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The Compass Postdoc Track Fall 2026 Cohort

Application Deadline: August 2

UMBC Postdocs: Developing essential skills scientists need to thrive. You need access to practical knowledge and essential skills to succeed as a scientist. You’ve spent years honing your...

Posted: July 10, 2026, 3:36 PM

Graduate Fellowship Opportunity for Senior PhD students

Submission Deadline: July 10

Call for UMBC SCIPE (UM-CIP Fellows) Graduate Fellows - Fall 2026 Submission Deadline: July 10, 2026 Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) SCIPE program (Enhancing the...

Posted: July 2, 2026, 10:06 AM

GSA Year-End Reflection and Leadership Transition

The faces may change, but the mission remains. 💛🖤

As we prepare to close out the 2025–2026 GSA year, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what we have accomplished together and thank the graduate student community for allowing us to serve....

Posted: June 25, 2026, 10:00 AM

RECAP: GSAW in Pictures

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Here are the links to what you all have been waiting for, recapping the memorable graduate student appreciation week!  Note: Please log in with your myumbc account if you are unable to access...

Posted: June 19, 2026, 4:03 PM

Call for UMBC SCIPE (UM-CIP Fellows) Graduate Fellows

Fall 2026 Submission Deadline: July 10, 2026 

Call for UMBC SCIPE (UM-CIP Fellows) Graduate Fellows - Fall 2026 Submission Deadline: July 10, 2026 Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) SCIPE program (Enhancing the...

Posted: June 17, 2026, 12:42 PM

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Undergraduate Data Science and AI Scholars – Fall 2026

Applications due July 10, 2026

We are pleased to announce the Undergraduate Data Science and AI Scholars program for supporting students in Fall 2026. The Data Science and AI Scholars program welcomes undergraduate scholars...

Posted: June 16, 2026, 12:59 PM

OGSL Office Closure

Commons 308 is closed on Tuesday, June 16

Good morning Retrievers,  Please note that the Office of Graduate Student Life will be closed for the day today. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to your plans. We will resume...

Posted: June 16, 2026, 8:36 AM

LLC students and Abdias do Nascimento Fellowship scholars

represent UMBC at national and international conferences

This spring, LLC students and Abdias do Nascimento Fellowship scholars represented UMBC at several major national and international conferences, contributing to conversations on Black studies,...

Posted: June 10, 2026, 10:00 AM