California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education
The next California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education is occurring on Sat 10/19/24 at UC Riverside. (See more information below or by following the link.) There is no charge to students to attend and free lunch will be provided.
The California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education has been designed particularly to meet the needs of advanced undergraduates and master's candidates who belong to groups that are currently underrepresented in doctoral-level programs. Students will have the opportunity to meet representatives of the nation’s leading graduate schools offering Master’s and Ph.D. degrees and to attend workshops and panel sessions. In addition, students will have free access to a GRE prep course.
Priority forum registration is due M 10/7/24 by end of day. (Registration will remain open until all spaces are filled.)
The Cal Poly Office of Student Research will reimburse up to $450 (travel, lodging, meals) for individuals driving to this event (or towards the cost of flying or taking the train). If you are a rider not a driver, OSR will reimburse up to $150 for these costs. If you need a ride, please fill out the funding request form and we will work to find you one!
To ensure that you have reserved travel reimbursement funding, please complete the OSR 2024 Forum Funding Request Form by end of day on W 10/9 (if possible). (Submissions after this date may be accepted pending funding availability.) You are responsible for making all travel arrangements, aside from OSR support for folks looking for a ride. Erica Garcia will contact you after you complete this form to share more details about the process.
Please contact egarc150@calpoly.edu with any questions!
The California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education, planned by a consortium of public and private colleges and universities from throughout California, have been designed particularly to meet the needs of advanced undergraduates and master's candidates who belong to groups that are currently underrepresented in doctoral-level programs. The groups include low-income and first-generation college students and especially African Americans, American Indians, Chicanos/Latinos, Filipinos, Pacific Islanders, Asian American women, and Asian American men in the arts, humanities, and social and behavioral sciences.
Each California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education will bring together approximately 1,000 pre-selected, high-achieving undergraduate and master's students enrolled at colleges and universities within California. The students will explore graduate opportunities and resources by participating in numerous workshops conducted throughout the day. Universities and individual graduate programs offering academic master's and/or Ph.D. degrees are welcome to participate in the recruitment fairs that will take place concurrently with the other planned activities. Note that these events are for all disciplines except programs in medicine, dentistry, optometry, chiropractic, pharmacy, veterinary science, and law, all of which have their own recruiting networks.
