The final round for the 2024 3-Minute Thesis competition will take place on November 22 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in the Rowe Auditorium. 10 finalists will compete with their most compelling — yet brief — research presentations.
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The Graduate School is seeking nominations for the 2025 Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award and the 2025 First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal.
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UNC Charlotte has been recognized as one of the top 30 universities in the United States for career outcomes and return on investment for international students, according to the 2024 F1 Hire Career Outcome University Ranking, released Oct. 16.
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The Graduate School is offering the last opportunity to participate in Mentor Training this semester. Sign-up now for the November 13th workshop! Join other faculty who have adopted best practices in mentoring students and postdocs! Spring dates will be announced in January.
Naz Fathma Tumpa, a nanoscale chemistry Ph.D. student, is one of two UNC Charlotte Klein College of Science students nominated as team finalists in the Collegiate Inventors Competition, and for a People’s Choice Award. Please vote for “Color-Metric Sensing” once per day through 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct 16.
Applications for the Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award may be submitted through Oct. 21 2024. For more information, please visit the Graduate School’s Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award site or contact Julie Green, jhgreen@charlotte.edu.
The Graduate School will offer Mentor Training for graduate faculty and Principal Investigators Oct. 18 and again on Nov. 13. Sessions run 9-4 pm each day.
The curriculum comes from the Center for the Improvement of the Mentored Experience in Research (CIMER) at the University of Wisconsin. It is highly interactive and includes a variety of useful resources and tools.
Principal Investigators (PIs) and graduate faculty who need to fulfill the Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (RECR) training requirements should register for one of these dates.
For more information and to register, please visit the Graduate School’s Mentorship Training site.
A recording is available of the virtual orientation Graduate Program Directors held Aug. 29.
To view the recording, go to the GPD Academic Orientation and enter passcode V?WpN4M^.
Joseph Campos, formerly Associate Director of Admissions for Queens University, has joined the Graduate School as Assistant Director of Recuitment.
Campos has over 20 years of experience in enrollment management, workforce development, and global partnerships. He will lead efforts to expand and strengthen Charlotte’s undergraduate and graduate international recruitment and enrollment strategies.
He holds a B.S. in Hospitality Sales and an MBA in Management from Johnson and Wales University.
Joe can be reached at jcampos5@charlotte.edu or x75501.
The Graduate School reception desk and Graduate Admissions recruitment team have moved to the first floor of the Reese building, centrally located on the UNC Charlotte campus.
This relocation aims to better serve the graduate student community and prospective students by providing improved accessibility and convenience for all visitors.
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The Graduate School is offering a Pathway to NSF GRF program of support and funding for qualified students interested in applying to the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship program (NSF GRF).
The Pathway program pays a $750 scholarship for up to 50 graduate students who are selected for the Pathway to NSF GRF Award, complete training and apply for the NSF GRF by NSF’s deadline.
For students pursuing a research-based M.S. or PhD in STEM, the NSF GRF is a nationally competitive fellowship that offers:
· $37,000/year stipend for 3 years
· $16,000/year cost of education allowance for 3 years
· Additional opportunities for a total of 5 years
Interested students should apply by Sept. 2. For more information and to apply, please visit the Pathway to NSF GRF Award website.
Graduate Enrollment Management is offering a training session on funding with two date options: Oct. 14 and Oct. 17. Both sessions run from 1-2:30 p.m.
Topics that will be addressed include compensation packages, GASP, graduate assistantships and paying for fees. The sessions will be conducted over Zoom.
Reserve your place by completing the Funding Training RSVP. A Google calendar invitation will be sent to all who RSVP.
Students who want to purchase health insurance for the 2024-25 academic year now have two options to choose from: Premium and Value.
The Value Plan was added this year to provide a lower premium with lower benefits. For comparison, the Value Plan for fall or spring semester is $1,182.28, while the Premium plan costs $1,475.32.
The costs for the Premium plan will be covered for students who qualify for the Graduate Assistant Support Program (GASP). Please note: All international students who want to purchase insurance should enroll in the Premium plan to meet the university’s requirements for coverage. More information is available from Student Health and a comparison of the two plans is available for download.
Graduate Academic Affairs and Student Affairs will host two opportunities for new Graduate Program Directors (GPD) to participate in an orientation session in September. The session will help familiarize new GPDs with Graduate School resources and support available for this new role as well as provide an opportunity to ask questions.
The orientation session options are Sept. 4 and Sept. 10. Please RSVP for one of the sessions using this form.
The Graduate School has introduced new funding to support conference travel where students have been invited to present. Applications for the award must be received by June 14.
The reimbursement applies to future 2024 travel or past conferences in 2023-24 and includes a $1,500 lump sum deposited to the student account. The scholarship is available to all graduate students in good standing for 2023-2024.
For more information and to apply, please visit the Graduate School Conference Travel Scholarship page.
Are your incoming international students ready for a smooth transition into graduate life? Our Pre-Orientation Days on Campus offers a comprehensive guide to navigating life on campus and in the U.S.
Pre-Orientation Days on Campus
When: July 28 – August 1, 2024
Program Fee: $160 for 4 nights, $195 for 5 nights
This pre-orientation is ideal for incoming international students who have already secured housing or are still looking for a place to live. Please note: all participants must move out by August 1. There is no option to stay longer.
Incoming students stay in on-campus housing and participate in programming that includes:
Encourage your students to seize this opportunity for a strong start! Share this interest form for them to complete by July 15, 2024.
The Graduate School is looking for an Assistant Director of Recruitment to drive global education initiatives to increase enrollment, identify growing global markets and enhance the international graduate student experience.
Join us in shaping the future of international enrollment at Charlotte by sharing this opportunity with your network. Application review will begin June 4.
For questions, please contact Sabrina L. Brown, Director of Graduate Recruitment, slbrown1@charlotte.edu.
In this May 16 webinar, in-country experts from IDP’s offices in Ghana and Nigeria will discuss best practices for recruiting students from their respective countries, including in-person and virtual tactics, subject demand trends, future opportunities in the region and more.
For more information and to register, please visit IDP Education.
The Graduate Admissions Office is looking for a dynamic group of currently enrolled graduate students to serve as Graduate Admissions Ambassadors for the 2024-2025 academic year to help recruit and enroll the graduate class. Ambassadors are well-positioned to connect with prospective applicants given their unique experiences and perspectives as enrolled graduate students.
More information about the opportunity can be found in the application.
We encourage Program Directors and Affiliates to share this opportunity with students in your program.
For questions, please contact Ellie Ivey (ellie.ivey@charlotte.edu).
In the 2024 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools rankings released this week, UNC Charlotte offers dozens of graduate programs considered among the best in the nation. For more information, read the full article.
