 4. NPS applicants shall complete the NPS online application and submit all required admissions material no later than 13 July 2017. The online application may be found on the following web page: http://my.nps.edu/web/admissions/apply1. Admissions material requirements are detailed on the following web page: https://my.nps.edu/web/admissions/doctoral. 5. MIT applicants shall apply directly to the university. If selected, actual matriculation into the Doctor of Philosophy program at MIT is contingent upon acceptance by the university. MIT applicants are not required to complete the NPS online application. The MIT online application opens mid-September and may be found on the following web page: http://gradadmissions.mit.edu/ 6. The selection process for NPS and MIT is a two-step process. a. Step one: Applicants must contact their respective detailer for counseling on the career impact of participation in the program. In order to be considered by the screening board, a signed endorsement statement from the detailer must be included in the application. b. Step two: Review of academic eligibility for acceptance into doctoral studies at the respective institution. Only applicants who meet academic eligibility will be screening board eligible. 7. Points of contact are Ms. Jessica Miller, NPS Assistant Director of Admissions, at (831) 656-3093/DSN 756, or via e-mail at admissions@nps.edu and LCDR Ian Lopez, Out-Service Education Placement Officer (PERS-443), at (901) 874-4067/DSN 882, or via e-mail at ian.lopez@navy.mil. For MIT related questions, contact LCDR Jonathan Page, MIT Academic Officer, at (617) 253-4339, or via e-mail at jpage@mit.edu. 8. This message is canceled for record purposes on 30 September 2019. 9. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//