Event date: September 22, 2025, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm EDT.
information and deadlines
The nomination period for the 2025 Virtual Experience has now closed.
*Please contact the program that you are interested in for a nomination for 2026. Space is limited and selection for nominations is competitive.
The College of Engineering will not be part of the virtual Discover Purdue event because they’re hosting their own Virtual Graduate Showcase designed just for prospective engineering students!
You can learn more and register here: www.engr.purdue.edu/gradshowcase
eligibility
This virtual experience is open to anyone interested in learning more about graduate school and the admission process at Purdue University; however, you must first be nominated by your program of interest.
Benefits
As a virtual Discover Purdue participant, you’ll receive:
- Insights into virtual campus tours and community spotlight videos.
- In-depth virtual sessions on tips for a successful graduate application
- Opportunities to connect with current graduate students through online Q&A sessions
2025 Schedule
| 1:00pm | Office of Graduate Recruitment and Success introductions and welcome message |
| 1:30pm | Office of Admissions – Information session |
| 2:00pm | ISS Q&A (for international students) |
| 3:00pm | Fellowships and Assistantships |
| 4:00pm | Graduate Student and Faculty Panel |
Frequently asked questions
- Prospective students must be nominated by their program of interest before Friday, August 29, 2025.
- Click here to go to the Purdue West Lafayette Graduate Program Heads, Chairs, Directors and Contact website. Scroll until you find the program you are interested in and click on it to view the graduate contact information.
- No, there is limited space in the session, and only those who were nominated for the event will be eligible to participate.
- Be sure to register for the event with the same email address that was used for your nomination and that the registration link was sent to. All other registration emails will be denied access to the event. If you are using the correct email address, please email gradinfo@purdue.edu.
- Yes, as long as you participated in the entire Discover Purdue event. Be sure to indicate your attendance in your application by following the instructions provided during the event.
- This will be explained during the event. On your application, there is a section selection on the left labeled ‘Additional Information’. Scroll down until you see the section called ‘Recruitment Programs’. In the dropdown, select ‘Discover Purdue’. As long as you attended the event, you will receive an application fee waiver. Please allow up to 72 hours after submitting the application for the waiver to be applied to your application.
- Please allow 72 hours after submitting your application for the fee waiver to appear. If the waiver is still not reflected after that time, contact gradinfo@purdue.edu and include your full name and reference number.
- The system will only grant you a fee waiver if you start your application using the same email address you used to register for the virtual event. If you started your application with a different email, please contact gradinfo@purdue.edu to request an update to your email information.
- Unfortunately, we are unable to process a refund of the application fee once it is paid.
- Please send an email to gradinfo@purdue.edu to indicate which application should receive the fee waiver, as it may only be used for one application.
- Please send an email to gradinfo@purdue.edu with your name and email addresses.
- These will be decided on a case-by-case basis. Please email ogrs@purdue.edu with your concern.
- No, waivers may only be used once per recruitment program.
Contact Information
Young Hall, Room 181
155 S. Grant Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2114
Phone: (765) 494-0945
Email: ogrs@purdue.edu