# Looking for Ph.D. opportunities

**URL:** <https://ask.igwn.org/t/looking-for-ph-d-opportunities/1208>\
**Category:** Careers and Conferences\
**Created:** [March 20, 2025, 10:38am UTC](https://ask.igwn.org/t/looking-for-ph-d-opportunities/1208 "2025-03-20T10:38:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![tonnystark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/58f4c7/32.png) [@tonnystark](https://ask.igwn.org/u/tonnystark)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 10:38am UTC](https://ask.igwn.org/t/looking-for-ph-d-opportunities/1208/1 "2025-03-20T10:38:41Z")

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Hi, everyone. I’m from India and I had completed my master’s in physics and my Master’s thesis focused on Gravitational Waves and Gravitational Lensing effects. I am very much passionate about GW physics and it is my goal to continue research in this field.  
I am writing to express my interest in doing a Ph.D in GW physics or GR.  
Also I was wondering if there are any ongoing open projects so that I can collaborate in the research?

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**Author:** ![jonah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/ask.igwn.org/jonah/32/10_2.png) [@jonah](https://ask.igwn.org/u/jonah)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://ask.igwn.org/t/looking-for-ph-d-opportunities/1208/2 "2025-04-25T21:59:00Z")

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Hi @tonnystark I am sorry for the slow response to this question.

Generally, the best way to pursue research in gravitational waves is as part of a PhD program at a school with a gravitational-wave research program.

In India, a good place to start is with schools involved in the LIGO India Collaboration: [LIGO-India Scientific Collaboration (LISC) – LIGO-India](https://www.ligo-india.in/lisc/)

In Europe, there are many schools with a research program working on Virgo: [VMD Public](https://apps.virgo-gw.eu/vmd/public/institutions)

And in the United States, you can look for PhD programs at schools that are members of the LSC: [myLigo](https://my.ligo.org/census.php)

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**Author:** ![tonnystark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/58f4c7/32.png) [@tonnystark](https://ask.igwn.org/u/tonnystark)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://ask.igwn.org/t/looking-for-ph-d-opportunities/1208/3 "2025-04-26T05:53:46Z")

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Thank you so much @jonah for the valuable information regarding research in GW. As is, I currently do not have any publications and that, I believe, is making my application for a Ph.D difficult. I was wondering whether there are any projects that I can be a part of so that I could get some experience and publications so that it would help me in my further academic goals.