For PhD, master’s and postbac students
A dating app for grad students whose calendar belongs to a deadline.
Quals, committee meetings, a lab meeting that moves every week. Peer Review is for people in academia, so the person you match with already knows what a qualifying exam is.
What’s different
Everyone’s in academia
Members are grad students, postdocs, residents, faculty and scientists. Profiles can be verified with a work or school email or an ORCID iD.
See when you’re both free
Mark the mornings, lunches and evenings you can actually make. Every profile shows where your weeks overlap, so coffee gets planned in one tap.
Deadline mode
Going quiet for quals, a defense or grant season? Hide your profile for a few weeks. People you’re chatting with see a short note instead of silence.
Keep it out of your department
You can hide your dating profile from faculty and PIs, and from people at your own institution, however they spell it.
Friends and networking too
Switch to Friends & networking to find collaborators, co-working partners or someone to explore a new city with.
Prompts written for this crowd
Answer things like “The academic stereotype I unfortunately fit” or “I knew I was in too deep when.”
Questions
Is there a dating app just for grad students?
Peer Review is built for people in academia: grad students, postdocs, residents, faculty and scientists in industry and government. Grad students are a big part of it.
Can my advisor or people in my department see me?
Not if you don’t want them to. Settings let you hide your dating profile from faculty and PIs, and from people at your institution.
Do I need a .edu email to join?
No. You sign up with your phone number. Verifying with a work or school email or an ORCID iD is optional and adds a badge.
Is it only for dating?
No. Friends & networking mode is for collaborators, mentors, co-working and conference buddies, with its own separate filters.
Is it free?
Yes, Peer Review is free to use.
Accepted with minor revisions.
Free to join. Takes about five minutes.