Cybersecurity Guide offers the most comprehensive student resources for considering a career in the field, including programs in Illinois, internships, and a career center.
Discover Data Science provides information on graduate school, and certificate and boot camp programs in the field of data science as well as descriptions of potential careers in this area.
Graduate Resources for Women in STEM is geared toward helping women access this exciting career sector. Because the gender gap is an issue that people are becoming more aware of, a guide has been created to list resources available for women who are underrepresented in this field. This guide provides numerous STEM scholarships for women going into graduate school, tips for helping applications stand out, and support resources for women in the STEM field. There is also a great expert Q&A that addresses common questions for women interested in STEM.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Post-Baccalaureate Program
This post-baccalaureate program is for students who have their B.S. and are interested in further developing their hands-on research skills before pursuing a career in science, and possibly a Ph.D.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
The Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards a Ph.D. student with three years of funding. Presented by the National Science Foundation, one of the goals of this fellowship is to broadly promote diversity in STEM. Undergraduate seniors who plan to enter a Ph.D. program are encouraged to apply, and may also reapply in their first year of grad school. The application consists of a personal statement and a research proposal.
The Women in STEM website has the goal of making information about STEM education and careers more accessible to women by providing career overviews, job boards and perspectives from female professionals already working in STEM fields.
A Guide for Women in STEM provides general resources and scholarships for female-identifying students in STEM fields along with specific information about education and career opportunities in data science and analytics.
