PHD & MASTER'S
Virtual Career Expo

TALENT WITH ADVANCED DEGREES

March 4, 2026

12 PM - 4 PM ET / 11 AM – 3 PM CT / 9 AM - 1 PM PT

About the Event

The Graduate Career Consortium (GCC) represents graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from over 220 institutions and organizations across the US, Canada and other countries.

The GCC sponsored Virtual Career Expo (VCE), is a virtual recruiting and networking experience designed to connect graduate students, postdocs, and alumni from STEM, Humanities, and Social Sciences fields, to employers. Meet with candidates from GCC host institutions listed below.
Attendees
  • Event is open to graduate students, trainees, and alumni from registered GCC member institutions.
  • Candidate registration coming soon!
Employers
  • Event is targeted to employers seeking advanced degree talent in STEM, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
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A look at the 2025 VCE

42 GCC member institutions
38 Employers
1,477 candidates attended

Host Institutions

Registered Employers

More Coming Soon!

Employer Tutorial Video

Candidate Tutorial Video

FAQs for Graduate Students, Postdocs and Alumni


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Fill out this form and select the GCC institution you are associated with.
There is no cost for attendees to register.
The event will be on demand indefinitely, however we may make updates and changes to the platform periodically. Make sure to keep checking back in to see our newest features in action!
This event is hosted by over 40 Graduate Career Consortium institutions. Any graduate students, alumni or postdocs associated with these institutions are eligible to register, however the target audience for this event is advanced degrees in STEM, Humanities, Social Sciences or Arts. To see if your institution is a host institution, look for their name and logo on the landing page.
Employers seeking advanced degree talent in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts or STEM disciplines for internships and full time jobs.
Each employer registration will include an indication of sponsorship for international applicants. Click on the employer graphic to learn more.
While this event is open to all graduate students associated with the GCC host institutions, the target is advanced degrees in Humanities, Social Science, Arts and STEM disciplines.

FAQs for Employers


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Every year, over 1000 graduate students, postdocs and advanced degree alumni attend the Virtual Career Expo. (On Page it says “Over 1500 Graduates”)

Recruit top quality advanced-degree candidates across disciplines from 40+ schools nationwide.

  • Your own web page to post information & videos
  • Your own chat room with the option to conduct video interviews
  • A participant list and the capability to download an electronic resume from every registered candidate
  • Opportunity to create awareness of your organization to participating graduate students, postdocs, and alumni
Graduate students, postdocs and advanced degree alumni who attend/have attended a Graduate Career Consortium institution. While the event is open to all advanced degree candidates and advanced degree holders s from GCC host institutions, job seekers typically come from the Humanities, Social Sciences and STEM fields.
We offer standard registration rates as well as comprehensive sponsorship packages. See the costs below:

  • Early registration (10/31/25 - 1/16/26)
    • Industry - $495.00
    • Non-profit/Government - $350.00
  • Regular Registration (1/17/26 - 2/20/26)
    • Industry - $595.00
    • Non-profit/Government - $450.00
  • Late Registration (2/21/26 - 2/28/26)
    • Industry - $650.00
    • Non-profit/Government $550.00
Comprehensive Sponsorship Packages
  • Option 1 - $1,000 (includes registration + sponsorship)
    • Primary ad within the event lobby
    • Virtual booth in a prominent location
    • Lobby ad linked to exhibit hall
    • Company spotlight on event landing page
  • Option 2 - $750 (includes registration + sponsorship)
    • Secondary ad within the event lobby
    • Virtual booth in a prominent location
    • Lobby ad linked to exhibit hall
While the event is open to all advanced degrees from GCC host institutions, candidates typically come from the Humanities, Social Sciences and STEM fields.
This event is hosted by over 40 Graduate Career Consortium institutions. Any graduate students, alumni or postdocs associated with these institutions are eligible to register, however the target for this event is advanced degrees in STEM, Humanities, Social Sciences or Arts.
Registration will open January 19, 2026.
The registration rates and deadlines are listed below:

Early Registration $495.00 register by January 16th Non-profit/Government Early Registration $350.00 Regular Registration $595.00 - Register by February 20th Non-profit/Government Regular Registration $450.00 Late Registration $650.00 - Register by February 28th Non-profit/Government Late Registration $550.00