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Find out what you can do right now to search for funding opportunities for the coming year. Current funding opportunities may be dwindling down for the spring but get a jump start before new postings arrive! Attend the next Finding Funding Workshop and make a money plan!

A $5000 research grant will be awarded for up to 3 months of research at the New York State Library Archives in Albany, NY for research knowledge of contemporary and seventeenth Dutch history, New Netherland history, or the Dutch Atlantic world. Deadline is June 1.

The SACNAS Grad Chapter is bringing in Dr. Joel Yuen-Zhou, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCSD, for a special seminar and career talk on diverse identities of scientists on Thursday, May 11, and Friday, May 12.

Are you interested in being an entrepreneur? Then you won't want to miss this upcoming seminar with a star panel on the ins and outs of launching a startup. ​The seminar features a star panel and a networking session with light refreshments afterward to meet with the speakers.

This year, Alexandra Bayles – a graduate student in Chemical Engineering – was selected by UCSB and an international committee to attend the June 25-30 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings ​to network with Nobel Laureates and ​the next generation of difference makers.

Come learn how to maximize LinkedIn and Versatile PhD in order to look for non-academic jobs, network with potential employers, and connect with others in the professional domain. Be sure to bring your laptop in order to access and customize these digital tools during the workshop.

Eisenhower Fellowships seek exceptional mid-career leaders with a track record of accomplishment for a customized five-week journey abroad. Deepen your expertise through exchanges with thought leaders, policymakers, and practitioners around the globe. Application deadline is June 2, 2017.

The purpose of this ​opportunity is to provide support to early-career scholars with relevant subject expertise to pursue innovative and interdisciplinary research on Latin America and the Caribbean. Deadline is Sunday, May 21.

When preparing to go on the academic job market, a well-crafted CV is a must-have to help you stand out in a large crowd of applicants. Join us for a workshop on the do's and don't's of creating a CV for academic and research-focused industry positions.

As part of the UCSB Multicultural Center's Race Matters Series, Dr. Michael Hanchard will speak about the role democracy has played throughout history in the formation and shaping of racial regimes and ethno-national regimes in the MCC Lounge on Tuesday, May 9, at 6 p.m.

The Mellichamp Faculty Cluster Graduate Research Summer Fellowships provide a stipend of $7,500 to Ph.D. students in the humanities and social sciences with four areas of emphasis: gender and Islam, human rights, political economy, and media & culture. Deadline is May 26 for summer 2017 fellowships.

Are you applying for a late-breaking academic position, or trying to get a head start on the fall academic job cycle? Come get tips and feedback on how to write an effective cover letter for academic positions! Space is limited, so please RSVP.

BRAINS - Broadening the Representation of Academic Investigators in NeuroSciences - is a national program designed to accelerate and improve the career advancement of neuroscience postdoctoral researchers and assistant professors from underrepresented groups. Application deadline is May 22.

​Join ​the Department of Theater & Dance for their first-annual graduate research symposium, "Global Flows: Resistance & Performance" on Saturday, May 6.

The UCSB Research Mentorship Program (RMP) is seeking graduate students, postdocs, and researchers for a paid mentorship opportunity this summer in a wide range of disciplines.