Experiential PhD

Partnerships in research and PhD education: The LEADERs Program is an experiential learning initiative that integrates leadership and professional skills education with a research project at an organization in industry or the public sector.

A doctoral program for full-time employees: The Industry Experiential PhD is a first-of-its kind, research-based doctoral program co-designed with Northeastern University business partners to provide full-time, master’s level employees a pathway to a doctoral degree.

A truly global PhD experience: Our global university system provides PhD students the opportunity to pursue research across our campuses in North America, Asia and the United Kingdom and through our growing partnership network with universities in multiple continents.

An academic-industrial graduate student fellowship program: An Experiential PhD initiative, this program offers partner organizations the opportunity to sponsor a Northeastern PhD student to conduct research in an area of their interest.

Building the post-doctoral workforce: An Experiential PhD initiative, this program offers a postdoctoral researcher the opportunity to receive training from a Northeastern faculty member and from an industry partner on a jointly-designed research project.