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The Graduate Student Resource Center and Career Services are excited to welcome a new Graduate Career Peer Advisor, Daniel Elkin. ​Danny is currently a ​Master’s candidate at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, specializing in Economics and Politics of the Environment with a focus in Strategic Communication. Read on to learn more!

Join us on August 8 for a working session on how to use COS Pivot, a ​​​comprehensive funding source database available to you as a UCSB student. This event is particularly relevant if you are a beginner in understanding funding or an advanced student doing research ​who has not quite found funding options that fit your work. Come with your laptops and your questions! Snacks will be provided.

Passed up a prior funding workshop? Need a refresher? Have new questions? Come ​to our workshop on August 9! You'll get clarity on funding-related questions ranging from admissions, external fellowships, project money, and research grants as well as where to get answers for each type of scenario. Snacks will be provided.

Are you tech-savvy and service-oriented? Apply to work with Collaborate! Collaborate develops and launches key projects to significantly enhance technology services on the UCSB campus, and is currently seeking graduate student instructional design assistants to work 50%-time (with fee remission) or 25%-time (no fee remission). Read on to learn more!

You have convinced the hiring committee that you are a strong candidate for your dream job through a polished cover letter and C.V. But what about the core of your scholarship? Where do you see your research in five years? This workshop on August 7 will explore the research statement and the five-year plan: what they are, what they look like, and which one is right for you.

If you are planning to apply for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2019-20 grant cycle or want to learn more about the program, join us for an information session on August 6. This session will cover types of grants, the components of a Fulbright application, tips for putting together the best Fulbright application possible, and the campus interview process.

Are you in the middle stages of your dissertation and running into roadblocks? Do you need some new strategies and habits to help you finish up? Then apply for the second session of the 2018 Dissertation Write-In! Application deadline is Monday, August 6.

Apply now to be a teaching assistant for the English Department! Positions are open in a variety of classes in Fall 2018, Winter 2019, and Spring 2019. The application deadline is July 26.

Attention international graduate students! Do you know about the International Doctoral Recruitment Fellowship (IDRF)? Since its inception in 2015, the IDRF has been automatically awarded to international PhD students at the start of their fourth quarter, and covers out-of-state tuition costs. Read on for more information!

Calling California grad students and postdocs! The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) is seeking scientists and engineers in training for the CCST Climate Science Translators Showcase, held in conjunction with the Global Climate Action Summit hosted by Governor Jerry Brown in San Francisco in September 2018. Application deadline is July 29.

Interested in interviewing with the Dow Chemical Company? Dow is planning to hire a significant number of students and postdocs this year for various positions in the areas of engineering sciences, material science, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, polymer chemistry, catalysis, computational chemistry and analytical sciences. Read on to learn more! Application deadline is July 20th.

The History of Art & Architecture Department is calling for applications for open TA positions. Applicants must be registered UCSB graduate students. Appointments are available at 50% or 75%. Find out more today!

UC Davis Global Affairs is currently seeking abstract submissions from graduate students throughout the world as part of the 2018 International Research Conference at UC Davis. It is a unique opportunity for graduate students to share their research with international thought leaders. The deadline for submission has been extended to July 16, 2018.

Being awarded an NSF GRFP is one of the most prestigious honors that a young academic can receive. Included in the application are two statements that readers rely on to select deserving applicants: a personal statement and a research plan. Come to this workshop on July 24 and learn how to create a successful statement and what is expected in terms of content and style.

Need help looking for funding? Sign up for ​an upcoming Finding Funding Workshop and get your questions answered while enjoying free snacks! The next workshop will be July 24.