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External Opportunities for Current Graduate Students

Versatile Ph.D.

This website has a number of resources for Ph.D. students interested in non-academic career paths, including industry and government areas of employment, job listings, social networking, and meeting announcements. Students can become Versatile Ph.D. members for free, and UC Merced has an institutional membership that provides access to premium content.

Humanists@Work

The UC Humanities Research Institute invites UC humanities and humanistic social science graduate students to attend their next graduate career workshop. UCHRI will provide travel grants (covering roundtrip travel and one night of lodging) to three students from each UC campus.

TED Fellows Program

Similar to our Grad Slam competition, but on a much broader scale, TED Fellows learn how to talk about their great ideas in a way that is appealing to a variety of audiences. Applications have recently closed, but you can learn more about the program with plenty of time to prepare for the next cycle here.