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The CA COVID-19 Rent Relief program provides financial assistance for rent and utilities to income-eligible California renters and their landlords who have been impacted by COVID-19. Depending on the address of your rental property, you may be eligible for a local program. Check your eligibility to apply!

The University of California Global Health Institute is seeking applicants across all UC campuses and partnering with Historically Black College and University (HBCU), Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, for its 2021-2022 Student Ambassador Program. UCGHI Student Ambassadors will develop, organize, and promote Women's Health, Gender, and Empowerment (WHGE) or Planetary Health (PH) activities on UC campuses and mobilize student, faculty and staff involvement to catalyze critical change. Apply Now!

The Campus Medical Care Assistance Fund (CMCAF) was established to provide financial assistance, in the form of a grant, to UC SHIP students and enrolled dependents who are experiencing significant out-of-pocket medical expenses due to an unforeseen medical emergency. Read on to learn more!

The University of California Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI) is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, October 26 about "Student Loan Debt and Changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)." Learn from UC student loan experts about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, recent program changes, and how it might simplify your ability to qualify for the program.

The GloCal Health Fellowship provides aspiring global health researchers with outstanding interdisciplinary education and training in innovative research designed to improve health for populations around the world. A career development fellowship sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center, this program supports awarded fellows from all 10 UC campuses as well as 21 affiliated international sites across 17 countries.

The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The annual award provides a salary starting at $54,540 depending on field and experience. The deadline to apply is November 1.

In Summer 2022, the University of Michigan’s Institute for the Humanities will host Humanities Without Wall’s annual summer workshop for doctoral students interested in learning about diverse careers for humanists. Through a series of workshops, talks, and site visits, participants will learn how to imagine possible futures and leverage their skills and humanities training toward careers in the private sector, the nonprofit world, arts administration, public media, and many other fields.

The International Peace Scholarship Fund is now accepting applications for their 2021 grant cycle. Members of P.E.O. believe that education is fundamental to world peace and understanding. The maximum amount awarded to a student is $12,500. Apply now!

Fall Quarter means open season for funding opportunities! Our Graduate Funding Peer has compiled a list of over 100 different funding opportunities with upcoming deadlines, organized by stage and deadline for your convenience.

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 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 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!

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is now offering supplemental funding for postdoctoral researchers to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on STEM research and development. Apply by December 31, 2021!

The eFellows Engineering Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, funded by the NSF and administered by the ASEE, is now accepting applications! The eFellows program places early-career PhDs in Engineering fields in university research postdoctoral fellowships in order to prepare them for future research careers. Apply by July 6!

Get a quick glance at upcoming deadlines for summer and a head start for the fall. Various opportunities listed to include a sampling of postdoctoral announcements, dissertation fellowships, research funding, and awards competitions.

If you were unable to attend the recent Fulbright U.S. Student Program information session on April 27, check out these resources from the event and information about ongoing advising support at UCSB.

The Schmidt Science Fellows Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is now accepting applications! The program provides support ($100,000 per year) to students who have received or expect to receive a PhD in natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, or computing between June 1, 2021 and July 30, 2022. Apply by May 20th!

The 2021 PWA Legacy & Barbara S. Uehling Book Grant competition is open until April 30, 2021. Sponsored by the UCSB Professional Women’s Association (PWA), PWA awards a limited number of $300 book grants to current UCSB re-entry and/or non-traditional students who may face unique challenges in completing their degrees. Read on to learn more!

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) recently announced the new Leading Edge Fellowship. The Leading Edge Program provides one-year fellowships to recent humanities PhDs as they pursue projects that promote social justice in their communities. Apply by May 6, 2021!