Grad Grow Learning Opportunities

Many departments offer courses that have been designated service-learning by Haas, meaning that they either provide training for or opportunities to engage in public service. When viewing available classes in Explore Courses, search for "Service Learning Course (certified by Haas Center)" and be sure to sort by career to find out which offerings are available to grad students. 

In addition to dissertation fellowships, the Clayman Institute offers a number of opportunities to support graduate students working on gender or gender related topics. The three Clayman Institute prizes honor the next generation of gender research scholars and afford leading graduate students the opportunity to present their research in a number of forums. Some prizes require a faculty nomination.

If you have questions about design or design thinking, this is the site for you. The d.school's Design Questions Library covers subjects from teamwork to empathy and creativity, to design speed, and can direct you towards further resources in any areas that pique your interest. 

The d.school's Design Thinking Bootleg is a compendium of tools and method used by design thinkers, formulated into a convenient (pdf) deck of cards for you to keep around. Available in English, Spanish, and German, the deck covers the five different "modes" that are the components of design thinking: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. Anyone interested in design thinking can use it for inspiration or to generate new ideas for potential ways of doing things.

Stanford offers several programs and funding sources that support the university in achieving a diverse and successful graduate student body. As part of these diversity initiatives, the VPGE funds student-led projects that promote diversity, through the Student Projects for Intellectual Community Enhancement (SPICE), Diversity and Inclusion Innovation Funds (DIF), and Diversity Dissertation Research Opportunity (DDRO) programs. Additionally, the VPGE also offers competitive fellowships for students from diverse backgrounds. 

Stanford offers many diversity-related initiatives and a wide range of resources to support an inclusive community. The Resource Directory within the Diversity Works website allows you to easily search Stanford's many diversity-related resources.