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Welcome to the GradFund Blog

Welcome to the GradFund Blog

Follow the GradFund Blog for current advice and insights on best practices in applying for research support, written by the GradFund Fellowship Advising Team.

Early Graduate Study Fellowship Mentoring Program

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Teresa M. Delcorso-Ellmann

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Doctoral Candidate Resource Page

Posted on March 20, 2017 by rutgersgradfun

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Time to Plan – The Spring Semester (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on March 20, 2017 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 Knowledgebase. Time to Plan: The Spring Semester The […]

Filed Under: Advice from The Archives, Planning When to Apply

The Reviewer’s Perspective: What You Should Know As You Write Your Application

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Teresa M. Delcorso-Ellmann

  I recently had the opportunity to serve as a peer reviewer for a national fellowship competition. It was an interesting and even enjoyable experience and in this post, I would like to share with you some of the things that I learned while serving as a reviewer. Every review process is different and there […]

Filed Under: Proposal Writing Advice Tagged With: the review process, writing for multiple audiences

The Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows Program: Strategies for Writing a Competitive Application

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Teresa M. Delcorso-Ellmann

The Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows Program is a unique opportunity to apply to spend two years working with a public or private organization committed to advancing the public good and to hiring recent humanities PhDs.  Dr. John Paul Christy, Program Director for Public Programs at the ACLS, recently visited campus to talk about the program and […]

Filed Under: Humanities, Postdoctoral, Proposal Writing Advice, Social Sciences, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: ACLS/Mellon, alt-ac, Public Fellows

A Fellowship to Do Some Cool Things

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Teresa M. Delcorso-Ellmann

We typically write about fellowship and grant opportunities that are designed to support you and to advance your work on a scholarly project.  In this post, I want to share with you the benefits of a different type of fellowship:  one that will support you as you gain experience working in a profession. The Mellon/ACLS […]

Filed Under: Humanities, Postdoctoral, Social Sciences, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: ACLS/Mellon, alt-ac, Public Fellows, Public Humanities

Signposting for Success: Writing Tips for Funding Applications

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Lytton McDonnell

No one likes being lost. Whether it’s looking for a classroom in a new building, visiting your great aunt in Pittsburgh for the first time, or trying to track down the fabled secret bowling alley in the basement of Loree Hall on Douglass Campus. After enough time searching, anyone is bound to get frustrated and […]

Filed Under: Proposal Writing Advice Tagged With: NSF, review criteria

Stop, Collaborate, and Listen

Posted on February 13, 2017 by M. Hyacinth Gaynair

GradFund is a grant and fellowship application development service run by a staff of deans, Fellowship Advisors and Peer Mentors. We have a unique staff of graduate and post-doc students from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds. You may come from Comparative Literature, for example, and book an appointment with an advisor from Spanish, Political […]

Filed Under: Advice, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Humanities, Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering, Social Sciences, Visual, Performing and Creative Arts Tagged With: collaboration, writing for a broad audience

Three Common Pitfalls when Writing Abstracts

Posted on February 6, 2017 by rutgersgradfun

Abstracts are a challenging but important part of any fellowship application. The abstract is often the first (or one of the first) components of your application that the reviewer sees. Therefore, it is important to use the abstract to give the reviewer the best overall impression of your application. The length of the abstract can […]

Filed Under: Proposal Writing Advice Tagged With: writing an abstract

How to Make Best Use of GradFund Services: Tips from a New Fellowship Advisor

Posted on January 30, 2017 by rutgersgradfun

My journey with GradFund started six years ago, before I even set foot on the Rutgers campus as a graduate student in the PhD program in Anthropology. That journey now continues with my newly acquired role as a Fellowship Advisor at GradFund, meeting with graduate students to help them better navigate the world of external […]

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