These resources are for both mentees and mentors. For mentees they include how-to-guides specific to using our mentoring network, information and programs on applying to grad school, as well as fellowship information. There are also guides and examples of CVs and personal statements from our community. For mentors, we’ve included guides on mentoring current and prospective grad students. Many of these resources are sent to us from members of the community, and while we’ve shared them here because we think they look terrific, we do not have the capacity to fully evaluate everything we post.
We will be continually updating this page and adding more resources!
Last updated on 10/08/22
For Mentees
For Mentors
Resources for Mentees:
MAGIC-specific Resources
- Mentee Information Packet (Getting Started with the Husky Mentor Network)
- MAGIC Program Orientation: Intro to using the Husky Mentor Network (video)
- What should I ask mentors?
- Meeting tips for mentees
General Graduate School Advice (from other individuals and institutes)
- MAGIC Program Orientation: Grad School Crash Course (video)
- Psychin’ Out – A resource hub and global community of aspiring and current psychology students and trainees uplifting each other. Their resource hub has example application materials, useful templates and more! They also have an active twitter
- STAR Scholars Fall Seminar Series – An online series of workshops from the University of Michigan. Topics include “How to get involved in research”, “Life of a doctor, but not that kind!”
- The Psychology PhD Podcast by grad students in the Columbia University Psychology department
- Online Graduate School Application Workshop organized by Professors Isabelle Barriere Jonathan Nissenbaum. Recordings of the event are available to those who complete their survey
- A Twitter thread by PhD candidate Maximilian Scheuplein with some resources about applying to grad school
- Let’s Talk Grad School by Margaret Echelbarger
- A Twitter thread about demystifying the graduate application process by Cientifico Latino
- Tips for applying to a PhD program in Psychology by Jamil Zaki from Stanford
- How Applying to Grad School Works – a guide to Psychology PhD apps
- Resources for Students by the American Psychological Association
- Resources for applying to Psychology PhD programs and grad fellowships by New York University grad student Kate Nussenbaum
- Jobs & Grad School (Clinical – Psychological Sciences at UConn)
- Preparing Grad School Apps (Clinical – Psychological Sciences at UConn)
- Preparing Grad School Interviews (Clinical – Psychological Sciences at UConn)
Other Programs Similar to MAGIC
- Stanford Neuroscience Application Assistance Program (SNAPP). run by Stanford grad student and post-doc volunteers
- Application Assistance Program (AAP) run by MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences grad students
- Project SHORT (Students for Higher-Ed Opportunities and Representation in Training) run by volunteer professional health and graduate students, residents, faculty, and post-docs
- Diversity In Psychology Program Applications due August 31! Event held virtually on Nov 4, 2022
- The Application Statement Feedback Program (ASFP)
- Yale Psychology Sneak Peak – stay tuned for next year’s program!
- Prospective PhD and RA Event in Psychology (PPREP) by the Harvard Psychology Community
CV Prep
- Build a better CV
- Dr. Karen’s Rules of the Academic CV
- DoWoP Example (pre-grad school)
- DoWoP Example (during grad school)
CV Examples
- Behavioral Neuroscience – Psychological Sciences (#1)
- Clinical – Psychological Sciences (#1)
- Clinical – Psychological Sciences (#2)
- Clinical – Psychological Sciences (#3)
- Developmental – Psychological Sciences (#1)
- Ecological – Psychological Sciences (#1)
- Language & Cognition – Psychological Sciences (#1)
- Language & Cognition – Psychological Sciences (#2)
- Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences (#1)
Personal Statement Examples
- Personal Statement Guide
- Essay Example: Langauge & Cognition – Psychological Sciences (#1)
- Clinical – Psychological Sciences (#1)
- Clinical – Psychological Sciences (#2)
- Developmental – Psychological Sciences (#1)
- Language & Cognition – Psychological Sciences (#1)
- Language & Cognition – Psychological Sciences (#2)
- Language & Cognition – Psychological Sciences (#3)
- Language & Cognition – Psychological Sciences (#4)
- Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences (#1)
Fellowship Information
- Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship – An important factor for selection is membership in one or more of the groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding. 2022 predoctoral application is due 12/15/22.
- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program – Although NDSEG is sponsored by the Department of Defense, Cognitive Science is one of the areas they fund. 2022 application is due 10/31/22.
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program – The NSF GRFP supports graduate students in STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees. The 2022 application deadline for Psychology (deadlines differ by area!) is 10/18/22.
- Helpful advice from a previous GRFP recipient, Alex Lang including examples of successful essays
- Advice from graduate student Kate Nussenbaum on applying to US graduate fellowships
- A list of fellowships especially geared towards Neuroscience PhD students – From UC Berkley. A very comprehensive list, and many of the fellowships are applicable to other areas of psychology!
Resources for Mentors:
MAGIC- specific Resources
General Mentoring Advice
- Advice on Advising: How to Mentor Minority Students by Shampa Biswas – an article published in the Chronicle of Higher Education (3/13/2019)
- Making Graduate School Admissions Processes More Accessible: An Open Letter to Our Colleagues in Positions of Power in Graduate School Admissions
- APA Guidelines on Race and Ethnicity in Psychology
- 4 Tips for Mentoring Minority Students
- 3 Ways for Advisors to Support Grad Students by Considering Cultural Differences
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources for UConn Department of Psychological Sciences