Non-Academic Careers

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Are you looking to leverage your advanced degree to land a non-academic job? Explore further to translate the skills and knowledge you have gained from your program and pursue a variety of in-demand careers within industry.

Use this page to get familiar with relevant strategies, transferable skills, and additional resources to support your plans.

Obtain Campus Funding

Graduate Student Internship Fellowship

Need a way to fund your summer internship? Looking to get experience outside of your department? Need financial help to fund an exciting opportunity? Apply for this year's Graduate Student Internship Fellowship!

  • Applications are open from April 8, 2024 - April 26, 2024
  • 20-min interviews the week of May 22 to May 24, 2024
  • Awardees notified May 31, 2024

Graduate students do not have to have an internship secured in order to apply; you may apply to this fellowship while you are in the process of applying for an internship(s). However, internship offers need to be made by May 24, 2024 for students who are selected to participate in the interview portion of this application process. Internships need to be finalized by May 31, 2024 in order to be selected for an award.

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For more information about the Fellowship, eligibility, and the application process, check out the Graduate Student Association's Graduate Student Internship Fellowship page.

For questions, please email: GradStudentInternshipFellowship@sa.ucsb.edu

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