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The nomination deadline has been extended to Friday, February 27th

Submit photos by March 15th to be shown during Commencement!

The Graduate School provides this overview of how the landscape of external funding for graduate students is changing as we look towards the spring and beyond.

The nomination period for the 2026 Graduate School Awards of Excellence is now open! 

The Graduate School has announced that five graduate students have recently been named the recipients of three fellowships. 

The Graduate School has announced that more than $400,000 in research grants and dissertation writing fellowships to graduate students were awarded!

The future leaders of research and advancement of knowledge were celebrated before more than 3,000 family, friends and colleagues.

After a major rehab spanning two academic years, April 16 marked the official ribbon cutting and open house for the newly renovated Goodell Hall.  

Three graduate students attended the Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) workshop April 6-9 in Washington D.C.

Cristina Hirschbiegel, a doctoral student in chemistry, was named the winner of the 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition for her presentation.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst Graduate School is proud to host our 9th annual Three Minute Thesis Competition on March 7, 2-3:30pm in the Old Chapel.

Nominations for the 2025 Graduate School Awards of Excellence are open!