GSAS recently checked in with a couple of students and one recent grad who are currently abroad on special grants and fellowships. We are pleased to report that they are all doing quite well and making the most of their time overseas. Their updates follow below.

Summer Internships – Not Just For Undergraduates
Graduate students can benefit greatly from a summer internship. While your graduate education is invaluable, employers are seeking candidates who have gained skills and experience beyond the classroom. Many summer internships have deadlines in February or March, so it’s time to start thinking about your summer plans. This following list includes just a small sampling of internships for graduate students. If you’d like to make an appointment to discuss summer internships, resumes, academic and non-academic job search, or anything career related, request one here.

RAND (Ph.D.s only, various disciplines)
Application deadline: mid February

UARC STI Graduate Student Summer Internship Project (STEM fields)
Application deadline: March (no date specified)

Asian Development Bank
Application deadline: Varies by semester; next deadline is March 1

Bipartisan Policy Center
Application deadline: March 1

CATO Institute:
Application deadline: March 1

NIH Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
Application deadline: March 1

Public Policy Institute – California
Application deadline: March 10

The Folger Shakespeare Library
Application deadlines: Most in April; check website

Editor's correction: The student site visits to Longwood Medical Center (as covered in January Highlights) were organized by the Hiatt Career Center, not by Heller.

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Honor Thy Mentor!
Nominate Him or Her for the Dean’s Mentoring Award
Nomination Deadline: March 1
The Dean of Arts and Sciences Mentoring Award provides a $1,000 award to a faculty member who supervises graduate students and demonstrates an “outstanding ability as a mentor.” To nominate or receive additional information, go here.

May Graduation Deadlines
March 1: Application for May Graduation due;
April 18: Last day to defend a dissertation (DEC form is due at least 2 weeks before your defense);
April 26: Certification of Master's Thesis Acceptance due;
April 29: Last day to deposit a master's thesis;
May 1: Last day to deposit a dissertation. To view the full list of graduation deadlines, go here.

Commencement Regalia
Once you've applied to graduate, watch out for e-mails later in March about ordering commencement regalia and filling out the necessary forms. Please be sure to order your regalia on time!

Student Loan Exit Counseling
Exit Counseling is a federal and institutional requirement for all student loan borrowers receiving a degree. For Federal Loans (Stafford, GradPLUS, and Perkins), Exit Counseling is done online. These interactive counseling sessions will help you to understand the rights and responsibilities that come with your student loans. Students who have borrowed funds directly from the University will need to meet with Steven Doona, the Assistant Director of Student Loans, to complete Exit Counseling. You can e-mail Steven or call him at (781) 736-4451.

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The Mellon and Sachar grants provide up to $3,000 for doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences to conduct dissertation research. Application deadline: March 1. Read more.

Travel and Research Grants (sponsored by the GSA) provide funds (usually in the $150-$300 range) to graduate students to conduct research, primarily for a thesis or a “major project.” Application deadline: February 25. Read more.

Global Supplementary Grant Program (GSGP) offers supplementary funding to doctoral students from select countries in southeastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Mongolia, the middle/near east, and south Asia who are pursuing doctoral degrees in the humanities and social sciences. Please go here for additional eligibility requirements and information. Application deadline: April 1.

Looking@Democracy: $100,000 in Prizes for Fresh Ideas on Democracy
Sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation, prizes will be awarded for short, provocative media submissions designed to spark a national conversation about why government is important to our lives or how individuals and communities can come together to strengthen American democracy. Animators, writers, designers, artists, filmakers, musicians, developers, photographers, students, and professors are all welcome to submit their digital media. Please go here for additional information. Submission deadline: April 30.