Register Today: Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Submission Workshop

Submission time is here again, and we want to help you graduate! Stacy Wallace, Assistant Director of the Graduate Editorial Office will help you walk through exactly what you need to do to make sure that your submissions pass through our office as smoothly as possible.

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Submission 
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 
McKnight Brain Institute, DeWeese Auditorium, LG101-A

To register, log into GIMS and follow the steps below. Register early to guarantee yourself a spot!

Registration Instructions
Login to GIMS using your GatorLink ID and Password: http://gradschool.ufl.edu/gimsportal/gatorlink/portal.asp
Once you login, on the top of the page click on the “Workshops” tab
Under “Register” click the box and then “Submit”
After you complete this process, you will receive an email confirmation.

If your schedule changes and you are unable to attend the event, repeat the steps above to remove yourself from the list of workshop attendees.

Alert - New hold for Fall 2017 students

There is a new hold that will be placed on all students registered for their second fall semester at UF. You will not be able to register for Spring 2018 unless you complete the steps outlined at ufcareerready.com

Completing the requirements of both holds will take approximately 45 minutes and the holds will be removed immediately.

If this is not your 2nd Fall semester at UF, you should not have this hold. 

Register today for the ABE 3MT+V contest!!

REMINDER...register today to participate in the 3MT+V event on Thursday October 5th. Cash prizes will be awarded in both the speech and video categories! Let Shannon know ASAP if you plan to participate.

UF Career Showcase - 9/26 and 9/27

This Week - Tuesday and Wednesday

Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center Wherever your interests lie, there’s a variety of employers from diverse industries who have come to the University of Florida to network with students just like you.

Day One / Non - Technical Day

Tuesday, September 26
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
O’Connell Center

Calling all Gators hoping to enter fields like accounting, health care, communications, education, sales, and retail. Log in to Gator CareerLink to see what employers are attending and the areas they’re looking to hire for.

Day Two / Technical Day

Wednesday, September 27
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
O’Connell Center

Perfect for Gators in computer science, engineering, information systems, research, and other technical fields! Log in to Gator CareerLink to see what employers are attending and the areas they’re looking to hire for.

Gator's Connecting with Corporate

The UF Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers would like to invite you to our Gators Connecting with Corporate (GCC) event happening September 25, 2017. This event is a more intimate career showcase environment where companies will be looking for interns and full hires of all majors.

Students will have the benefit of:
· Less wait
· More face time

Companies attending GCC 2017:
· Exxon, Northrop, Chevron, Intel, Capital One, GE Power, Norfolk Southern, Citrix, Accenture, Mosaic, CH2M, and Harris

The event is from 6:00P.M. - 8:00P.M at the Florida Gymnasium. Attire is business professional.
Everyone is invited! This event is open to any and all majors looking for career opportunities.

Please convey this information to your fellow members as we would love to have as many of you come out as possible! Feel free to contact Mical at AstTreasurer.ufnsbe@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.

Trellis Fellowship

Trellis Fund Fellowship Opportunity Graduate students are invited to apply for a fellowship with short-term international research projects as part of the Trellis Fund. The Trellis Fund connects organizations in developing countries with U.S. graduate students who have agricultural expertise, generating benefits for both the students and the in-country institutions. Together, they collaborate to address horticultural challenges faced by local farmers within the areas of: Post-harvest management; Fruit and vegetable processing; Crop production, including vegetables, kiwi fruit or tropical plants; Pest, disease and weed management; Soil management, including mulching, composting, biochar, soil tests; Small-scale irrigation; Agricultural marketing; Experimental field designs; Economic analysis; and Accounting and business skills. Fifteen Trellis Fund fellowships are available for 2018 to work with partner institutions in Ethiopia, Ghana, Nepal, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Selected students will work remotely with an organization as consultants on projects for a minimum of 100 hours for six month project and also travel for approximately 2- 3 weeks for in-country work. Students will be provided airfare; reimbursement travel expenses and a $300 fellowship upon completion. Check out this short video explaining the Trellis Fund opportunity. Applications are due 11:59 p.m. EST on October 27 with decision announcements in early December. UF is one of four partner institutions from the Horticulture Innovation Lab eligible to have students apply and participate in the Trellis Fund Project. In the past, UF has had the most applicants apply to the program with many participants selected. See project opportunities and application instructions here. Questions?  Please email trellisfund@ucdavis.edu. More information and the application portal can be found here.

Apply Now for 2018 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is now accepting applications for its 2018 Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).

Fellowship recipients benefit from a three-year annual stipend of $34,000 plus a $12,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees (paid to the institution), opportunities for international research and professional development, and the freedom to conduct research at any accredited US institution of graduate education they choose.

For more information on this fellowship program, eligibility for it and instructions on how to apply for it, click on this online link: https://www.nsfgrfp.org

For application deadlines — which run from October 23, 2017 through October 27, 2017, depending on major (astronomy, chemistry, computer and information sciences and engineering, engineering, geosciences, life sciences, materials research, mathematical sciences, physics, psychology, social sciences, STEM education and learning) — click on this online link:
https://www.nsfgrfp.org/applicants/important_dates

If you have questions about application and/or letter of recommendation procedures, please contact:

GRF Operations Center

Telephone: 866-NSF-GRFP (866-673-4737)
E-mail: info@nsfgrfp.org
Hours of operation: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time