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Have you considered continuing your research interests in the medical field? Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) offers a wide range of opportunities for postdoctoral fellows to learn collaboratively across various specialties at a premier medical institution. Read on to learn more!

The UCSB Carpentry team is hosting four summer workshops on data carpentry: Introduction to Bash/Shell, Introduction to Version Control with Git, and an introductory R and Python workshop for beginners. These workshops are example-driven, containing short tutorials that alternate with hands-on practical exercises. Read on to learn more!

The UCSB Academic Senate is now accepting applications for the 2021-22 Doctoral Student Travel Grant. Students are now eligible to receive two, in-person Doctoral Student Travel Grants, one of which may be used for international travel, during their graduate career at UCSB. The grants are awarded to eligible students on a first-come, first-served basis each fiscal year, so apply soon!

The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy is providing small research grants to Ph.D. students in the social sciences who are at the dissertation level. Apply by December 1, 2021!

The Graduate Division is excited to welcome our new International Peer Advisor, Athith Krishna. Athith will work to create representative spaces and provide resources specific to the international graduate student population at UCSB. Read on to find out more about ​​Athith!

​The Graduate Division is offering up to 15 summer internships to work with the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The internships will pay a stipend of $7000 for students to work in a variety of capacities. Apply by July 23!

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is a highly competitive international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. In the 2021-22 award cycle, 17 students applied from UCSB, 6 were selected as finalists, 1 was selected as an alternate, and 7 were selected as semi-finalists. Congratulations to these outstanding students!

You know that PhDs can be happy in a nonacademic career, but will you be? How can you find a career that will be intellectually engaging, rewarding, and challenging? Join Beyond the Professoriate on July 16th for a conversation with 3 PhDs to learn how to find a job that’s right for you.

Interested in public service and interning with the federal government but don't have time to go to DC? Virtual Student Federal Service is the world's longest running virtual internship program. Since 2009, more than 10,000 U.S. citizen college students have worked on projects for more than 70 federal agencies during their academic year. This year's participating agencies include the Department of State, NASA, Department of Education, Environmental Protection Agency, and many more. Last date to apply is July 31st.

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 2021 Dissertation Write-In! The application deadline is Friday, July 23.

Read on for tips from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)--an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community--about strategies to reconnect during the summer. Membership in the NCFDD (free for UCSB students!) provides several forms of professional support to help combat common problems academics face. Read on to learn more!

The Graduate Division would like to congratulate our Funding Peer Advisor, Ranjani Atur, for receiving the AAUW American Dissertation Fellowship. Ranjani will be donating her fellowship application materials to the GSRC's fellowship library. Read on to learn more!

Stanford PRISM (Postdoctoral Recruitment Initiative in Sciences and Medicine) is an opportunity for select late-stage graduate students from diverse backgrounds to explore postdoctoral training at Stanford, including interviewing with potential mentors, getting the inside scoop on postdoctoral training at Stanford from current postdocs, and accessing professional development to score the best postdoc for them. Application closes July 26. Read on to learn more!

The Postdoc Academy is a free, comprehensive online program that supports skill development throughout postdoc training, from orientation to your next career step. The next Postdoc Academy starts July 19. Read on for more details and to register!

Join us for part 3 of our 3-part Graduate Student Career Bootcamp Summer Series on Tuesday, July 20. If you are considering entering the job market any time soon, a complete and compelling LinkedIn profile is a must-have. Come learn how to maximize this tool in order to look for jobs, network with potential employers, and connect with others in the professional domain.