When faced with the task of applying for external funding many of us do not know how or where to start. Fortunately for graduate students at Rutgers, the university has provided you with an office within the School of Graduate Studies whose task is to provide our students with guidance about how and what to […]
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Introduction to GradFund Workshop: Diversity in Grant Writing
Photo credit: WOC in Tech When we see or hear the word “diversity,” many images, questions, and assumptions come to mind. One common assumption is that diversity means equal treatment of individuals or groups in spite of what makes them or their experiences different from normative or mainstream experiences. We may also assume that only […]
Applying for Fellowships and Grants as an International Student – Part Two (Advice from the Archives)
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 Knowledgebase. Series note: The following post is the second […]
Applying for Fellowships and Grants as an International Student – Part One (Advice from the Archives)
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 Knowledgebase. It would not be wrong to say […]
Telling Stories of Adversity Effectively in Funding Applications
Addressing issues of adversity–any condition that may have impacted a student’s academic trajectory–is one of the major stumbling blocks that applicants for grants and fellowships encounter when starting to draft their applications. Adversity can take on many forms, ranging from specific conditions (e.g., learning disabilities, mental health issues) to socioeconomic status (e.g., non-traditional, first-generation, veteran), […]
Writing Strategies to Help You Start and Finish Your Funding Applications – Part Three
Series Note: The following post is the third, and final, installment in the Writing Strategies to Help You Start and Finish Your Funding Applications series. Click here to read Part One and click here to read Part Two. The first post in this series focused on tips to warm up to the idea of writing. The […]
Six Years, Four Points: Advice on Grant Writing (Advice from the Archives)
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 Knowledgebase. . As soon as I got to […]
DAAD Study and Research in Germany
The DAAD offers a wide range of grants and fellowships to support research and study in Germany for every stage of graduate study (early career graduate work to dissertation research and post doctoral research) and German language training. Study Scholarship Study Scholarships are available to highly qualified undergraduate students or those who have received and […]
Writing Strategies to Help You Start and Finish Your Funding Applications – Part Two
Series Note: The following post is the second installment in the Writing Strategies to Help You Start and Finish Your Funding Applications series. Click here to read Part One. The first post in this series focused on tips to warm up to the idea of writing. Now that you’ve acclimatized yourself to that idea and […]
Finding Conference/Travel Grant Awards for Humanities
Photo by Benjamin Voros on Unsplash One of the best opportunities for graduate students to build a professional network, and meet other people in and out your respective fields, is by attending conferences. These annual gatherings of professionals happen in different cities around the world, where you can present your work and make lasting impressions on scholars and […]