Graduate students, mark your calendars for these important graduation deadlines, funding opportunities, professional development workshops and events.

Graduation Deadlines

Oct. 1 (final deadline)

Oct. 1

Preview future fall graduation deadlines on the Graduate School website.

Funding Opportunities

• Due Sept. 22: Graduate Research Awards Demonstrating Excellence
• Due Oct. 1: Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research (external)
• Due Oct. 3: NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship (external)
• Due Oct. 8: Fulbright Grants for Graduate Study Abroad (external)
• Due Oct. 15: Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (external)
• Due Oct. 15: Short-Term Fellowships, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (external)
• Due Oct. 15: German Chancellor Fellowship (external)
• Due Oct. 15 – 18: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

Workshops & Events

GradCO: Career Exploration & Planning

  Sept. 25, 12 – 1 p.m.   Zoom

What's your career goal? What do you need to do to be competitive? How do you know? Join us for a workshop on planning your career and learn how to chart a path that will prepare you for the career you want!

This workshop is hosted by CU Anschutz and is being shared with other institutions across Colorado as part of the GradCO Consortium's Professional Development Series.

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SciComm 101: How to Give a Great Talk

  Sept. 25, 3 – 4 p.m.   Center for Community (C4C), Flatirons Room (N301)

Effectively communicating complex research to an unspecialized audience can seem like a tall order. You've got to get the information out accurately and succinctly without losing people. But like the rest of the characteristics of a good researcher, it's a skillset that can be learned and refined. So, here's a crash course based on what Dr. Sammy has learned in his own adventures in SciComm. Open to all graduate students. Light refreshments will be provided.

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GradCO: Conducting Literature Reviews

  Oct. 1, 12 – 1 p.m.   Zoom

Writing a Literature Review can be challenging. Where do you start? Where do you stop? This workshop led by Seth Vuletich (scholarly communications librarian) and Brianna Buljung (teaching and learning librarian) will help you answer these questions and develop strategies to take on this sometimes-onerous task more effectively.

This workshop is hosted by Colorado School of Mines and is being shared with other institutions across Colorado as part of the GradCO Consortium's Professional Development Series.

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Emotional & Social Intelligence Training for Grad Students

  Oct. 3, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.   Zoom

Emotions are data points that can help us influence and direct our behavior in positive ways. Highly effective leaders and individuals can use emotions as an intelligence source. This course explores the benefits and use-cases of social and emotional intelligence using research studies, neuroscience and personal reflection.

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Navigating Imposter Syndrome in Grad School & Beyond

  Oct. 10, 12 – 1:30 p.m.   Zoom

Have you ever felt like an imposter? Join Leslie Blood, director of graduate community and program development to discuss imposter syndrome in graduate school and beyond. You'll learn strategies to recognize and manage feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy that often accompany academic challenges. You'll also gain tools to build confidence and resilience, fostering a more positive and productive graduate school experience.

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Graduate School Open Forum

  Oct. 10, 4 – 4:50 p.m.   Zoom

To increase communication and transparency within the Graduate School, Dean Adler will be hosting an open forum on Oct. 10 from 4 to 4:50 p.m., via Zoom (a separate link will be sent to you over email). This event will include special guest Provost Russell Moore and will provide an opportunity for attendees to ask questions and engage in a dialogue regarding the activities of the Graduate School and Academic Affairs at CU Boulder.

The Anxiety of Being the Only

  Oct. 16, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.   CASE Auditorium

Academia is occupied by many people who are “Onlys.” The only of their race, ethnicity, gender or disability in their department, college or division. At this session, Angela Neal-Barnett, national award-winning professor of psychology from Kent State University, will invite participants to explore what it means to be an Only and the outward impacts that it has on the CU Boulder community.

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Proposal Writing: Knowing Your Audience

  Oct. 23, 12 – 1 p.m.   Zoom

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is pleased to offer a proposal writing webinar on the importance of knowing your audience. Incorporating funder language and directly addressing stated review criteria increases proposal competitiveness. This session will address where this language can be found and provide methods for addressing review criteria. Click “I’m Interested” to register.

GradCO: Leadership, Research and Radical Candor

  Oct. 24, 12 – 1:30 p.m.   Zoom

Dr. Josiane Broussard, a researcher at both CSU and CU Anschutz, runs a highly successful research lab. Dr. Broussard and her team will talk at this session about one of the keys to their success: radical candor. What is it? How do you do it? And in what ways might it help you communicate with others more successfully?

This workshop is hosted by Colorado State University and is being shared with other institutions across Colorado as part of the GradCO Consortium's Professional Development Series.

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CIMER: Assessing Understanding

  Oct. 31, 10 – 11:30 a.m.   CASE E390 (CTL Suite)

Determining whether mentees understand core concepts about the research they are doing is critical in a productive mentoring relationship—though this is surprisingly difficult to do. Developing strategies to assess how well mentees understand the purpose of their project, underlying principles and the context of their work is an important part of becoming an effective mentor. Moreover, it is important for mentors to be able to identify the causes for confusion and develop strategies to address misunderstandings.

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