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Do you want $34,000? Would you like a prestigious honor on your CV? Are you a​n undergraduate thinking about graduate school or a 1st year graduate student in STEM or the social sciences? Are you a U.S. citizen, national resident, or permanent resident? If you answered yes to all these questions, then you should consider applying for the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

Valdis Jansons has been busy since he received his BA and MA degrees in classical singing in Parma, Italy. He has traveled all over the world as a professional singer and has sung in over 10 languages! Valdis is coming to UCSB to pursue a Ph.D. in Music.

All students (including graduate students) will now be able to indicate their pronouns in GOLD and other university systems. This comes after a long time effort from UCSB's Trans Taskforce, which has been advocating for more gender-inclusive policies on campus.

Grad school marks the next chapter in Tannishtha Bhattacharjee's adventure. She is coming to UCSB from Delhi, India, where she received her BA, MA, and MPhil in History. She is very excited to ​come to UCSB and continue her work in the History Department and inspire UCSB fashion.

The University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is now accepting applications from outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients who wish to pursue academic careers and contribute to diversity and equity at the University of California. Apply by Nov. 1, 2019!

Next up in our 2019 Incoming Grad Series is Matthew Devlin, who is coming to UCSB from the L'Oreál USA research headquarters in New Jersey to pursue a Ph.D. in ​​Mechanical Engineering. Read on to learn more about ​Matthew's ​background, research interests, and his extensive knowledge of mascara!

The Terraton Challenge is a call for solutions that accelerate the drawdown of 1 trillion tons of atmospheric carbon dioxide into agricultural soils. Any team or individual with an original solution to climate change involving agriculture is welcome to apply. Up to $3,500 may be awarded simply for submitting an idea. This could lead to $60k in grants, and up to $3M in contracts. Applications are due October 1st.

The 2019 Incoming Grad Series continues with Kirstin Rollins, an incoming PhD student in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from Washington State. Learn more about ​Kirstin's research interests and her plethora of fun facts!

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation is inviting applications for Fall 2019 Graduate Fellowships in Applied Physical, Biological, or Engineering Sciences. The Hertz Foundation is dedicated to advancing groundbreaking applied science with real-world benefits for all humanity. Apply by Oct. 23, 2019!

The American Council of Learned Societies invites applications for Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships, which support a year of research and writing to help advanced graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences in the last year of PhD dissertation writing. Apply by Oct. 23, 2019!

The Undergraduate Division is seeking graduate students who identify as allies ​or as first-generation students to connect, discuss, or present for their incoming first-generation undergraduate students and act as a First-Gen Mentor at the First-Gen Welcome event on Wednesday, September 25.

First up in our 2019 Incoming Grad Series is Kristian Vásquez, who is entering the Ph.D. program in Chicana/o Studies. Learn more about how Kristian developed his research interests as well as his interests outside of school – including moshing!

The NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program seeks to encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education and complete their dissertations. Apply by October 3, 2019!

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master's and doctoral degrees at U.S. institutions. Want to learn more about the application process? Sign up for a virtual GRFP Applicant Webinar this week (Sept. 16-20)!

UC Santa Barbara welcomes 852 new graduate students ​to campus ​at the end of this month. This group of grad students is the most diverse incoming cohort in UCSB history! We break down ​some statistics on ​this great group and give you a sneak peek at our upcoming series profiling eight of our new student​s.