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Special education program seeks doctoral students interested in autism

10/28/11

The Special Education Program at Texas A&M University recently received a Leadership Training Grant from the U.S. Department of Education and is recruiting potential doctoral students with interests in lifespan services for individuals with autism spectrum disorders, behavioral interventions and single-case research.

Benefits include:

  • Mentoring from nationally-recognized faculty at Texas A&M and other partner universities
  • Ongoing engagement in research and scholarship
  • Grant-funded stipend for tuition and living expenses*
  • Assistantships, teaching assistantships and research assistantships*

*Funding and assistantship offers will be determined following admission to the program.

This doctoral program is ideal for students who: want to specialize in autism and related developmental disabilities; plan to become researchers and/or university faculty members; or are/wish to become behavior analysts.

December 1, 2011 is the deadline for priority consideration for funding and admission. The regular deadline is April 1, 2012 and July 1, 2012 is the final deadline.

For more information about this doctoral program, visit sped.tamu.edu.