Target Audience

The school accepts 60 applicants each year, targeting:

• Graduate students attending North American (includes Canadian and Mexican) universities.
• Those using experimental physical analysis techniques in their research (typically getting a degree in physics, chemistry, materials science, geosciences, engineering, or related fields.)

Most commonly, priority is given to students who:

• Are expected to use multiple neutron or x-ray experimental techniques in their graduate research (ideally both x-rays and neutrons).
• Already started their graduate research and will utilize neutron and x-ray techniques to complete it (typically students in their 2^nd or 3^rd year of graduate work).
• Typically only one student per department is accepted. Almost never more than one student from a single research group.
• Students from universities in states that are underrepresented in federal research funding are encouraged to apply.

Application Process

The NX School is highly competitive and usually oversubscribed. To apply as student to the school:

1. Read the application instructions.
2. Talk with your thesis advisor about the application.
3. Make sure at least three referrers, one being your thesis advisor, complete the Evaluation Form and e-mail it to nxschool@​anl.​gov. Applications without a letter from the advisor will not be accepted. It is your responsibility to follow up with the referrers and make sure the letters are submitted prior to the deadline.
4. Complete and submit an online application.