Dear Graduate School Community,
As we approach the Thanksgiving break, I hope each of you will have the opportunity to spend time with family and friends and return to campus to close out the semester feeling refreshed.
I am pleased to announce that we have developed a new resource for all graduate students: a central repository of all events including career and professional development. The website is linked below, and I hope it will streamline how you find information on the abundant resources available to you across the institution.
As always, the Graduate School is here to support you - do not hesitate to reach out if we can be of assistance.
Best,
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C. André Christie-Mizell
Vice Provost for Graduate Education
Dean of the Graduate School
Centennial Professor of Sociology
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Graduate Student Event Database Now Available Online!
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Women in the Academy: Hosted by the Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center
A Conversation About Mentoring: November 17, 2021 at 12 p.m.
A panel discussion with Carcia Carson, Ph.D. student, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Maya Krause, Ph.D. student, Department of Anthropology, Dina Stroud, Executive Director, Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program, Tiffiny Tung, Professor, Department of Anthropology. Register here.
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Graduate Leadership Institute (GLI)
Four Frames of Leadership
November 18 at 10 a.m.
Via Zoom
For more information and to register, visit the GLI website.
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ASPIRE Events: Hosted by the BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program
ASPIRE Job Search Series: Writing a Better Cover Letter
Thursday, November 18 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Light Hall 407 ABCD
With Kate Stuart, Assistant Director, BRET Office of Career Development
ASPIRE Bistro: Savvy Science-Professionalism Strategies for Success
Thursday, December 2 from 11 a.m.- 12 p.m.
Light Hall 419 BCD
With Kate Stuart, Assistant Director, BRET Office of Career Development
ASPIRE PhD Career Stories: Clinical Research at Sarah Cannon
Friday, December 10 from 10 - 11 a.m.
Via Zoom.
A panel discussing their clinical research positions at Sarah Cannon, featuring Molly Altman, PhD, Shanna A. Arnold Egloff, PhD, and Carissa Jones PhD
*Registration required to receive Zoom login information.
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DiSC Fall Offerings
The Libraries' Digital Scholarship and Communications (DiSC) Office will be offering several series of free workshops and lessons to help you build your technical skills. There are beginner lessons in R using RStudio and Python using Jupyter notebooks. There is also an intermediate lesson series on data visualization using R and ggplot. For those interested in GitHub, there is a hands-on series on building a free website using the GitHub Pages system. A workshop series on a variety of topics related to GIS will also be offered, including introductions to both the ArcGIS and open-source QGIS systems. For more information including dates and registration information, visit the DiSC workshops page.
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Academic Life Coaches Offer 1:1 Appointments and More!
KCPC Cafe for Graduate Students
November 17 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. @ KCPC
BCC Hot Topics
November 18 from 3 - 4 p.m. @ the BCC
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Graduate Leadership Institute Dissertation Enhancement Grants
Applications open November 1, and close November 22. The GLI provides awards of up to $2,000 for research expenses related to a student's dissertation. Learn more on the GLI website.
Graduate Leadership Institute Professional Development and Training Grants
Applications open November 1, and close November 22. The GLI provides up to $1,000 of support for graduate students seeking opportunities to further their professional and/or academic development for which funding is commonly unavailable. Eligibility requirements and additional details are available on the GLI website.
Graduate Leadership Institute Student Programming Grants
Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. This grant was established to support student-organized programs and events that will enhance the graduate student experience at Vanderbilt. Awards up to $2,000 will be granted through this funding opportunity; learn more on the GLI website.
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IBUILD Graduate Research Fellowship
Sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE), the Innovation in Buildings (IBUILD) Graduate Research Fellowship applications are due December 1 at 5 p.m. EST. Advance your graduate research by receiving research and educational support to conduct innovation research at your home institution in an area with demonstrated relevance to building energy efficiency. Learn more.
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2022 Neurophilosophy of Free Will Worldwide Student Competition
Due on January 9, 2022, the Neurophilosophy of Free Will invites applications for one or more fellowships on the philosophy and neuroscience of free will and moral responsibility, including how the brain enables conscious, causal control of decisions and actions. Support can be requested for part-time or full-time for 6-12 months with the potential to be extended to a second year. Applicants should have a strong background in neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, or related fields. Learn more.
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More Fall 2021 Fellowship Deadlines
- Critical Language Scholarship (https://clscholarship.org/) fully funds intensive language study during Summer 2022 in Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, November 16th
- Alfa Fellowship (www.alfafellowship.org) professional development placement in Russia December 1st
- Boren Fellowship (https://www.borenawards.org/application-instructions-boren-fellowships) – funds graduate students pursuing research, internships or study in languages critical to US national security. Eligible locations include Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America.— requires Vanderbilt nomination—Campus Deadline December 1st
- Ford Foundation (https://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/index.htm) – funds students pursuing PhD and Sc.D. – Dissertation Research/Completion & Postdoc Awards—December 9th + Predissertation Awards -- December 16th
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