Essential Info for New Graduate Students
Graduate school can be difficulty, but we want to help you identify every resource you can to be successful. Here are a few you might consider using:
- Graduate Student Life Handbook
- Tips & Strategies for Success in Graduate School
- We're Social - Connect with Us!
- Funding and Financial Considerations for Graduate Students
- Professional Development
- Campus Maps & Transportation
- Inclusiveness on Campus
- Wellness and Safety
- Graduate School Staff & Roles List
Graduate Student Life Handbook
A graduate student in our office put this publication together and it has everything you need to know to get started! Read and/or download here.
Tips and Strategies for Success in Graduate School
We've spent plenty of time with graduate students and graduate student mentors, and we've collected our best tips based on all this experience to help YOU! Post this somewhere close.
We're Social - Connect With Us!
We share great resources, current news, student stories, and updated information regularly on our social media sites! You can find on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.Connect with us!
Funding and Financial Considerations for Graduate Students
Managing your finances as a graduate student is important to your long-term success. Learn more about your resources here:
- External Funding for Graduate Students
- Financial Aid Office (Financial Aid website)
- Financial Support for Graduate Students
- Fellowship Resources
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Graduate Student Research Fund
- Financial Support for Minority Groups
- University Fellowships
Professional Development
Campus Maps & Transportation
We want you to know how to find us - and everything else. Find campus maps here. Also, don't miss the parking maps. Learn more about UofL's Bikeshare program and TARC
Inclusiveness on Campus
We welcome everyone at UofL! As a community that celebrates diversity, works towards inclusion, and values equity and justice, we recognize that we all benefit from a range of people and experiences. Learn more about efforts toward inclusion at the Graduate School, and other ways we can connect as a community by downloading this list of resources.
Wellness and Safety
We care about your wellness and safety as a graduate student. Graduate school requires that you practice good self-care. Moreover, as a community, we must practice good care-of-each-other. Thankfully, there are many resources to help. Check out a few listed here:
- The Counseling Center
- Health Promotion
- Campus Recreation
- The PEACC Center
- Campus Health Services
- BRICC Coalition
- The Psychological Services Center
- Dean of Students Office
- Campus Police
- Cardinal Cupboard
- Concern Center
Graduate School Staff and Roles List
- You can download a PDF here.