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The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) empowers students to take direct action and come up with innovative solutions to solve our environmental problems. Any student, staff, or faculty member of the University community can submit a project proposal. Don’t miss the chance to fund your campus green project! Applications are due Monday, February 4th, 2019.

Come learn about the Individualized Professional​ Skills (IPS) Grant Program at our February 1 Meet & Eat! You'll hear from Will Summers (PhD Student, Materials) and Jasmine Childress (PhD Student, EEMB) about their professional development experiences funded by the IPS grant. Sign up today!

The federal government shutdown will have some impacts on CalFresh ​that the UCSB CalFresh team would like to update you on. These changes may create challenges for you and/or students you work with​; you are encouraged to reach out to the CalFresh team for more information about resources that students can seek support from during the shutdown. Read on for more details.

Looking to transition to a career in fields like data science, data engineering, or artificial intelligence? Apply to become an Insight Fellow! The Insight Data Fellows Programs are tuition-free fellowships for graduating students, PhDs, and postdocs. The application deadline for Insight’s Fellowships is quickly approaching on January 28.

The Academic Senate is accepting applications on a first-come, first-serve basis for the 2018-19 Doctoral Student Travel Grant. Applicants must be doctoral students and have advanced to candidacy, or if Master of Fine Arts students, must be in their second year and be in candidacy prior to travel. Applications will be pooled based on travel period and then by division or school.

The 2019-2020 SME Education Foundation Scholarship is open to students who are pursuing a degree in an engineering discipline closely related to manufacturing or a technology field of study related to manufacturing. The foundation will offer a fund from $1,000 – $6,000. Apply today! Deadline is February 1, 2019.

The Graduate Division's Crossroads Program is co-sponsoring a series of talks and workshops ​by Mary Robson, who is the creative facilitator at the University of Durham for interdisciplinary projects spanning the sciences, humanities, and medicine. All graduate students are invited to attend. Read on for more information and to RSVP!

Do you want to learn to be more productive and effective at writing and conducting academic research? Would you like to develop and use a sound project-management approach to completing your dissertation or thesis? Then this workshop on January 31 is for you! Sign up today.

Interested in finding funding for an internship or job opportunity? Come to the Graduate Student Internship Fellowship Information Session on January 31 to learn how to create a strong application to be a competitive applicant for $2000-2500 in fellowship funds. Get the experience you need without the financial strain!

The Gevirtz Graduate School of Education (GGSE) ​​invites graduate students to join colleagues from Lithuania ​(in​cluding GGSE alum Audra Skukauskaitė) for free lunch and an ​exciting learning opportunity on transforming Health Sciences in Higher Education. This is a unique opportunity for those interested in Global Education initiatives. Read on for more info!

You are invited to join the Support Network for Undocumented Students: a list of staff, faculty, and graduate students who support undocumented students. This list is intended to serve as a directory and resource for undocumented students and allies. The list will be public on ​the Undocumented Student Services (USS) website for community to access​. Sign up by January 22!

The Data Incubator is an intensive 8 week fellowship that prepares masters students, PhDs, and postdocs in STEM and social science fields seeking industry careers as data scientists. The program is free for Fellows and supported by sponsorships from hundreds of employers across multiple industries. Apply now! Deadline is January 21st.

Mark your calendars! The 2019 Winter Career & Internship Fair will be a TWO-DAY event hosted at Corwin Pavilion. Meeting and interacting with recruiters face-to-face is still a critical part of the job search process — the Winter Career Fair will offer you a unique opportunity to make personal connections that are impossible when simply submitting a resume online. Read on for more information.

On January 30, join Instructional Development for a workshop on checking for understanding in the classroom. It can be challenging to figure out if students are following or if topics still need some extra time and coverage. This workshop will discuss interactive techniques and activities that encourage students to ask questions and allow you to gauge class-wide comprehension. Space is limited, so sign up today!

One of the most essential writing genres for a graduate student to master is one that is rarely formally taught: grant/fellowship applications. Because every grant/fellowship has its own style, this workshop on January 30 will focus on larger genre concerns, such as how to identify your audience, how to make your work sound important, and how to figure out what a particular agency is looking to fund.