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Got offered an internship that doesn't pay enough or at all? Then consider applying for the UCSB Graduate Student Internship Fellowship! The Fellowship awards up to five $2,000-$2,500 scholarships annually to help graduate students explore career opportunities and gain valuable work experience while in graduate school. The application deadline is March 11.

Is it possible to explain your research in a way that even a general audience can understand and appreciate—and in just a few minutes if necessary? Join us for a 90-minute workshop that will help you use a story-based approach to make your research accessible to non-specialist audiences. This workshop is open to all grads and postdocs and is perfect for those preparing for the Grad Slam!

Squirrel Nut Zippers rocked Campbell Hall on Thursday, March 1 with thoroughly entertaining show as part of UCSB Arts and Lectures' jazz series.

Join us 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.

Join us for our March Lunch & Learn, where you'll be treated to talks by graduate students in Art and Materials -- all while enjoying free lunch. Space is limited, so sign up today!

UCSB Arts & Lecture presents Compañía Nacional de Danza and its spectacular contemporary adaptation of Carmen to Santa Barbara for two nights.

This article recaps the Global Skill Seminar hosted by Office of International Students & Scholars on improving international student writing, facilitated by Nastacia Schmoll. The event was held on Monday, February 26, 2018.

The Department of Chicana/o Studies has open TA positions for Summer 2018 to teach Introduction to Chicana/o Studies. Interested students should submit application materials no later than 9 a.m. on March 16.

In partnership with Avar Consulting, the purpose of the Department of Labor (DOL) Scholars Program is to promote and expand labor research that directly relates to DOL policies and programs. The program expects to fund researchers, with individual awards ranging from $20,000–$50,000. Deadline is April 6, 2018.

Islamic Scholarship Fund supports undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in Film, Media Studies, Journalism, Writing, Law and Related Fields, Political Science, Public Policy, International Studies, Public Administration as well as History, Sociology, and Religious Studies. The deadline to apply is March 21, 2018.

NASA supports science and technology research in numerous disciplines through the release of various research announcements. Opportunities include fellowships or research programs participation. Earliest upcoming deadline is March 20, 2018 with additional opportunities throughout the year.

This March 7 event will describe both the NSF National I-Corps Program and the Innovation-Node LA funnel. A panel of prior participants of both the NSF and IN-LA programs will be on hand to discuss their experience and answer questions.

The Department of Black Studies is now accepting applications for Teaching Assistantships for the 2018-2019 academic year! All materials must be hard copies and postmarked no later than Thursday, March 15th at 5 p.m.

The University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States (UC MEXUS), established in 1980, is an academic research institute dedicated to encouraging, securing, and contributing to binational and Latino research and collaborative academic programs and exchanges. Their current funding opportunities are listed with earliest deadlines of March 5, 2018.

The University of California Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI) is now accepting applications for their open call grants and fellowships. Next deadline is March 9, 2018 with other opportunities upcoming as well as those later in the year. Visit their website for more details.