Academic Resources
Collected resources designed to help students succeed at UC Santa Cruz in genomics or any other discipline.
Academic Culture
Mentorship
- “For women in computer science, a little mentoring goes a long way” – PRI
- “Getting the Mentoring You Need” – Science
- “Getting the most from your mentor: a short guide” – UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute
- “How to Make the Most of a Mentor and Get Ahead in Your Career” – LifeHacker
- Mentoring 101 Workshop – SACNAS
- “6 Ways to Make the Most of Your Mentorship” – Fast Company
- The Mentoring Manual – The Institute for Broadening Participation
Imposter Syndrome
Scientific Communication
- How to Communicate Your Research
- Writing Effective Scientific Abstracts (.ppt)
- Writing a Scientific Abstract handout (.pdf)
- NPR Scicommers: A community of scientists and engineers that includes undergrads, graduate students, post docs and faculty interested in improving their science communication skills
How to Prepare a Conference Presentation
How to Create an Individual Development Plan (IDP)
Funding Graduate Education
- American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation Fellowships and Grants
- UCLA Graduate and Postdoctoral Extramural Support (GRAPES) Database
- National Institutes of Health Training Opportunities
- Minority Postdoc: Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowships and Opportunities
- National Science Foundation Funding Opportunities Database
- UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: Established to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California.
- The Foundation Center: Billed as “The only resource you need to search for the foundations most likely to give you grants”