Offered by The Princeton Graduate School as a free and open conference for graduate students acorss the world.

The conference's goal is to equip all graduate students with the clarity, competencies, connections — and, most of all, the confidence — they need to navigate a complex and ever-evolving career landscape. Featuring dozens of keynote speakers, skill-building workshops, career panels, the conference offers dozens of online programs that support graduate students' and postdocs’ success and prepare them for diverse career pathways within and beyond academia. Participants gain inspiration, practical advice, insights into potential career pathways, expanded skillsets, and lasting connections that will extend well beyond the conference.

Please visit the GradFUTURES Forum webpage to view the schedule (click on each date) and register for the virtual sessions of your choosing. 

https://gradfutures.princeton.edu/Forum/Virtual#show-2026-03-23

Highlighting a few online talks of value to graduate students:

• The Professional Development Advantage: Rodney Priestley and Eva Kubu, Princeton Graduate School
• Understanding the changing PhD opportunity landscape: Matt Sigelman, Burning Glass Institute
• Innovative Approaches for supporting International Graduate Students: Fanta Aw (NAFSA), Amy Nice (Institute for Progress, Former White House OSTP), Violet Buxton-Walsh (Institute for Progress) and Robin Catmur-Smith (International Student Resource Center)
• Global Careers: Thriving As An International Scholar, Sonali Majumdar, Princeton Graduate School