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The L’Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship program awards five women postdoctoral scientists annually with grants of $60,000. Candidates are selected from a variety of fields including the life and physical/material sciences, technology (including computer science), engineering, and mathematics. Apply now!

The 2022 Grad Slam competition is now open! This year, Grad Slam is combining the most successful elements from previous competitions, featuring virtual video submissions in the Qualifying Round and a live in-person Final Round. We're giving away over $16,000 in cash prizes, and all currently enrolled graduate students are eligible to compete. The deadline for Qualifying Round video submissions is Tuesday, February 1, so be sure to read on for more info on the competition rules and timeline!

The Graduate Division and Career Services are excited to welcome a new ​Career Peer Advisor, ​Kasie Mays. Kasie is currently pursuing her PhD in Psychological & Brain Sciences with a focus on neuroscience and behavior. Read on to find out more about ​Kasie!

Check out the Winter 2022 events and workshops offered by the Graduate Student Resource Center! Don't miss your chance to get plugged in to our ongoing professional development programming – from navigating taxes, to building your network, to writing fellowship applications, and much more. ​Mark your calendars and visit our Shoreline page for updated information as events get closer.

The UCSB Graduate Division is currently seeking applications for its Diversity and Outreach Peer Advisor position to begin employment in January 2022. The Diversity and Outreach Peer Advisor assists in the development and implementation of outreach and recruitment events which are designed to cultivate a highly qualified and diverse pool of graduate school applicants. This position also assists in fostering and maintaining an environment at UCSB that values and supports inclusivity and diversity. Applications are due by January 5, 2022.

Still hibernating or feeling dormant after the break? Don't forget to stay updated on upcoming fellowship opportunities. Our Funding Peer has compiled a list of over 75 funding opportunities with deadlines in the next three to four months -- all organized by type and stage for your convenience! Check out the full list and be sure to sign up for an upcoming funding workshop to create customized funding searches that work for you.

Do you want to be more productive and motivated when it comes to academic writing? The Academic Writers’ Space is a virtual co-working community where academic writers come together to develop a sound writing practice. Read on to learn more and to sign up for a free trial session!

Join the STS Futures Initiative on Thursday, December 9th at 10am PST for "Making It Work with a Background in STS," a discussion with recent graduates about advice they wish they’d received as grad students about to launch onto the job market. Read on to learn more!

The UCSB Campus Advocacy, Resources & Education (CARE) department is hiring for two Graduate Student Researcher positions beginning in January 2022 through August 2022. Applications are due before 11:59pm on Sunday, January 2nd, 2022.

UCSB's Graduate Simulation Seminar Series (GS^3) is hosting a career panel on Friday December 10th at 10-11am PST over Zoom. Read on to learn more!

UCSB graduate students who use Google Scholar will need to add "Get it at UC" as a Library Link in their Google Scholar settings in order to access the full text of materials through UC Library Search. Read on for more info!

The Interdisciplinary Humanities Center's research focus group, What is a Shakespeare: Shakespeare and Global Media, will be hosting a discussion of the film Noh Macbeth, a Japanese adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth from 2006 (available for free via the MIT Global Shakespeare Archive). Join them via Zoom this Thursday, December 9th from 4-5pm PST. All are welcome!

The UCSB Blum Center on Poverty, Inequality, and Democracy is recruiting a Graduate Student Assistant to work alongside their Blum student team, and Associate Director, to advance thinking and engagement on poverty, inequality, and democracy both on and off campus. The deadline to apply is Thursday, December 9th at 12PM (noon) PST.

The NYU Abu Dhabi Research Institute invites applications for its first Graduate Student Workshop to be hosted March 6-9, 2022 at NYU Abu Dhabi. Doctoral students with a Ph.D. project related to the Arab world and that are currently in the writing stage are invited to apply. The application deadline is December 10, 2021.

Apply now to two incredible opportunities offered by the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center! The Graduate Collaborative Awards and the Visual, Performing, and Media Arts Awards are open until January 18, 2022.