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Carolyn Ureña

Carolyn Ureña

Proposal Writing 101 (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Carolyn Ureña

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 […]

Filed Under: Proposal Writing Advice Tagged With: proposal structure

Get the Most out of the GradFund Funding Database (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Carolyn Ureña

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 […]

Filed Under: Planning When to Apply, Understanding Award Types

How to Navigate the Funding Landscape as a Graduate Student (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Carolyn Ureña

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 […]

Filed Under: Planning When to Apply Tagged With: Doctoral Funding Mentoring Program, navigating the funding landscape

Applying for the Fulbright IIE: GradFund Conversations Roundup

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Carolyn Ureña

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, […]

Filed Under: Proposal Writing Advice Tagged With: Fulbright, Fulbright IIE

Dissertation Completion vs. Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities: Being Future-Oriented

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Carolyn Ureña

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 […]

Filed Under: Humanities, Proposal Writing Advice, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: postdoctoral fellowships, projecting into the future

What We Mean by “Start Early”

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Carolyn Ureña

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 […]

Filed Under: Planning When to Apply

Advice from the Archives: Improvement: The “I” in the NSF DD(R)IG

Posted on December 28, 2015 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 Database. Improvement: The “I” in the NSF DD(R)IG […]

Filed Under: Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Dissertation Research, Funder and Award Spotlight, Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering, Proposal Writing Advice, Social Sciences Tagged With: NSF

Advice from the Archives: Which Award Fits My Graduate Program?

Posted on December 21, 2015 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 Database. Fellowships, Grants, and Scholarships: Which Award […]

Filed Under: Cross Stage Support, Dissertation Research, Dissertation Research/Writing, Dissertation WritingCompletion, Early Graduate, Master's Support, Planning When to Apply, Postdoctoral, Postgraduate, Predissertation, Predoctoral/Postdoctoral, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: advice from the archives

Dealing with Rejection

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Carolyn Ureña

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 […]

Filed Under: Proposal Writing Advice Tagged With: facing rejection, revision tips

Writing for Multiple Audiences

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Carolyn Ureña

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 […]

Filed Under: Proposal Writing Advice Tagged With: writing for multiple audiences

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