Project 1000 is a national program created to assist underrepresented students applying to graduate school. Students may apply to up to seven of the over 70 participating Project 1000 institutions by using one application. Participation is FREE OF CHARGE to individual students.

Student Eligibility - 1) U.S. citizens or permanent residents of Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban American or other Latin American ethnic heritage (regardless of address); OR 2) African American or Native American (including U.S. Pacific Islander) students who are either residents of or are currently attending a university in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Western Texas (El Paso and the Tigua Indian Reservation) and the United States Virgin Islands.

The Graduate Center participates in Project 1000 through the Office of Educational Opportunity and Diversity Programs.

If you wish to apply to colleges with the assistance of Project 1000, you must fill out their application form. The Office of Educational Opportunity and Diversity Programs and The Graduate Center Office of Admissions Do Not have applications for Project 1000.

To Request a Project 1000 Application Form and Information about the Program Contact:

If you are applying to colleges through Project 1000 AND you are applying to The Graduate Center CUNY, do the following:

Application Forms
Fill out an application form for The Graduate Center CUNY. Request the application form and materials from either Project 1000 or The Graduate Center's Office of Admissions. (Project 1000's office also has application forms for The Graduate Center.). NOTE: You will be filling out TWO application forms--one for Project 1000 and one for The Graduate Center CUNY. The Office of Admissions does not have application forms for Project 1000. You must contact Project 1000 at the address given above.

Application Fees
You do not have to submit the application fee with your application. If you are accepted by a Ph.D. program, then you will pay the application fee when you register for classes and pay your tuition fees.

Supporting Documents
The Graduate Center will accept the letters of recommendation and personal statement that you submit with your Project 1000 application.

Transcripts
During the application process The Graduate Center will rely on copies of the transcripts submitted with your Project 1000 application. If you are accepted into a Ph.D. program, you will have to provide to The Graduate Center official transcripts from all of the schools you have attended.

To Request a Graduate Center Application Form and Information Contact:
The Office of Admissions
The Graduate Center CUNY
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10016
Telephone: (212) 817-7470

The Graduate Center participates in Project 1000 through the Office of Educational Opportunity and Diversity Programs (OEODP)