Career & Tools

The UCSB Individualized Professional Skills (IPS) program has now reopened for the 2019-20 academic year. Awards up to $1000 are granted to eligible graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who wish to individually tailor their career paths with outside professional development opportunities. Join us for an info session on October 17 to learn more!

Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 - 8:00am


The UCSB Individualized Professional Skills (IPS) program has now reopened for the 2019-20 academic year, and we are accepting applications for travel/experience dates from September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020. Awards up to $1000 ​are granted to eligible UCSB graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from any discipline who wish to individually tailor their career paths with outside professional development opportunities. Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis and as funding sources permit. Please note that in the upcoming application cycle, priority will be given to applicants who have not received an IPS grant before.

We will be holding an info session about the IPS Program on Thursday, October 17, from 3:30-4:30pm in Elings 1605. You can RSVP for the event here. Stay tuned to the GradPost for more information about fall quarter Meet & Eat dates, where you can hear about students' experiences that have already been funded through the IPS Program.