Series Note: Building on our recent profiling of the 2016-2017 Ford Fellows at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, we are pleased to launch a new feature to our blog, video posts by our successful students who will share with you their thoughts and perspectives on applying for fellowships and grants and the impact that the awards have […]
What’s New on the GradFund Website?
We’ve been developing a number of new and exciting features for the GradFund website. With this post, I would like to profile two new features: Ask a Fellowship Advisor and GradFund Conversations Forums. Both of these features expand our capacity to interact with you on-line to share information, advice and answer questions. Ask a Fellowship […]
Top Five GradFund Myths
GradFund services are very popular with Rutgers graduate students. We help students across the disciplines identify and apply for extramural, honorific fellowships and grants. Each year we work one-on-one with over 400 students And yet, when I speak with graduate students, I am surprised by how many misconceptions there are. So, in this post, I […]
The GradFund Fellowship Advising Team
In my last post, I shared with you an overview of the services offered by the Office of Graduate Student External Fellowships and Grants and GradFund. In today’s post, I would like to introduce you to the talented Fellowship Advising Team. The GradFund Fellowship Advising Team consists of 17 post docs and graduate students who work […]
An Update on GradFund Services and Consultations
As the academic year begins, I would like to take this opportunity to share with you news about GradFund services. We have had a busy summer and are excited to share with you the launch of many new initiatives this fall. This summer, we launched a new booking process for our individual meetings and expanded […]
Getting to Know GradFund: An Introduction and Update
As the academic year begins, I would like to take this opportunity to share with you news about GradFund services. We have had a busy summer and are excited to share with you the launch of many new initiatives this fall. If you have used GradFund Services in the past, you will find that we […]
Meet Our Ford Fellows: Carolyn Ureña
Series Note: This year, three Rutgers graduate students have been awarded the prestigious Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for 2016-2017. Read on to learn more about Carolyn Ureña’s research, commitment to diversity, and her thoughts on working as a Fellowship Advisor at GradFund. A Fellowship Advisor’s Perspective As a graduate student I started taking advantage of […]
Meet Our Ford Fellows: Rosemary Ndubuizu
Series Note: This year, three Rutgers graduate students have been awarded the prestigious Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for 2016-2017. Read on to learn more about Rosemary Ndubuizu’s research, her thoughts on diversity, as well as her thoughts on community. Hi! My name is Rosemary Ndubuizu. I am a sixth year PhD candidate in Women’s […]
Meet Our Ford Fellows: Dara Walker
Series Note: This year, three Rutgers graduate students have been awarded the prestigious Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for 2016-2017. Read on to learn more about Dara Walker’s research, commitment to diversity, and her thoughts on working with GradFund. As a native of Washington, D.C., I attended a public high school just five blocks away from […]
Scholarly Excellence and Enduring Commitments to Enhancing Diversity: Rutgers-New Brunswick 2016 Ford Fellows
As the 2016 application season concludes, we are immensely proud to announce that three Graduate School-New Brunswick doctoral candidates have been awarded the prestigious Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for 2016-2017: Rosemary Ndubuizu (Women’s and Gender Studies), Carolyn Ureña (Comparative Literature), and Dara Walker (History)! The Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship offers one year of fellowship support for […]