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Graduate school can be challenging without proper support and fulfilling professional relationships. In this free webinar from Beyond the Professoriate on November 20, a panel of academic experts who work with grad students will discuss ways to maintain positive and healthy connections with your colleagues and supervisors. Click for more info and to register!

The California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP) aims to increase the number of promising doctoral students applying for future CSU instructional faculty positions by offering financial assistance. Apply by March 1, 2021.

Check out the new Grad School Confidential podcast series! This monthly series is dedicated to breaking the silence over the academic and personal challenges that graduate students face, from impostor syndrome to working in isolation to dealing with failure. Read on to learn more!

If you are considering entering the job market any time soon, a complete and compelling LinkedIn profile is a must-have. Join this workshop on November 23rd to learn how to maximize this tool in order to look for jobs, network with potential employers, and connect with others in the professional domain.

Are you struggling to explain your career transition to others? Join L. Maren Wood, PhD (Founder of Beyond the Professoriate) in this free webinar on November 13 to learn how you can construct a strong, compelling, and convincing transition story for your nonacademic job search. Click for more info and to register!

UC Santa Barbara's Graduate Division is pleased to circulate a dedicated call for proposals to connect UCSB graduate-program alumni with current students about the job market, skills needed to advance successful careers, and the alumna/us experience in chosen career pathways. Past funded events have included career panels, day-long programs, brown-bag discussions, lectures on careers inside and outside academia, and workshops aimed at training students for entry into a range of careers. Read on to learn more!

Register now for the Horizons Conference--a fully virtual career conference designed for doctoral students, postdocs, and their friends! The conference is hosted by Johns Hopkins University and will happen on Thursday, November 12 from 9am - 3pm ET. Read on to learn more.

Big Ideas is awarding up to $20,000 for your social-impact big idea through the Big Ideas Contest! Big Ideas is an innovation competition between all the UC campuses that offers education, structure, funding, and validation to bring your idea to life. Submit your pre-proposal by November 20! Read on to learn more.

Join us for our Finding Funding Workshop on November 18th! We'll cover UCSB financial resources, external funding, and how to find them -- all geared especially for international grad students.

What if you had the opportunity to talk about your research any way you wanted to? What is it about your research that motivates you? At Lunch & Learn, we want to know! Sign up to present your research in a fun, informal 15-minute presentation. Sign up today!

United Way is offering rental assistance grants to eligible individuals and families living in unincorporated County areas and the City of Santa Barbara. Families or individuals seeking the assistance must have lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic, live in eligible areas, and meet certain income thresholds. The deadline to apply for these funds is November 15, 2020!

This virtual workshop on November 17th will introduce graduate students and postdocs in the Social Sciences and Humanities to the ImaginePhD and Versatile PhD tools to help ​them discover their skills, interests, values, career pathways, and how to set goals. RSVP today!

Have you been meaning to update your resume but don't have the time? Do you want to learn how to stand out from the crowd? Join us for this online workshop on November 18th to learn tips and techniques that will help you craft and strategically target your resume. Use the time to actually workshop and update your resume with expert help.

UCSB is now able to make available 35 on-campus single-occupancy spaces for limited use by faculty and graduate students for the delivery of remote instruction or research purposes. This policy seeks to remedy some of the challenges of remote work and technical limitations that graduate students in particular may be experiencing during the pandemic.

The Center for Engaged Scholarship's Dissertation Fellowship Program is now accepting applications from Ph.D. candidates in the social sciences who focus on social and environmental justice. The award includes $25,000 over nine months. Apply by December 15, 2020!