Graduate Research

The intellectual environment at UC Santa Barbara depends on the especially close connection between academic research and graduate studies. Research under faculty mentorship is a central part of Ph.D. training, and graduate students are critical to academic research programs. Outstanding graduate students enable great research, and a reputation for superb research attracts the best graduate students. Faculty investigators are awarded research funds by extramural agencies, and part of this funding supports the salaries and fees of a large number of UCSB graduate students. Specific resources for graduate students can be found at www.gradpost.ucsb.edu/current-students. Graduate students may also seek funding opportunities through the COS Pivot database. Information about COS Pivot can be found at www.research.ucsb.edu/find-funding. Please visit the UCSB Office of Research website at live-research-ucsb-edu-v01.pantheonsite.io/research-integrity/overview for additional information on complying with human subjects, animal subjects, and other campus policies.