Resources

The Stanford Entrepreneurship Corner, hosted by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), provides a large collection of online content related to entrepreneurship. Search hundreds of videos, podcasts, and articles featuring insights from a wide variety of successful innovators. Learn how many top entrepreneurs navigated the business and technology worlds to achieve success as you consider your own professional path.  

Interested in entrepreneurship? Check out the Stanford Entrepreneurship Network—a working group of university programs and student groups that offers opportunities to learn about various aspects of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is thriving in multiple areas of campus and throughout Silicon Valley; this network helps connect organizations and provides guidance and support as you look to innovate.

Stanford University has been affectionately known as "The Farm" ever since it was established by founders Leland and Jane Stanford on their Palo Alto stock farm. Now, the O'Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm is Stanford's home for hands-on learning in sustainable agriculture. This wonderful educational farm is open year round and offers workshops, volunteer opportunities, wellness courses and a space for student sustainability groups. If you're interested, check out this page to figure out how to get your hands dirty!

The Stanford Women’s Community Center hosts the Gender, Equity, and Justice Summit (formerly known as the Stanford Women’s Leadership Conference). Over the years, this program has become an annual event to celebrate leaders who are raising awareness of issues related to equity in their fields and working to make change in their lives and communities. The purpose of the summit is to celebrate leaders who are raising awareness of issues related to equity in their fields and working to make a change in their lives and communities. The summit also serves to connect individuals from different institutions and organizations and provide space to engage in dialogue and build community.  Open to current Stanford students, alumni and faculty. Registration is on a first come, first served basis and spaces are limited.

The mission of the Stanford Geospatial Center is to support GIS use across the Stanford community. If you are interested in learning about the fundamentals of GIS, data management, data visualization tools, or spatial analysis, the center provides workshops as well as one-on-one consultations. Additionally, the center offers an extensive collection of geospatial data as well as up-to-date software.  

Did you know Stanford has a golf course on campus? One of approximately 30 college courses in the country, Stanford Golf Course opened in 1930 and was designed by famed architects George C. Thomas and Billy Bell Jr. Students and their guests have playing privileges at low rates. Whether you are an expert player or just interested in checking out the rolling greens, you can take advantage of this unique campus offering. 

Looking for a reliable source of health-related information? The Stanford Health Library aims to provide free, scientifically-based medical information to help people make informed decisions about health care. Visit their website to learn more about health conditions, diagnoses, and treatments. 

Confused about what emblem to use on your conference poster, or wondering how to get the correct business cards? This helpful website offers a comprehensive guide to the Stanford Identity and how to apply it in your own work. Here you can find the correct university logos, fonts, documents, and branding, and even order stationary. 

The Stanford Learning Lab is a program within Student Affairs developed to synthesize the goals within Our Most Important Work and the IDEAL Initiative throughout the student experience within the University and beyond. It aims to create new resources and spaces to support learning variability among Stanford students. Check this out if you are interested in seeking or providing support for learning diversity at Stanford. 

Located in libraries throughout campus, SUL's subject librarians provide discipline-specific consultations, advice, and support to guide you through all phases of your research project. A complete listing of subject librarians is available online; librarians can be contacted directly by email or phone. 

Stanford hosts an incredible number of highly talented musicians, performers, and artists throughout the year. Graduate students can often get discounted tickets to these performances and events. Visit Stanford Live for a full calendar and details on tickets. Take advantage of this amazing opportunity to explore the arts and relax!

Interested in pursuing internships, research projects, and/or public service beyond the classroom? Check out SOLO, Stanford's central location for on- and off-campus hands-on learning opportunities. Search the platform by keyword or by location to find hundreds of learning opportunities across the United States and the world. Opportunities are posted by over 30 departments and academic units at Stanford, so you will be sure to find a wide range of interesting choices.  

On-demand webinars, articles, and e-books by Stanford faculty, industry experts and senior researchers go beyond course curricula to address emerging academic topics and trends. Offered by the Stanford Center for Professional Development and Stanford Online, this content gallery provides learning resources on strategy, design thinking, leadership, decision analysis and innovation, from aeronautics to statistics. 

The Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) sponsors a Junior Scholars Forum for newer researchers. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows working in all fields in the general area of philanthropy, the non-profit sector and civil society are invited to apply. The aim of the forum is to highlight and support the exciting work of young scholars and contribute to its development. The forum desires submissions from a wide variety of disciplines and professional schools. The website provides a list of relevant themes and topics on which research is currently underway at Stanford, but scholars who wish to present are not limited to these. Recaps of past forums are also available on the site for perusal at your leisure. 

Stanford's PhD Alumni Employment Project provides current and potential doctoral students with valuable data on the diverse career pathways of PhD alumni. Conducted in 2013, based on 5-year and 10-year cohorts, the study allows you to filter results by academic program and by department, as well as by employment sector and geography.

Stanford Profiles is a virtual workspace for collaboration among faculty, graduate students, postdocs, and staff. Profiles is a directory with a social networking function that lets you work closely with colleagues in a private, secure environment. You can customize your profile and track the colleagues and projects that matter to you.

Originally founded by the School of Medicine, Stanford Profiles (formerly the CAP Network) was expanded in 2013 to partner with various schools, institutes, and administrative offices.

Stanford Radio is a group of programs that feature the newest ideas, research and conversations from Stanford University, covering everything from the latest engineering advances, to legal and education issues, to engaging interviews with some of the most accomplished alumni of the university. Keep up to date with the university and your field by giving these broadcasts a listen!

Stanford Seed Funding aims to simplify the search for internal university funding that support early stage work at Stanford. Stanford has numerous internal funding opportunities for faculty and their research teams, but it’s not always apparent where they all are, or how to apply. Stanford Seed Funding's goal is to make it easy to find opportunities and simple to apply. This service is part of a Dean of Research (DoResearch) initiative. Check out their list of opportunities below.

 

Stanford Splash is a twice annual opportunity for you to practice your teaching skills and share your passions (research related or not) with eager students. As a Splash teacher, you have a chance to develop your pedagogical practice by creating your own curriculum, determining the size and duration of your class, and more. All students interested in outreach, education, and sharing what you are excited about are invited to look at past course catalogs and apply to teach anything you desire! Check out this page for more information and learn how to apply.

The Stanford Storytelling Project wants to help Stanford students, faculty and staff learn the craft of storytelling, Open to all students regardless of majors and experience, you can meet StoryLab mentors one on one to learn about the power of stories and see how you can deepen your life, work, and research through story telling. Appointments are 30 minutes long, and drop-ins are welcome, with preference given to students who have made appointments.