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2016 Ford Fellows Roundtable: Advice for Applicants (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Carolyn Ureña

Advice from the Archives Series Note: Occasionally, we dig into the archives to uncover a post we feel holds relevant and timely information worthy of a repost. If you are interested in learning more about research grants and fellowships to support your graduate study, be sure to visit the GradFund Knowledgebase.

Series note: Building on our recent profiling of the 2015-2016 and  2016-2017 Ford Fellows at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, we are pleased to share with you the second of our four Ford Fellow Roundtables.

The Ford Foundation, through its fellowship programs seeks to increase diversity in our nation’s colleges and universities.  I recently sat down with our current Ford Dissertation Fellows to discuss what it means to be a Ford Fellow.  In our conversation, the fellows shared with me their wonderful, personal insights on wining the Ford Fellowship and what it means to their scholarly development to be a part of a supportive, empowering community.

To watch more videos from our Ford Roundtable, visit the GradFund YouTube Channel

 

Originally posted on December 5, 2016 by Teresa M. Delcorso-Ellmann. Lightly edited and updated above by Carolyn Ureña.

Filed Under: Advice from The Archives, Dissertation WritingCompletion, Proposal Writing Advice, Success Stories, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: diversity, Ford Fellowship, Ford Foundation

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