December 2025 Graduate School Bulletin
Graduate students, mark your calendars for important graduation deadlines, funding opportunities, and professional development workshops
Graduation Deadlines
Dec. 8
Grade changes for master's graduates must be submitted for incomplete courses taken during previous semesters.
Dec. 8
Deadline for fall doctoral graduates to update their diploma name or address in Buff Portal.
Jan. 2
Deadline for fall master's graduates to update their diploma name or address in Buff Portal.
Funding Deadlines
- Nov. 21: Figueroa Family Fellowship
- Dec. 1: The Carter G. Woodson Institute’s Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
- Dec. 1: Rocky Mountain Conservancy Education Fellowships
- Dec. 5: The Front Range Consortium sponsorship to attend the 2026 Socrates Winter Seminars in Aspen, Colo. To be considered, please submit the following to erin.staine-pyne@usafa.org:
- A current resume
- An unofficial transcript
- A one-page cover letter describing why you want to participate and what you hope to gain from the seminar
- Dec. 15: American Institute of Indian Studies Junior Research Fellowships
- Jan. 9: The City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Department Funded Research Program
Workshops & Events
Inclusive Research Mentoring (CIMER): Promoting Independence and Self-Efficacy
Nov. 20, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CASE, CTL Suite, E390
An important goal in any mentoring relationship is helping the mentee become independent. Yet, defining what an independent mentee knows and can do is often not articulated by the mentor or the mentee and has become increasingly complex in the context of highly collaborative projects. This training will help you define what independence looks like and develop skills to foster independence so you can become an effective mentor.