Departmental Unit № 1
Earth Commons Institute / Department of Biology (Ecology & Environmental Science)
PhD in Environmental Science (via Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)
100% Full Funding Guaranteed (5 Years)
Funding Package: Full tuition fellowship + 12-month living stipend (~$38,000/yr) + health insurance guaranteed through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Fall Priority Deadline: December 1
GRE Policy: Not required / Waived
English Minimums: TOEFL iBT 90 or IELTS 7.0
MS in Environment and Sustainability Management
Merit Scholarships / Mostly Self-Funded (Target PhD)
Funding Reality: Target PhD for guaranteed 100% full funding.
Application Deadline: January 15
Admissions Advisory: If full funding is required and MS is self-funded, students are strongly advised to apply directly to the PhD track.
Vetted Matched Scholars (1 Profiles)
Prof. Peter P. Marra
Dean, Earth Commons Institute; Laudato Si' Professor in Biology and the Environment
In Plain Terms · What This Scholar Does:
He uses orbital tracking tags and chemical isotopes to follow wildlife across thousands of miles, proving how destroying wetlands in one country starves global ecosystems in another.
Core Research Topics: Spatial ecology, satellite tracking of migratory wildlife, ecosystem connectivity, GIS spatial analysis, environmental health.
Recent 2024–2026 Works & Grants: Dean of the Earth Commons Institute. Combines satellite tracking telemetry, stable isotope analysis, and spatial GIS layers to study global ecosystem changes, wetland habitats, and wildlife migration connectivity.
Laboratory Instruments & Methods: Satellite telemetry transmitters, stable isotope geochemistry, spatial network analysis, GIS mapping, R spatial packages.
Recruiting Context: Dean of Georgetown's dedicated environmental institute.
Candidate Match:
GISSpatial AnalysisEnvironmental ScienceGeography
Tailored Cold-Email Opening Hook:
"Discussing your GIS spatial mapping background, connecting to his spatial ecology and global habitat connectivity research at the Earth Commons."