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This section has links to variety of useful web sites for graduate students at Vanderbilt.

• The is a voluntary, self-directed professional development program open to all Vanderbilt graduate students, professional students, and post-doctoral fellows. Designed to introduce participants to the wide range of faculty roles and responsibilities and to recognize participants who are engaging in activities to prepare for future faculty careers, the program emphasizes three areas of focus: teaching and learning, professional development, and the world of the university.

• The of Vanderbilt coordinates academic, social, and other activities significant to the graduate community and it works to ascertain and represent graduate student opinions and concerns, facilitating communication between graduate students, administration, and faculty.

• The provides health services for students at Vanderbilt.

• links to Student Injury and Sickness Insurance Plan for graduate and professional students at Vanderbilt.

• For International Students provides important information and links for international students.

• As appropriate, graduate students are urged to apply for from the Graduate School.

• The Center for Teaching has put together . This web page provides resources for department chairs, directors of graduate studies, graduate faculty, and graduate deans, but the information may also be of interest to current graduate students as well.

• The web page on from the IRS answers some important questions regarding federal taxes that need to be paid on graduate assistantships and fellowships. Here is some relevant information from that page: "If you received a scholarship or fellowship, all or part of it may be taxable, even if you did not receive a Form W-2 ... If you are a candidate for a degree, you generally can exclude from income that part of the grant used for (a) Tuition and fees required for enrollment or attendance, or (b) Fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for your courses. You cannot exclude from income any part of the grant used for other purposes, such as room and board."

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