New School of Engineering students meet at the President's Reception during New Graduate Student Orientation.
A message to the Directors of Graduate Admissions (February 2015)
Dear Faculty Directors of Graduate Admissions,
Thank you for your dedicated leadership and thoughtful work to facilitate the graduate admissions process.
Making prospective students aware of all that’s available once they matriculate may increase your yield. We would like to to alert you to some distinctive central resources that make Stanford even more attractive to the students you are recruiting. In summary, here are things we've recently heard that give Stanford a competitive edge in recruiting new graduate students:
1. The Graduate Education Overview outlines support for diversity, interdisciplinary learning and innovation at Stanford, as well as abundant resources for professional development. (download PDF)
2. The VPGE Brochure (trifold) informs new or current students about our resources and opportunities.
In addition to sharing these documents with prospective students, we also encourage you to point students to the VPGE website.
Please review all the information outlined below, as these details describe some of the reasons and examples of Stanford resources that make us stand out among our peers. Please forward information to your admissions committee and other faculty, as appropriate.
We welcome your feedback and ideas for activities in future years.
Sincerely,
Patricia J. Gumport
Vice Provost for Graduate Education
Professor of Education
Cc:
- Student Services Administrators
- Directors of Graduate Studies
- Assistant/Associate Deans
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1. Doctoral Admissions Resources & Fellowships for New Admits
- Graduate Recruitment and Diversity Day (GRAD Diversity Day), March 13, 2015 Participating schools are Earth Sciences, Engineering, Humanities and Sciences, the Graduate School of Education and the Graduate School of Business. Contact graddiversity@stanford.edu or your school's diversity officer.
- Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity Graduate Fellowships (CCSRE-GF) Deadline February 26, 2015 This year four fellowships will be offered to incoming doctoral students with research interests aligned with those of faculty associated with the Center.
- Stanford Graduate Fellowships Program (SGF)
- EDGE Doctoral Fellowship Program provides financial enhancements and professional development opportunities that support the recruitment and success of students from diverse backgrounds. Contact chris.clarke@stanford.edu or your school’s diversity officer.
- DOWNLOAD Diversity Travel Instructions (For Stanford Faculty and Staff: SUNetID required) Funds of up to $500 per applicant are available to defray the cost of campus visits for prospective U.S. students who will enhance diversity in Stanford doctoral programs.
2. Current Graduate Student Funding Opportunities
- Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship (SIGF) Program DEADLINE: March 12, 2015
- DARE (Diversifying Academia, Recruiting Excellence) Doctoral Fellowship Program DEADLINE: March 30, 2015
- SPICE (Student Projects for Intellectual Community Enhancement) Innovation Funds DEADLINE: March 2, 2015
- Diversity Dissertation Research Opportunity Funds DEADLINE: March 31, 2015
3. Professional Development Programs for Graduate Students
The VPGE office partners with schools, departments and many other units on campus to offer workshops and experiences for students to build their academic and professional skills.
