#  Community 

 



##  Student Resources 

### Student Groups

Harvard Griffin GSAS and Harvard University sponsor graduate student groups ranging from religious and environmental groups to those affiliated with a cultural community or academic discipline. Visit [the GSAS Student Center](https://gsas.harvard.edu/student-center) for more information. A sample of these groups available and open to all students are listed here:

[Graduate Society of Underrepresented Students in STEM, a Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Group](https://engage.gsas.harvard.edu/organization/gsuss) (GSUSS)

[Harvard Griffin GSAS Faith-Based Student Groups](https://engage.gsas.harvard.edu/organizations?categories=12714&categories=16906)

[Harvard Griffin GSAS Latinx Student Association](https://engage.gsas.harvard.edu/organization/latinxstudentassociation) (LSA)

[Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Council](https://engage.gsas.harvard.edu/organization/gsc) (GSC)

[Harvard Griffin GSAS Student-Parents Group](https://engage.gsas.harvard.edu/organization/studentparents)

[Harvard Griffin GSAS Women in Science and Engineering Group](https://engage.gsas.harvard.edu/organization/gwise) (GWISE)

[Harvard University Native American Program](https://hunap.harvard.edu/) (HUNAP)

[LGBTQ@GSAS, a Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Group](https://engage.gsas.harvard.edu/organization/lgtbq)

[Minority Biomedical Scientists Association, a Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Group](https://engage.gsas.harvard.edu/organization/mbsa) (MBSA)

[United Scholars in Neuroscience, a Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Group](https://engage.gsas.harvard.edu/organization/usn) (USN)

[W.E.B. Du Bois Graduate Society of Harvard Griffin GSAS](https://engage.gsas.harvard.edu/organization/dubois)

### For New Students

#### Summer Institute

The Summer Institute offers students the opportunity to meet and build social and professional networks with fellow incoming PhD students, staff, and faculty prior to the start of the academic year. The Summer Institute is also an opportunity to experience a preview of graduate school and participate in professional development workshops to ease the transition into graduate school. Visit the [GSAS website](https://gsas.harvard.edu/programs/recruitment-and-outreach/summer-institute) for more information.

#### Culture and Community Workshop

Established in 2019, the Culture and Community Workshop is a community-building workshop for incoming cohorts of first-year PhD students that takes place at the beginning of their first semester of graduate school. Students leave the workshop with: (1) A greater awareness and appreciation of the perspectives, experiences, and cultures that they and their peers bring to their cohort, program, and Harvard and (2) Concrete action steps toward building and sustaining an inclusive culture and community in their cohort and program, including effective dialogue and collaboration across backgrounds and viewpoints. The workshop is also part of the Harvard Griffin GSAS and HMS commitment to fostering open inquiry.



 

##  For Prospective Students 

 



 ### Campus Visits and Conferences

We invite you to connect with us to learn more about our programs, the admissions process, and how to prepare a strong application. Our travels bring us to campuses, educational events and conferences across the country. We look forward to meeting you! [Learn more about Harvard Griffin GSAS recruitment and outreach](https://gsas.harvard.edu/programs/recruitment-and-outreach).



 

 ### Summer Internship Programs

There are many summer internship opportunities for high school and undergraduate students at Harvard. We've highlighted a few below and a complete list can be found on the [GSAS website](https://gsas.harvard.edu/diversity/outreach-programs/summer-programs).

- [Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program (SHURP)](https://shurp.hms.harvard.edu/)
- [Summer Undergraduate Program in Immunology](https://immunologysummer.hms.harvard.edu)
- [Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) at Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center](http://www.dfhcc.harvard.edu/research/cancer-disparities/students/cure-students/eligibilityapplication/).