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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.

The Residency Unit of the Office of the Registrar will be holding a live Zoom training session to discuss the Temporary Amendment to UC Residency and Policy Guidelines and further information on the residency reclassification process for continuing graduate students. This training will take place on Thursday, July 15 at 9 am. Read on to learn more and to RSVP!

Eddleman Center for Quantum Innovation (ECQI) at UCSB is excited to announce the new Art of Quantum competition! This competition invites quantum scientists and engineers in the US to share the beauty they see in quantum research, the creativity that goes into experiments, and the emotions of discovery through art images and captions. Attend a caption-writing workshop on July 15 from 4-5 pm to perfect your entry and submit your application by July 25. Read on to learn more!

Starting this week, the GradPost will be migrating to a new service (Follow.It) that will deliver the daily digest emails of all of our content. We are excited to be able to bring you a more stable and customizable way to engage with all of our content that is curated just for grad students and postdocs. Read on to learn more and sign up today!

Do you know what a diversity statement is? How does diversity fit into your academic goals? This workshop on July 21st will explore diversity statements: what they are, what they look like, and how to make yours relevant to who you are. Join us and learn how to write about yourself, your research, and your teaching in relation to diversity!

The Graduate Division is excited to welcome our new ​Diversity & Outreach Peer Advisor, ​Yvette Ramirez. Yvette will work to create representative spaces for historically underserved student populations. Read on to find out more about ​​Yvette!

Join us for Lunch & Learn, where you'll have the chance to socialize with other grad students and hear talks by students in Physics and East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies. While we won't be able to share pizza in person, all attendees will be entered into a raffle to win a $15 Target gift card.

You are almost there! The hiring committee thinks you are an accomplished scholar with an impressive career trajectory and commitment to diversity. But this is a teaching-heavy position and they want to know: are you also a wonderful presence in the classroom? This workshop on July 14th will explore teaching philosophies and how to make yours shine!

As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Graduate Division will provide 50 summer stipends of $7,000 to doctoral students whose research and progress toward the completion of their degrees were severely impacted by the global pandemic. You are eligible for this program if you are currently registered in a UCSB doctoral program and experienced demonstrable delays in research and/or academic progress due to the global pandemic. Priority will be given to advanced doctoral students. Submit an application by Friday, July 9 to be considered!