Programs sponsored by the VPGE office attract graduate students from all over campus and are a great way to experience interdisciplinary learning. The programs listed below also feature interdisciplinary learning as one of their main objectives.
Programs & Funding
Designing the Professional
Once you get your degree, how do you get a life? What do you want out of life after Stanford? Wondering how to weave together what fits, is doable, and will be truly meaningful? Then join us for Designing the Professional, offered in several different formats as a program or course.
EPIC Resilience: Surviving & Thriving in Chaos
Prepare for working in an era of relentless change
Finding Purpose and Meaning During Challenging Times
Explore the science and art of purpose and practice essential tools for living a life of authenticity, connection, and impact.
Impostor Syndrome: "Am I An Impostor? And If So, So What?"
Hear about real life experiences with impostor syndrome from Professor Margot Gerritsen and discuss steps toward overcoming it.
Stanford Ignite
Got innovation? Learn how to formulate, develop, and commercialize your ideas with Stanford Ignite. Led by the Graduate School of Business, Stanford Ignite is a certificate program that provides the business fundamentals necessary to succeed at any entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial venture.
VPGE Pop-Ups
Staff and faculty can invite VPGE to present a professional development workshop to your graduate students.Funding
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DIF is a program that supports Stanford graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in the development of a project that will advance diversity within those populations.
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All Students, Postdoctoral Scholars | by Application | Spring quarter |
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SCORE Academic Innovation Funds support faculty-led innovations in core areas of graduate education.
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Faculty | by Application | Applications welcome anytime |
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SIGF supports doctoral students whose research crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries.
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Doctoral Students | by Application | Winter quarter |
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SPICE funds support graduate students' efforts to build and expand their intellectual communities at Stanford.
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All Students | by Application | Spring quarter |
