2019 acs graduate Student Survey Report

Table 3.3.4.1. Duration of Previous Research Experience Outside the United States by Residency 
Status. 
Notes:
Other responses and N/A’s were excluded
Visa holders: J-1 visa, F-1 visa, and H1-B visa
U.S. Citizens and permanent residents: U.S. native, naturalized, and permanent residents
Visa holders 
(N=379)
U.S. Citizens 
and permanent 
residents 
(N=1,495)
Table 3.3.4.2. Duration of Planned Research Experience Outside the United States by Visa Status
Duration of experience outside the United States
Short-term (up to 2 weeks, research experiences, 
conferences, workshops)
24.3 
21.5
Medium-term (2–6 weeks, research experiences) 
23.0 
13.1
Long-term (2–12 months, research experiences) 
24.3 
12.2
Notes:
Other responses and N/A’s were excluded
Visa holders: J-1 visa, F-1 visa, and H1-B visa
U.S. Citizens and permanent residents: U.S. native, naturalized, and permanent residents

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Survey participants were asked whether 
they expect to be supported by friends/fam-
ily and their research advisor if they were 
to engage in short-, medium-, or long-term 
research experiences abroad. For both 
groups, data in Figure 3.3.4.1. show that the 
expected support declined the longer the re-
search experience. It was expected by 73%, 
60%, and 44% of students that research 
advisors would be supportive of short-, 
medium-, and long-term research experienc-
es, respectively. It was expected by 48%, 
44%, and 38% of students that friends/family 
would be supportive of short-, medium-, and 
long-term research experiences, respectively.
3.3.5 Harassment
Nature’s 2019 Ph.D. survey revealed that 
21% of survey respondents from around the 
world experienced discrimination or harass-