PhD students are encouraged to visit the Student & Academic Affairs team during regularly scheduled Office Hours! Students are also welcome to schedule an appointment with Student & Academic Affairs (studentaffairs@tech.cornell.edu) or our Wellness manager (studentwellness@tech.cornell.edu) at any time by sending us an email with your availability.
PhD Leadership and Student Run Events
PACT
PACT is the PhD student organization at Cornell Tech. Their goal is to be a voice for the PhD community across all fields. Learn more here!
Social hours
Enjoy snacks and drinks at PhD Social Hours! These events are open to the research community at Cornell Tech; faculty, post-docs, and PhD students. Keep an eye on your email for announcements on upcoming events!
Getting Connected
The Cornell Tech PhD Students mailing list is the best way to contact your fellow students. All Cornell Tech PhDs can send to this list to organize activities, share announcements, and more! Students are automatically added to the Cornell Tech PhD student group when arriving to Cornell Tech. If you are not receiving emails, please contact Student & Academic Affairs.
Cornell CIS (including tech and main campus): https://cornellcis.slack.com/messages/general/ This Slack is frequented by CS and IS students with no (or very few) faculty presence. Most of its members are at Ithaca, but there are some Tech folks as well. Great for “just hang out and enjoy the banter” discussions.
Check out the PhD Corner of the Student & Academic Affairs newsletter for upcoming PhD events, resources, and announcements
Seminars and faculty talks -Watch the tech-seminar-l@ mailing list for announcements!
Research Travel Grant Application
Grants to conduct thesis/dissertation research of up to $2,000 are open to research degree students, with priority given to those who have or will have completed their A Exams by the date of travel. However, all research degree students are encouraged to apply. In a typical year, the Graduate School provides funding to 80-100 students who apply.
See the application website for more information about eligibility requirements and instructions.