Student Programs
Programs & Funding
VPGE's professional development programs span a wide range of topics and formats. There's something to meet your needs and schedule, from information-packed Quick Bytes lunches, to multi-session Negotiation Matters workshops, or week-long Stanford Graduate Summer Institute courses.
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Grad Grow
Prepare for a Flourishing Career with Grad Grow. Explore professional development events and resources. Or, select a skill and uncover relevant opportunities from the six competencies
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Career Planning
We support Stanford graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in pursuing their career of choice, both within and beyond academia.
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3 Minute Thesis
This competition celebrates graduate student scholarship, cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills and supports students’ capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a lay audience.
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Stanford Graduate Summer Institute
Explore new subjects, experiment with new ideas, and meet new people, expanding your community for years to come.
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