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Interdisciplinary Academic Opportunities
The Graduate School encourages PhD students to work across academic disciplines. Many opportunities exist within GSAS to foster the exchange of knowledge across fields and the development of new areas of academic inquiry.
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Professional & Career Development
We promote an intentional approach to professional development, one that begins with the first year of your PhD and continues to evolve as you build knowledge and shape your scholarly and professional identity. Take advantage of the resources Yale has to offer: join a workshop series on leadership, communication, or project management; develop mentoring skills; or prepare for the job market through workshops on scholarly profile, job market materials, and interviewing skills. You can participate in professional development and career strategy workshops, and also schedule one-on-one consultations about your professional development and job search readiness.
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Professional Development Opportunity in Lieu of Teaching
In some cases, you may pursue a Professional Development Opportunity in lieu of a standard teaching assignment. These experiences in on-campus offices offer you a chance to explore career options while gaining new skills.
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Programs & Policies Bulletin
https://catalog.yale.edu/gsas/
The Graduate School's Programs and Policies (P&P) Bulletin is your primary reference guide for all policies and regulations in the Graduate School. The P&P provides a comprehensive overview of all Graduate School requirements, as well as the requirements of individual programs. Please refer to the handbook for more information.
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Yale Student Grants Database
https://yale.communityforce.com/Funds/Search.aspx
The Student Grants Database allows you to search for any Yale funding and external fellowships that have a campus application process.
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Student Travel Resources
Students have access to an array of resources to support travel for research, study, and professional development. See here for a detailed overview of funding sources, health coverage information, and resources for domestic and international travel.
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Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program
Are you a current undergraduate student considering pursuing a PhD? Each summer, the Yale Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program brings about 15 qualified undergraduates to Yale for eight weeks to explore what a PhD could offer them.
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Poorvu Center: Teaching Development and Initiatives
https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/graduate-students/about-teaching-development-graduate-and-professional-school-students
The Teaching Development and Initiatives team provides opportunities for you to develop your pedagogical skills while you're here at Yale and as you prepare to teach at other institutions. You can earn a certificate that affirms your expertise, join in community with other graduate teachers, and compete for an opportunity to develop your own course alongside a faculty member. PhD students are also eligible to become McDougal Graduate Teaching Fellows, in which position you can further develop your teaching by facilitating workshops for your fellow graduate students and postdocs.
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Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
The 3-Minute Thesis competition challenges Yale PhD students to describe their thesis clearly and persuasively to a broad audience – in 3 minutes! Create a professional asset that is just as critical for academic conferences and job talks as it is for a job search outside of the academy.
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Yale Library Workshops
https://schedule.yale.edu/calendar/instruction?cid=4960&t=d&d=0000-00-00&cal=4960&inc=0
Yale Library offers workshops and events on a range of subjects that allow you to familiarize yourself with the library's resources and support your use of scholarly tools and online platforms. Workshop topics include: getting started with Zotero; syncing your online bibliography; cleaning messy data using Excel; literature searching; using LaTex; and curating your online scholarly profile. Workshops are sequenced to support every level of familiarity with scholarly tools, from beginner to proficient.