GWE General Meeting
We'll be kicking off the semester with our first general body meeting on Tuesday, September 19th from 11AM-12PM in Etcheverry 425.

For new members/first years it will be a great chance to meet other GWE members, get introduced to committee heads and/or join a committee (if you haven't already)!

RSVP here!

GWE x SWE Mentorship Program
The GWE x SWE Mentorship Program is looking for mentors for Fall 2023. Are you interested in mentoring undergraduate SWE students? If so, please sign up here by September 30th, 2023.

Join a GWE committee!
We’re looking for GWE committee members! As a committee member, you can help plan events, gain leadership experience, and meet people from across departments!

We have the following committees:

• Personal Development Committee -- runs a Book & Media club, puts on events focused on mental health and belonging
• Outreach Committee -- organizes volunteering and outreach events, collaborates with SWE, and puts on DEI-focused events
• New Student Committee -- runs Grad School 101 workshops and buddies program
• Career and Professional Development Committee -- runs Fall Career panel, Spring Speaker series, and other career and professional development events
• Social Committee -- runs social events like ice cream socials, pumpkin carving, and more

If you're interested, find more information and sign up to be contacted here!

GWE annual survey
The GWE annual survey helps let us know what events people are interested in, what changes should be made, and the departmental demographics of the club! Please take a moment to fill out the survey here!

More returning students are needed for GWE buddies program!
Are you a returning graduate student interested in helping a first year student adjust to grad school? Sign up for our buddies program! More information can be found on our website.

Sign-up as a returning student (2nd year +)

If you have any questions, reach out to Ananya at ananyan@berkeley.edu or on the GWE Slack.

UC Graduate and Professional Council 2023 GRADUATE SUMMIT
The UC Graduate and Professional Council (UCGPC) is hosting its annual Graduate Summit this year on Saturday, November 4th, 2023 from 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the University of California Los Angeles with a special keynote guest, Secretary of the State of California, Dr. Shirley Weber!

Grad Summit is a short conference in which passionate individuals in the UC system are given the opportunity to present about the issues and challenges that graduate and professional students face. UCGPC then decides its advocacy agenda for the academic year based on these presentations and discussions. Grad Summit brings together campus graduate and professional student leaders, student activists, faculty, administration, and our systemwide partners to learn about these issues and challenges, to strategically plan and organize, and to network with other passionate folks across all ten UC campuses.

We call on all UC graduate and professional students, faculty, staff, and administration, who are interested in making change at the campus, UC systemwide, state, and federal levels to participate in the Grad Summit, either as a presenter, panelist, or an attendee. This year, the topics focus on:

• Financing Graduate School: Challenges and Opportunities
• Campus Climate for Graduate and Professional Students
• Access and Disability Justice
• Graduate Student Health (Physical, Mental, and Gender)

TLDR:
Grad Summit 2023 will be held in person at the University of California Los Angeles, on November 4, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. with Keynote Speaker: Dr. Shirley Weber
To apply to present/speak at the Grad Summit, please fill out this Google Form by Sunday, October 8, 2023, by 11:59 p.m.
To register as an attendee, please fill out this Google Form by Sunday, October 15, 2023, by 11:59 p.m.
For more information, questions, or concerns, please feel free to contact Tori Porter, councilchair@ucgpc.org, or Pat Ordonez-Kim executivedirector@ucgpc.org

Transform Scientific Software—Become a BSSw Fellow!
Sustainable Horizons Institute (SHI) will be facilitating the 2024 BSSw Fellowship Program as part of the U.S. Department of Energy and National Science Foundation’s efforts to increase diversity and inclusion and build a stronger community of scientific software developers.

The BSSw Fellowship Program provides recognition and funding for leaders and advocates of high-quality scientific software who foster practices, processes, and tools to improve scientific software productivity and sustainability.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2024 BSSw Fellowship. SHI strongly encourages you to consider applying for this prestigious fellowship and join the growing community of people dedicated to developing better scientific software.

