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Jumpstart PhD with awesome-PhD

Get curated PhD resources for founders in academia, contributed by the community, with 501 GitHub stars.
526 stars+10★ this week49 forksGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Jul 3Updated 10/13/2026100% free · open source
What it does

Provides a curated list of PhD resources for founders in academia, contributed by the community, to help them navigate their academic journey

When to use it
  • •You're a startup founder pursuing a PhD and need reliable resources to guide you
  • •You're looking for a community-driven collection of academic resources specifically for PhD students
  • •You want to contribute to a living repository of PhD resources and help others in the academic community
Ready-to-paste prompt
Open the `README.md` file and search for resources related to 'academic writing' to find relevant guides and tutorials
Heads up: Be aware that this repository is a community-driven collection of resources, and the quality or relevance of individual resources may vary, so it's essential to evaluate each resource critically
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How Jumpstart PhD with awesome-PhD works
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Jumpstart PhD with awesome-PhD is a documents-only repository (2 doc files) — something you read, not something you run. There is nothing to install. Last commit this month, MIT license.

Size
Documents only
2 documents · 7 min skim
Setup
Nothing to install
A guide / curated list. Just read it and follow the links.
Runs on
Nowhere — you read it
A reading resource, not a program.
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
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Creator
helenahartmann
Category
founder-resource
Published
12/24/2021

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