UChicagoGRAD welcomes – and welcomes back – graduate students and postdocs to campus! We are delighted to resume in-person operations on the third floor of the University Bookstore. We hope you will consider UChicagoGRAD to be a one-stop shop to find services that help you navigate your academic and professional careers.

 

You may be familiar with some of our admissions team through your application processes and now that you are here, our advisors look forward to meeting with you about fellowship applications, public speaking training, career exploration and planning, diversity and inclusion, work/life balance strategies, and more. We host programs that build helpful skills while connecting you with fellow graduate students across the university – from practicing research presentations through Expand Your Perspectives, to discovering destinations around Chicago with Maroon Mates, to meeting other grads/postdocs with children at the Family Resource Center. Sign up for our programs and make an appointment with an advisor on the GRAD Gargoyle, our online registration portal. You can always get help with any payment issues by emailing gradhelp@uchicago.edu, and keep an eye out for programming related to taxes and financial wellness throughout the year.

 

Lastly, we are excited to announce that the new Graduate Student Lounge will open on October 13 on the 4^th floor of the Bookstore, just upstairs from UChicagoGRAD. The Lounge is the outcome of a student, faculty, and staff working group that was charged with creating a dedicated space where graduate students from across programs can drop in for individual study or small group collaboration, get helpful information about campus resources and services, and socialize with fellow grad students. First- or second-year students who did not get a GRAD Gargoyle t-shirt at Orientation can stop by the Lounge to pick one up after it opens. We can’t wait to welcome you all – stay tuned for updates about an official Grand Opening in the coming weeks.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers opportunities to study at an overseas university, conduct independent research, or work as an English teaching assistant in over 140 countries around the world.  Whether you would like to examine ancient religious scrolls in Kyoto or intern at an international business in Mexico City, Fulbright awards are open to master’s students of all disciplines.  To learn more about the Fulbright and how to apply, join us for “Exploring Fulbright for Master’s Students” on Thursday, July 8, 10-10:30am.  In this last session of its kind this year, you will learn important information about the types of Fulbright awards available to you, their application components, and the application timeline with campus deadlines.  We will also discuss useful strategies for producing strong written statements and provide access to the helpful resources that UChicagoGRAD offers Fulbright applicants to help them produce strong applications.  After the presentation, there will be time for Q & A to get your questions about Fulbright answered.  Master’s students from all fields are welcome. U.S. citizenship is required to apply.  For more details, and to register for the event, click here.