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Carolyn Ureña

Carolyn Ureña

“But I’m Just Starting Grad School”: Applying for Early Graduate Fellowships & Grants

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Carolyn Ureña

Applying for external grants and fellowships is an integral part of your graduate career. From providing financial support for your education and research, to the prestige of earning recognition for your project, being awarded external funding can have a transformative impact on your graduate experience as well as your future career. Given these long-term benefits, […]

Filed Under: Early Graduate, Planning When to Apply, Proposal Writing Advice

Crafting the Research Question (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Carolyn Ureña

Series note:  The following post is part of the GradFund Throwback Thursday blog series.  Each week 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 Database. A well-reviewed research proposal […]

Filed Under: Proposal Writing Advice Tagged With: research question

The Art of the Introduction (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Carolyn Ureña

Series note:  We are pleased to launch the GradFund Throwback Thursday blog series.  Each week 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 Database. Where to begin? Introductions […]

Filed Under: Proposal Writing Advice Tagged With: introductions, proposal structure

Summer Fun(ding): Getting ahead of the Fall Application Season

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Carolyn Ureña

As we’ve written here on GradFund Conversations in the past, the summer can be an excellent time to plan, draft, and revise grant and fellowship applications for the upcoming fall deadlines. It might seem early, but the truth is that many competitive grant and fellowship applications have deadlines in the early fall, specifically in September and […]

Filed Under: Planning When to Apply

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