Graduate StudentResource Center

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!

The UC Center Sacramento recently announced its annual Emerging Scholars Award for Excellence in Research and Public Policy. The award will recognize excellence in graduate student research with a direct impact on public policy. Apply by April 30, 2021!

Spring Quarter usually marks the end of the academic year, but finding funding is a continuous process! Check out this sample of upcoming deadlines of funding opportunities for postdoctoral, doctoral, graduate, research, and other short-term awards or travel grants. Various deadlines listed. Consult websites for current details and application information.

United Way of Santa Barbara County is offering Emergency Rental & Utility Assistance to eligible County of Santa Barbara residents who have experienced a loss of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic and can demonstrate the need for rental support. Funds can be applied toward past-due rent or current rent. Read on to learn more!

The Interdisciplinary Humanities Center (IHC) is offering Dissertation Fellowships to support UCSB doctoral candidates whose research facilitates dialogue across traditional disciplinary boundaries within the arts and humanities, and/or between the arts and humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Apply by April 15, 2021!

The 2021 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program is now accepting applications. The Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship provides funding for PhD candidates to conduct research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. Apply for the internal campus review by March 22nd!

The NASEM Gulf Research Program: Science Policy Fellowship is now accepting applications! Fellows gain first-hand policymaking experience as they spend one year on the staff of federal, state, local, or non-governmental environmental, natural resource, oil and gas, and public health agencies in the Gulf of Mexico region. Apply by Mar. 3, 2021!

Are you interested in research, collaboration, and travel opportunities in Japan? The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) offers fellowships for pre-doc, graduate, and post-doc researchers in all fields of the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Find out more at the Information Session on February 16, 2021 from 4-5pm!

United Way of Santa Barbara County is pleased to offer several assistance programs and grants to members of the UCSB, Goleta, and Santa Barbara communities. Check to see if you are eligible!

The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) empowers students to take direct action and come up with innovative solutions to solve our environmental problems. Grants typically range between $1,000 up to as much as $50,000. Don’t miss the chance to fund your campus green project! Applications are due Friday, February 5th, 2021.