Why students use GradNova
Know before you apply
See which faculty are actively recruiting and have funding — before spending $75–155 on an application.
Target labs, don't spray emails
Cold emails to professors get response rates below 5%. GradNova AI-scores your fit with each faculty member so you spend your effort where it actually has a chance.
Transparent match scoring
See how well you match each faculty member and why. Target the right labs.
More on the way
GradNova is growing into a home base for your whole grad-school search. Here's what we're building next.
Tailored outreach emails
Draft a focused first email to each professor — matched to your background, skills, and education and to their most relevant recent work, so you never start from a blank page.
Deadline & requirements tracker
Every program's deadlines, fees, fee waivers, and a materials checklist, all in one place.
Application pipeline
Track each program from researching to applied to admitted, with private notes along the way.
Real stipend & funding data
Stipends, fees, and fee waivers reported by other applicants — the numbers programs rarely publish.
Applicant community
Connect with others applying in your field and from your country, and learn from how their cycles went.