VPGE-Administered Programs

The following programs and funds are directly administered by the VPGE office. In addition, the schools, departments and programs at Stanford also provide numerous opportunities to explore and expand your graduate academic experience.

All VPGE forms and applications related to the programs listed here are collected on one page for easy reference.

Graduate Fellowship Programs

From its first award in 1997, the endowed Stanford Graduate Fellowships (SGF) Program in Science and Engineering has provided multi-year financial support to hundreds of Ph.D. students in the sciences and engineering. Approximately 1300 students in over 40 departments have been supported, and more than 500 Ph.D.s have been granted to SGF Fellows. More recently, additional fellowship programs have been launched, including DARE, CSRE and SIGF.

• Diversifying Academia Recruiting Excellence (DARE) doctoral fellowship program
• Stanford Graduate Fellowships (SGF)
• Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowships (SIGF)
• Other VPGE-administered Stanford fellowship programs

Interdisciplinary Learning Opportunities

Today’s intellectual and social problems require the minds and talents of students from many fields. Stanford's graduate students—tomorrow’s problem-solvers and leaders—are be able to roam freely, gathering and sharing ideas across disciplines.

VPGE works to expand cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary educational opportunities for students. We encourage students to enroll in classes across the university, outside of their home discipline. We foster opportunities for students from diverse fields to interact with one another, expanding their professional and personal networks.

See other interdisciplinary oppportunities, including graduate courses particularly for students in other fields:

• Stanford Graduate Summer Institute (SGSI)

Leadership/Professional Development Programs

Stanford’s graduate students will be leaders in numerous organizational, intellectual, and social communities throughout their lives. This will requires more than disciplinary expertise. Students will need skills and abilities in leadership, communications, and management.

See a list of programs and resources,including programs offered through other offices at Staford:

• Leadership from the Inside Out (workshops)
• Leadership Program (series of conversations)
• Management Matters and Communication Matters (workshops)

Career Preparation Programs

Stanford University provides resources to help graduate students prepare for leadership roles in their chosen career fields, whether within or outside of academia. The VPGE supports a number of these programs.

See list of programs and resources, including contacts for Career Development Offices at Stanford:

• Academic Chats
• Future Faculty Seminar

Supporting Innovation in Graduate Degree Programs

Continued investment in students, faculty, and academic departments is essential to maintain and extend our outstanding graduate degree programs in light of increased competitiveness, new global challenges, and new opportunities for disciplinary expertise to inform multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary problem-solving.

• Strengthening the Core (SCORE) - funds for innovation in graduate education
• Student Projects for Intellectual Community Enhancement (SPICE) - funds for graduate student initiatives to create and sustain intellectual community

Diversity in Graduate Education

At the graduate level, Stanford believes a student body that is both highly qualified and diverse in terms of culture, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, gender, work and life experiences is essential to educational excellence. A diverse community of scholars asks unexpected questions and has divergent insights, and so pushes the forefront of knowledge further, faster. The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education works collaboratively with others to broaden the participation and promote the success of students from a variety of backgrounds under-represented within research universities. As a result, the next generation of leaders will be better prepared, and all members of the Stanford community can reap the educational benefits of diversity.

• Diversifying Academia Recruiting Excellence (DARE) doctoral fellowship program
• Recruitment activities and support
• Funding for programs and events sponsored by student organizations to advance graduate student diversity
• Dissertation research opportunity fund

All VPGE forms and applications related to these programs are collected on one page for easy reference.