Series note: The following post is part of the GradFund Throwback Thursday blog series. From time to time, we will repost one of our most popular blog posts from years past. If you are interested in learning more about research grants and fellowships to support your graduate study, be sure to visit the GradFund Knowledgebase. At a basic […]
Get the Most out of the GradFund Funding Database (Throwback Thursday)
Series note: The following post is part of the GradFund Throwback Thursday blog series. From time to time, we will repost one of our most popular blog posts from years past. If you are interested in learning more about research grants and fellowships to support your graduate study, be sure to visit the GradFund Funding Database. Hello Doctoral […]
How to Navigate the Funding Landscape as a Graduate Student (Throwback Thursday)
Series note: The following post is part of the GradFund Throwback Thursday blog series. From time to time, we will repost one of our most popular blog posts from years past. If you are interested in learning more about research grants and fellowships to support your graduate study, be sure to visit the GradFund Funding Database. Applying for […]
Applying for the Fulbright IIE: GradFund Conversations Roundup
Are you considering applying for Fulbright IIE Fellowship this season? If so, please contact Assistant Dean Teresa Delcorso-Ellmann immediately to receive critical information about the application process. Please also review the following blog post from GradFund’s analysis of over 100 past Fulbright applications. As the series note reads, “Using a number of different statistical techniques, […]
Dissertation Completion vs. Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities: Being Future-Oriented
If you’re in your final year of graduate study, you may be planning to apply for postdoctoral fellowships. This can be a particularly challenging application to manage, even if you’ve previously had success securing external funding. Here at GradFund Conversations, we’ve recently discussed how to pitch a second project, but in today’s post we will discuss the difference between applying […]
What We Mean by “Start Early”
At GradFund we often tell students about the benefits of “starting early” when it comes to working on fellowship and grant applications, but what does that really mean? How early is early enough? Read on for a sample month-by-month breakdown of what you should be doing to give yourself the best chances for writing a […]
Advice from the Archives: Improvement: The “I” in the NSF DD(R)IG
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 Database. Improvement: The “I” in the NSF DD(R)IG […]
Advice from the Archives: Which Award Fits My Graduate Program?
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 Database. Fellowships, Grants, and Scholarships: Which Award […]
Dealing with Rejection
Facing rejection is never easy. After months spent working on an application, it can be very disheartening to receive a notification that begins “Dear Jane Doe, Thank you for your application. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer you a fellowship this year…” In this post you’ll learn some tips on how to deal with rejection in […]
Writing for Multiple Audiences
One of the most challenging aspects of applying for funding is the need to write for multiple audience. How do you balance demonstrating your expertise in a particular field with the fact that, at some stage in the review process, your application will be read by an interdisciplinary audience? How can you speak to both experts […]