I am a fourth year PhD candidate in art history and a Fulbright Scholar to France. In addition, I am a pensionnaire étrangère (foreign exchange student), at the École Normale Supérieur. I have been in Paris since September 2015 conducting research for my dissertation on female artists and their representations of the nude in early […]
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Coursework, Comps, Candidacy, and…Confusion: Knowing When You’re Eligible for a Doctoral Award
So you are well on your way to developing an individual funding plan. Maybe you’ve created a list of all the awards for which you will be eligible during your doctoral degree. Great! The next step is determining when to apply for these awards. And this is not always an easy task. Different awards are […]
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 […]
A Bronx Approach to Research and Funding
Success in Grant Writing Series Editor’s Note: Welcome to the next installment of our Success in Grant Writing series, which will feature guest blog posts written by Rutgers graduate student winners of prestigious fellowships and grants. If you would like to share your experience with successful grant writing, please contact us through our website, gradfund.rutgers.edu “Scientist” doesn’t often […]
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 […]
Finalizing a Draft Proposal
When do you know when you’re done editing? For some, edits can be difficult. For others, it can seem like the work of editing is never done. Either way, below are some tips you can use to help figure out when a draft is done. Get Your Advisor’s Thoughts – For important and large-scale grants it can be […]
Requesting and Receiving Letters of Recomendation
The best way to make sure you have a good letter when it comes time to submit a proposal is to develop a consistent and professional relationship with your advisor and other faculty members in your area over the long term. This includes class participation and being an active member of your program. You will […]
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 […]