Graduate Insider Blog

Kyle Zeng, PhD student at Arizona State University, won the elite Google PhD Fellowship in 2023
Several funding and award opportunities for ASU graduate students and junior faculty are currently open, with deadlines in March and early April.
Mindfulness
For graduate students, mindfulness offers more than a popular approach to stress reduction. While it can certainly ease stress, its benefits extend much further — fostering resilience, sharpening focus and supporting success in every area of life, whether as a student, researcher, professional or individual.
Djurdja Jovanovic Padejski in front of the grand staircase in Prague National Museum
Fulbright Student Đurđa Jovanović Padejski examined how propaganda narratives take root through linguistic form, conducting her research in Prague while engaging deeply with Czech academic and cultural life.
2025-26 OFMA recipients

In physics, mentorship may unfold at a whiteboard covered in equations. In biology, it might take shape in conversations about failure and resilience. In education and higher education, it often emerges through dialogue about justice, identity and voice.

The Format advisors in the Graduate College Student Engagement Space
Formatting can feel like the final obstacle between you and graduation. The Graduate College is here to offer support to make sure you can overcome and finish strong.
Beautifully decorated formal dinner table
It has come to this author’s attention that while Arizona State University’s graduate scholars excel in research, innovation and caffeine-fueled perseverance, there remains one arena where even the most accomplished Sun Devils may occasionally falter: the formal dinner table.