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The Graduate Division is pleased to circulate a dedicated call for proposals to connect UCSB graduate-program alumni with current students about the job market, skills needed to advance successful careers, and the alumna/us experience in chosen career pathways. There is no set deadline, but requests should be made well in advance of the scheduled event. The maximum allocation is $400 for virtual events or $800 for in-person events. Funding for annual career events is capped at $200 and includes the expectation of cost-share from departments or divisions.

If you enjoy mentoring first- and second-year doctoral students, this is the perfect opportunity for you! Mentors receive stipends of $500 per quarter (fall/winter/spring). Applications are due August 23, 2021. Read on to learn more!

The Graduate Division is excited to welcome our new ​Funding Peer Advisor, ​Liliana Garcia. Lily will work to help graduate students search for funding opportunities and improve their financial literacy. Read on to find out more about ​​Lily!

The Graduate Division is excited to welcome our new International Peer Advisor, Athith Krishna. Athith will work to create representative spaces and provide resources specific to the international graduate student population at UCSB. Read on to find out more about ​​Athith!

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is a highly competitive international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. In the 2021-22 award cycle, 17 students applied from UCSB, 6 were selected as finalists, 1 was selected as an alternate, and 7 were selected as semi-finalists. Congratulations to these outstanding students!

Starting this week, the GradPost will be migrating to a new service (Follow.It) that will deliver the daily digest emails of all of our content. We are excited to be able to bring you a more stable and customizable way to engage with all of our content that is curated just for grad students and postdocs. Read on to learn more and sign up today!

The Graduate Division is excited to welcome our new ​Diversity & Outreach Peer Advisor, ​Yvette Ramirez. Yvette will work to create representative spaces for historically underserved student populations. Read on to find out more about ​​Yvette!

As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Graduate Division will provide 50 summer stipends of $7,000 to doctoral students whose research and progress toward the completion of their degrees were severely impacted by the global pandemic. You are eligible for this program if you are currently registered in a UCSB doctoral program and experienced demonstrable delays in research and/or academic progress due to the global pandemic. Priority will be given to advanced doctoral students. Submit an application by Friday, July 9 to be considered!

Congratulations to MacKenzie Wade (Anthropology) and Mariah Miller (Global Studies), winners of the Crossroads 2.0 Course Proposal competition. Their course, titled “Alternative Foods, Alternative Economies: Creative Collaborations to Reimagine the Food System" will be offered in the College of Creative Studies during the 2021-22 academic year. Read on to learn more!

The Graduate Division is pleased to announce the ​winners for two awards ​honoring graduate students who have distinguished themselves in the area of undergraduate research supervision: Elliott Ihm, Ryan Lach, Chelsea Edwards, Elizabeth Agey, Corinna Klein, and Valerie Meier. Read on to find out more about our awardees!

Check out the Summer 2021 events and workshops offered by the Graduate Student Resource Center! Don't miss your chance to get plugged into our ongoing professional development programming – from finding funding, to crafting your C.V. and resume, to navigating LinkedIn, and much more. ​Mark your calendars and visit our Events page for updated information as events get closer.

The Graduate Division, in partnership with the Division of Student Affairs, is currently accepting applications for the International Graduate Student Peer Advisor. Along with an hourly salary and partial fee support, this position provides the opportunity to gain valuable experience working in academic administration while supporting fellow graduate students. The application deadline has been extended to Tuesday, June 22. Read on for more info and to apply!

Tomorrow will be our last writers' room until the fall! Join any time from 6am-12pm. Read on for more info, and RSVP to receive the link.

The UCSB Graduate Division is currently accepting applications for its Funding Peer Advisor position. Along with an hourly salary and partial fee support (equivalent to 25% TA fee support), this position provides the opportunity to gain valuable experience working in academic administration while supporting fellow graduate students. Apply by July 12!

The Graduate Division would like to congratulate Sam del Castillo on matching at the California State University Long Beach Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)! Sam will be completing their predoctoral internship with CSU Long Beach's CAPS, where they will be working with students and supporting their mental health. They will also continue their dissertation work on parental support of transgender Latinx youth, as well as other projects on decolonizing psychology and teaching and training. Read on to learn more!