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Applications for Fall 2025 admission are due January 15, 2025.

The M.A. in Conflict Resolution welcomes applications from prospective students with a variety of academic backgrounds and experiences. 

The Conflict Resolution Program reviews applications for admission once a year for fall enrollment. Applications for Fall 2025 are due on January 15, 2025. To be fully considered for admission, applicants must complete the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences online application and submit the required documentation.

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) oversees the collection of admissions documents and determines which documents are acceptable for submission. Please review the document submission requirements on the G.S.A.S. Admissions Page. Please contact us with any questions.

Application Requirements

  • Statement of purpose (approximately 500 words)
    • Your statement should address your motivations and intellectual interests in the study of conflict resolution at Georgetown and your qualifications in this field. You may address your academic and professional objectives and proposed topic(s) of study within conflict resolution.
  • Optional Statement (diversity, personal background, and contributions, approximately 500 words)
    • Your statement should address the contribution your personal background and individual experiences would make to our community. As appropriate, you may wish to address any educational, familial, cultural, economic, and social experiences that have helped to shape your educational and professional goals; or how your background (e.g., first generation student, resident outside the U.S.) or activities (e.g., community service and leadership) will contribute to the diversity of perspectives and ideas at Georgetown University and in the Conflict Resolution program.
  • Resume/CV
  • Three (3) letters of recommendation
  • Self-submitted copies of official transcripts from every university attended
  • Academic writing sample (10 – 20 pages)
  • TOEFL or IELTS scores (required for international students who have not received a degree from an English-speaking university)
  • GRE scores, recommended but not required
  • Application fee ($90)
    • The program may waive the application fee, only for applicants from the programs listed below. 
      • Returned/former Peace Corps Volunteers
      • Former AmeriCorps Volunteers
      • Truman Scholars
      • Pickering Fellows
      • Fulbright Scholarship recipients
    • Please contact the program for information at conflictresolution@georgetown.edu.

If you experience any issues uploading the application materials to the online application portal, please contact Georgetown’s Office of Graduate Admissions:

Georgetown University
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Office of Graduate Admissions
Email: gradmail@georgetown.edu
Phone: 202-687-5568

Tuition Information

Tuition at the Georgetown Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is calculated per semester according to the number of credit-hours our students take. You can find information on the cost per credit-hours using this information from the office of Revenue and Receivables. 

The Conflict Resolution program is a 16-month, 34 credit-hour degree.

The normative course progression (the number of credits students should take if they follow the standard, full-time progress of the degree) is:

  • First fall: 10 credits
  • Spring: 9 credits
  • Summer: 6 credits
  • Second fall: 9 credits

Total credit-hours for the first year equals 25 and, for the second, 9. 

All prospective students are encouraged to explore relevant information on costs available from the university.

Merit Scholarships

The Conflict Resolution Program awards a small number of partial tuition scholarships to first year students.  

Scholarship availability may change from year to year. All merit scholarships are provided by the Conflict Resolution Program. Funding is limited. 

All applicants are eligible for scholarship consideration.

Some Conflict Resolution students find external scholarship funding through their own research. The following resources have helped students secure funding:

Financial Aid

All American citizens should complete the Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) for consideration for federal aid. The Program encourages all prospective students to review financing information provided by the Georgetown Office of Student Financial Services for more guidance.