My promise to you is that we will listen, and we will do better. I ask that you help us. It has been a long time since I was a graduate student, but I do remember the joys and struggles. My job is to advocate for you. I promise I will do that.
- Dr. Linda Mason, Dean of The Graduate School
InnovatED is Purdue University’s premier graduate research magazine that showcases influential and inspirational graduate research conducted at Purdue. Now accepting fall submissions. Cash prizes for selected manuscripts.
West Lafayette residential Purdue graduate students who are enrolled in a Purdue University student insurance plan including children will soon receive an email from the Purdue University Student Insurance Office regarding their eligibility to be considered for a $1,000 scholarship. This scholarship was made possible through the generosity of two anonymous donors.
The Graduate School is bringing theoretically grounded, evidence-based, and culturally responsive mentorship training opportunities to Purdue faculty, postdocs, and graduate students. This is part of the school’s ongoing Mentorship Improvement Initiative, which launched early 2022.
The Graduate School’s Grant Writing for Diverse Careers class paired PhD humanities students with local Lafayette nonprofit organizations to help students develop their transferable skills and give back to the Greater Lafayette community. One history PhD student, Andrea Ens, wrote two winning grant proposals, which netted $13,515 for Lafayette Urban Ministry (LUM).
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No one takes a giant leap alone. The Graduate School provides a range of services, programs, and events to support the whole person—to empower graduate students to address the complex challenges of the day and build a better tomorrow together.
Seeking funding? Apply for travel, small research, or childcare grants or get help writing grant proposals and fellowship applications. Not finding the right fit? Earn a degree from one of our interdisciplinary graduate programs. Students facing a sticky situation can consult with our Office of Graduate Assistance.
The Purdue Graduate Student Center is home to the Purdue Graduate Student Government and offers space to graduate students for meetings, studying, and socializing. Find support and like-minded peers in a graduate student organization, cultural and resource center or diversity program. Students with families connect via our Graduate Parent Support Network.
Advance your leadership, communication, professional, academic, and life skills. Attend one of our 350 professional development workshops, showcase your ability to summarize your research, or publish your work in InnovatED. Craft your individual development plan. Explore your passions and make a successful transition to the job market.
