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The Institute of Current World Affairs awards fellowships for young people who will independently study in foreign countries for at least 2 years. This fellowship program provides individuals with an opportunity to develop a deep understanding of an issue, country, or region outside the U.S.

The Graduate Career Consortium welcomes you to join a virtual information session on applying for federal fellowships. Panelists representing several different agencies will share tips and advice on how to successfully apply for federal fellowships and traineeships.

The National Endowment for the Humanities recently announced that ​UCSB is one of 28 institutions to receive a Next Generation PhD Grant to ​help universities rethink how they prepare doctoral students for career paths outside ​the academy.

As part of its summer series on preparing for the academic job market, the Graduate Division will host a workshop on crafting a compelling CV for academic positions.

The Korea Foundation (KF) offers 30 fellowships for Ph.D. candidates in the dissertation stage and professors who will research and write in Korea for 1-6 months.

If you're applying for a teaching-focused academic job, you will almost certainly be asked to provide a teaching philosophy statement. So what is it and how do you even begin to describe your own philosophy?

Each year, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation offers more than 5 awards to scholars who wish to make use of the archival materials located in Boston.

The fun continues with our next Lunch & Learn event, featuring talks by graduate students in Biomolecular Science & Engineering and Music. Enjoy free lunch and a chance to socialize with and learn from graduate students across the campus!

The Department of Black Studies is now accepting applications for Teaching Assistantships for Winter 2017. ​Application materials are due by September 30.

The UCSB Graduate Division is currently accepting applications for a Diversity and Outreach Peer Advisor position to begin employment in Summer 2016 and run through Spring Quarter 2017. Note: the priority consideration deadline has been extended to Friday, August 12.

The Graduate Student Resource Center is hosting a workshop on writing a​ diversity statement for an academic position on Tuesday, August 16. The workshop is open to all UCSB graduate students and postdocs.

The workshop, led by MRL faculty members Omar Saleh and Ram Seshadri, is aimed towards graduate students and post-­doctoral fellows in Engineering and the Sciences who are contemplating applying for faculty positions and building a career as an academic.

When entering the non-academic job market, having relevant job experience is just as important as your degree in setting yourself apart from other applicants. This workshop will cover how to find and pursue job and internship opportunities that can be done alongside your graduate work.

Get expert career advice from the authors of the "Academic Job Search Handbook" in a free webinar where they will discuss the application process; learning about job openings; and preparing CVs, cover letters, and other application materials.

It's no secret that in order to finish ​your dissertation, you have to sit down and write ​th​at thing. An article by Kerry Ann Rockquemore details ​many of the major obstacles that may be holding you back (e.g., vague goals and no time management) and ways to ​work on your writing mojo.