<p>I’m doing research in a professor’s lab for a research fellowship next year. It’s a one year pilot study, so I will most likely get a publication out of the process. One of my external advisors suggested that I speak to the professor about turning my fellowship research into a PhD thesis at the professor’s lab.</p>
<p>Few questions I have:
- The professor isn’t part of a traditional department, he’s a professor at an institute, so on his web page, he does not have graduate students. But the institute does offer a graduate program.</p>
<p>2) Is it possible to be accepted to the program if the professor is willing to support me for the graduate program?</p>
<p>3) Will the fellowship benefit me during the application since I’m already conducting research in collaboration with the institute and doing work which directly relates to a proposed thesis work?</p>
<p>4) Does professor sponsorship give an applicant an “edge” over other applicants? Enough to gain admissions with lower stats (GPA, gre, etc).</p>
<p>I’m applying to a STEM program.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>