Congratulations! You have completed the first step of the application. For your reference, here are the next steps:

The second step is to complete the getting-to-know-you survey. You will receive a message within 24 hours through the anonymous external email you provided. The message will contain a link, username, and password to complete the getting-to-know-you survey.

The getting-to-know-you survey is divided in 2 sections. You will not be able to change your answers after you submit. Please complete both parts of the survey in one session. Note that the application and the ensuing survey must be finished and submitted before October 17, 2025.

On October 18, all applicants will receive a study guide for the math/physics/critical-thinking pretest. The study guide will be sent to you via the external anonymous email you provided in the application.

You will be informed of the room in which we will meet for the in-person pretest by November 5. This evaluation will take place on November 7, 2025 at 7:30 pm (save the date and time). Since, we cannot check your Tuskegee ID before you take the test, we will take a photo of you before the test.

You will need to secure two short evaluation forms from past Tuskegee University i

nstructors of STEM classes. They should evaluate your timeliness, dependability, motivation, discipline,  perseverance, accountability, problem-solving and organizational skills, self-assessment ability, and resourcefulness. The forms must be submitted to malcantaraortigoza@tuskegee.edu by you professor by November 11. Make sure you remind your recommending professors that your name and gender should not be revealed in the letter, instead please ask them to use the telephone number you declare in your application to identify you, and ask them not to use the s/he, his/her, her/him pronouns to avoid disclosing your gender.

The final selection will be completed by November 11. If you are selected, you will be informed by email and/or by phone and you will be asked to provide your name and Tuskegee ID number by November 12, as well as meet Dr. Alcàntara-Ortigoza either Wednesday November 12 or Thursday November 13 to verify your identity against the picture taken of you on November 7. All the information you provide in your application will be carefully verified. Among the selected students, only those who provide correct and accurate information will be eligible to participate in the 2026 QuTeCMD Project. On December 10, we will have a welcome meeting with the research group members and a tour around the computer lab.

Feel free to contact Dr. Alcàntara-Ortigoza at malcantaraortigoza@tuskegee.edu concerning your application at any time during the process from your anonymous external email. Just make sure not to reveal your identity. Good luck!