Each 2024 BSSw Fellow will receive up to $25,000 for an activity that promotes better scientific software through a publicly available artifact. Activities can include organizing a workshop, preparing a tutorial, or creating content to engage the scientific software community, including broadening participation or promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Applicants can be at any stage of their career, from students through senior professionals. People from underrepresented groups, including people who are Black or African American, Hispanic/Latinx, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, women, persons with disabilities, and first generation scholars are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be affiliated with a U.S.-based institution that is able to receive federal funding.

Application deadline: Applications for the 2024 Fellowships will be accepted through September 29, 2023. This is a firm deadline that will not be extended.

Webinar: Those interested in applying are encouraged to participate in an informational fellowship webinar and Q&A session, scheduled for Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 2:00-3:00 pm EDT. Please subscribe to the BSSw mailing list for teleconference details and other updates on the program.

More details about the program can be found at https://bssw.io/fellowship and at the BSSw blog post.

Join organization: Popping the Science Bubble!
We are Popping the Science Bubble, a team of graduate students that organize a monthly public scientific seminar series held at the Berkeley Public Library. Popping the Science Bubble is an opportunity for scientific discussion between graduate students and postdocs at UC Berkeley and local Berkeley/Oakland residents. We aim to create direct communication between scientists and the broader public in order to demystify commonly misunderstood topics and build connections between Berkeley researchers and the greater local community.

We are recruiting graduate and postdoc presenters for the upcoming academic year! Presenters are encouraged to talk about their own research, but we also host presentations that describe interesting findings and perspectives of a field. Each presenter is asked to prepare 15 minutes of their desired material with two presenters per seminar.

If you would be interested in presenting, please fill out the Popping the Science Bubble speaker form to give us a general sense of your field of interest and availability. If you have recommendations for speakers or know others who would be interested, please share this email or email poppingthesciencebubble@berkeley.edu and feel free to contact us with any questions.

TSMC Info Session
Greetings from TSMC!

We are excited to share that TSMC delegates will be on UC Berkeley campus from September 25-27 (Monday-Wednesday) to hold an information session and to conduct pre-arranged interviews. We hope to see you there!

Students of all majors, including EE, CS, Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and non-STEM students, are invited to attend our info session on Monday, September 25, 15:00 (location TBD) to learn more about the company and our innovative work.

Please sign up for the info session here. (If you cannot make it to the info session but would like to stay in touch with TSMC, please still fill out the survey.)

We are actively accepting resumes. We encourage you to submit your resume now to have a chance to be shortlisted for an interview right on campus with our delegates: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3630996036

We look forward to meeting the brilliant minds at Berkeley!

NASA Space Technology Graduate Research
NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO) call for proposals. Awards (up to $84,000 this year) include a student stipend, faculty advisor allowance, student travel allowance, health insurance allowance, and partial tuition/fees support. Awardees are matched with a NASA researcher who collaborates on the research with the student and their advisor.

For more information
Deadline to apply: November 1, 2023 6:00pm EST

DAAD Fellowship for Graduate Study and Research in Germany 2024-2025
Study Scholarships and Research Grants will be offered by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for University of California, Berkeley undergraduate seniors, graduate students, and post-doctoral researchers to study and/or research in Germany. Please advertise the fellowship to students who are eligible.

For more information
Deadline to apply: October 12, 2023

UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship
The UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded for research conducted at any one of the University of California’s ten campuses. The award includes a salary starting at approximately $64,480 depending on field and experience, benefits including health insurance and paid vacation/sick leave, and up to $5,000 for research-related and program travel expenses. Each award is for a minimum of 12-months and may be renewable for an additional term upon demonstration of academic/research productivity.

Applicants must receive a Ph.D. or terminal degree from an accredited university before the start of their fellowship. Successful applicants must present documents demonstrating that they are legally authorized to work in the United States. Individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are encouraged to apply.

Deadline to Apply: November 1, 2023

Air Force Office of Scientific Research Fellowship
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (SFFP) is accepting applications for 2024.

The Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship Program offers opportunities for faculty members and graduate students to perform high-quality and meaningful research at AFRL Directorates, Air Force Test Centers (AFTC), the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), or the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) during the summer months (May through September) for an 8-to-12 week period. Faculty members are highly encouraged to apply with a graduate student.

For more information and eligibility.
Deadline to apply is November 30, 2023