Career Development
Are you a PhD candidate interested in helping first- and second-year doctoral students? Consider applying to be mentor for the Graduate Scholars Program! GSP supports graduate students from diverse and historically-underrepresented backgrounds throughout their graduate careers. Mentors receive stipends of $500/quarter. Apply by September 23.
Are you a doctoral student who has successfully advanced to candidacy? Are you interested in mentoring first- and second-year doctoral students? If so, you may be eligible to participate as a mentor in the Graduate Scholars Program (GSP).
GSP, a program sponsored by the Graduate Division, is designed to support graduate students from diverse and historically-underrepresented backgrounds throughout their graduate careers, by helping them to navigate the academy and providing them with mentorship, networking opportunities, and academic and early-career professional development.
The cornerstone of GSP is the "mentoring families," groups that match three first- and second-year doctoral students (scholars) with an advanced doctoral student mentor. Mentoring families meet monthly throughout the academic year. Last year we placed over 100 scholars with mentors.
Advanced doctoral student mentors are required to attend two 90-minute training sessions in the fall before meeting with scholars. Mentors receive stipends of $500 per quarter (Fall/Winter/Spring) in recognition of their efforts, and we will provide reimbursement for light refreshments at the group meetings.
Serving as a mentor can be a rewarding experience, and an important highlight on your CV.
Please let us know if you are interested by completing this application by September 23 so that we may see how your experience could align with the needs of our scholars. If you have any questions, please contact MicheleJohnson@ucsb.edu in the Graduate Division.