Many fellowships and grants require you to explain your commitment to “diversity” or “outreach,” whether this is through your research or extracurricular activities. It can be difficult to think of ways to engage with the community and to do so meaningfully, but there are opportunities out there. This blog post will provide some tips on […]
The Challenge with “Broader Impacts”
Even if you are very engaged with community outreach, diversity work, and mentoring, it can be hard to communicate the “broader impacts” of your work. This post in particular applies to fellowships that require you to address how your research will benefit others, such as the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, the Ford Foundation Fellowships, AAUW Fellowships, […]
Grants and Fellowships for Women: How to Make Your Application Stand Out
There are multiple funders, such as the American Association of University Women (AAUW), the Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF), and the Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO), that are specifically invested in supporting women who are pursuing graduate degrees. These are awards that aim to recognize and reward the most promising female students in their fields. Nevertheless, […]
Applying for Scholarships and Smaller Awards
Applying for fellowships is a great way to get funding for one or more academic years. However, scholarships and smaller awards can also be very helpful in filling a funding gap, such as over a summer or a semester. There are several reasons why you should keep scholarships on your funding radar and consider applying […]
Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowships
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Advice to My First Year Self, 4 Years Later (Part 2)
Previously, you read about the advice that Kate would have given herself when she was starting graduate school. Below is a continuation of that post by Dan that focuses more on how funding and research are integrated. Research is an integral part of your PhD experience, and it will also be an integral part of […]
Advice to My First Year Self, 4 Years Later (Part 1)
The summer before my first year in graduate school seems like an eternity ago. I remember reading an e-mail from my graduate program director stating that the incoming Ph.D. students would be participating in a mentoring program through a program called GradFund. Dozens of questions swirled in my head. Hadn’t my graduate program told me […]
How to Juggle Writing Several Fellowship Applications at Once
So you’re eligible for multiple fellowships that are due only a few weeks apart… gotta love application season. You really want to get funding for next year, so you don’t just want to apply for one fellowship opportunity. How do you juggle applying for different fellowships from different funders with different goals? It’s challenging, but […]
Projecting into the Future: How to Plan for the Next Phase of Research
Hello GradFund Conversations readers! Planning for the future is one of the most crucial yet often overlooked or misunderstood aspects of applying for and obtaining funding. Maybe you are planning your dissertation proposal and would like some money to do the work you are proposing. You may just need to shift into a new phase […]
Soliciting Feedback for Your External Funding Applications
In the process of developing grant and fellowship applications, one of the things that has held me back from soliciting feedback on my proposals was the thought that I needed to submit excellent first drafts. Producing flawless (and fully completed!) first drafts was a daunting task, so I usually postponed writing and didn’t ask for […]