About FearlessGrad
Built by Ivy League PhDs.
Founded in 2020, Dr. Natalie Morse started FearlessGrad to help more people become wildly confident leaders through their PhD. The PhD opens doors, but only those with real confidence walk through them to create the lives of their dreams.
Natalie earned her PhD in environmental engineering from Cornell University, where she was incredibly successful in securing fellowships and a prestigious NSF award to research microbial metagenomics and nutrient cycling in Australia. She is a professional member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), and lives in Greenville, South Carolina with her husband and three children.
What we believe and support.
- A fearlessgrad is someone who chooses to go to graduate school on their terms.
- They know why the PhD serves their life goals and are willing to commit 100%.
- A fearlessgrad knows they bring value to the university, not the other way around.
- They know they are capable of changing the world and can't wait to learn and grow during their PhD to become leaders.
FearlessGrad, in plain facts
- Founded in 2020 by Dr. Natalie Morse, PhD in environmental engineering, Cornell University.
- Dr. Natalie is a professional member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA).
- 3 out of 4 clients end their application cycle with at least one fully funded PhD offer — where the program's acceptance rates are typically 4-10%.
- Clients have secured more than $27M in PhD funding, with offers worth well over $400,000 each.
- If a client isn't admitted to a preferred program, the next application cycle is supported free of charge.
- Clients have been accepted across all fields: computer science, engineering, psychology, education, biomedical sciences, political science, and more in the US and internationally.
Meet our leadership team
We are mission driven. And we have been in your exact shoes — wanting to do our PhD and never settling for the status quo. Now that we are on the other side, we bring our passion and expertise to make sure you reach your PhD goals. We bring our best, because we know you do.
Equity
Higher education, like every institution across the globe, is fraught with class, caste, racial, gender, and socioeconomic injustices.
I cannot outline the many issues in higher education. I am not an expert in this arena. I can only offer my simple and humble belief that everyone with a dream deserves their shot at a graduate degree.
That's why we commit our time and resources to help underrepresented peoples get into top grad programs.
Each month, we select someone to receive a free essay review. We will thoughtfully review your application essay (or resume or whatever you want help with), and provide critical feedback on how to make this even better.
Please sign up, and we will let you know availability.