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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;">Interested in pursuing a PhD in Psychology? Join Stanford psychology graduate students, research staff, and faculty for Paths to PhD, a FREE one-day information
session and workshop for those considering applying to research positions and PhD programs in psychology.</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;">Paths to a Psychology PhD - both the information session and the workshop - is open to people from all backgrounds. We
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700;">strongly encourage applications from candidates from underrepresented groups</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;">,
including but not limited to, women, people of color, first-generation college students, and those from low-income backgrounds. Interested applicants from any institution or organization are invited to apply!</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700;">What:</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;"> Paths to PhD will consist of a series
of information sessions and small group workshops. </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;">Information sessions will include:</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;">In small group or one-on-one workshops, participants will be paired with current graduate students and research staff to discuss and strategize their application
plans for graduate school or research staff positions, and/or to workshop any application materials. </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;">Due to staffing constraints for the workshop part of the event, only some participants will be selected to attend the workshop part of the event. </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700;">When:</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;"> Paths to PhD Info Session will be
held </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700;">online on Saturday, October 21st from 10am to 5pm Pacific Time</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;">.
Workshops will be held in the weeks before and after the info session.</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;">Interested applicants should complete
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSed4XwDhDq3hlw_bMXe29dPPOvFs91lTEchvzJDp-HTz4UIWQ/viewform" id="OWA6b443d94-1c91-a03d-6a4b-148d34d1c1ea" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">the
short application form</a></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;"> by
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700;">Friday, September 22nd</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;"> at 11:59pm
Pacific Time. This application is meant to be short, informal, and informative for us to match you if you are invited for the workshop.</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;">Applicants will be notified of their status by Friday, October 6th, 2023. </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;">Please note that this event is NOT associated with admissions to or employment at Stanford University.</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;">More information can be found
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://psychology.stanford.edu/diversity/paths-phd" id="OWAbbc6ff04-2b59-f229-82a5-039da4046d5f" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">here</a></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400;">.
If you have further questions about this event or the application, please email </span>
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