Hello, GradFund Readers! Whether you are a second-year PhD student preparing an NSF GRFP or an ABD (all but dissertation) PhD candidate applying for a Louis Bevier Dissertation Completion fellowship, effectively describing your preliminary research can make or break your chances of success. Today, we are going to discuss getting the most out of the […]
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Pitch a Second Project: Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities
To be competitive for a postdoctoral fellowship in the humanities, you will need to describe your plans for a second project. Doctoral students who are still in the process of dissertation writing often find this to be a challenging task. You may wonder, “How I can I think about a second project when I haven’t […]
Best Practices in Grantsmanship: Working with Institutional Contacts
Best Practices in Grantsmanship Series note: Welcome to the second installment of Best Practices in Grantsmanship. In this series we will periodically post advice and suggestions that reflect best practices in grantsmanship. In the first installment, we introduced the key partnerships in the application process. Below, we address how to determine whether you will need to work with institutional contacts and the […]
Best Practices in Grantsmanship: Key Partnerships during the Application Process
Best Practices in Grantsmanship Series note: Welcome to the first installment of Best Practices in Grantsmanship. We will periodically post advice and suggestions that reflect best practices in grantsmanship. Applying for grants successfully rarely happened alone. While a researcher will be quick to point out that much about writing a grant application is a solitary […]
What We Mean by “Start Early”
At GradFund we often tell students about the benefits of “starting early” when it comes to working on fellowship and grant applications, but what does that really mean? How early is early enough? Read on for a sample month-by-month breakdown of what you should be doing to give yourself the best chances for writing a […]
Applying for Funding in the Humanities: Advice from a Fellowship Adviser
With the spring semester in full swing, now is a good time to start planning ahead for the fall application deadline season. For students in the humanities, it is important to be aware of your external funding award options. To be sure, there is a higher concentration of grants and fellowships available at the stage […]
Reaching Out: Professional Writing and Email
Hello GradFund readers! This post will discuss the etiquette involved in professional communication. If you are anything like me, you obsess over every little detail within the simplest communications. Email drafts sit in my inbox for days, weeks, or even months and make it through several rounds of revision before being sent. What? Nobody else? […]
NSF vs. NIH: Foundational Science vs. Clinical Translation
Hello GradFund Readers! Today, we will be discussing two funders that many of you may be familiar with: The NIH and the NSF. Many research projects may fit multiple funders. This is especially true of research that may have clinical applications. Often, we fall into a sort of middle ground called translational research. Basically, researchers […]
Advice from the Archives: Improvement: The “I” in the NSF DD(R)IG
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 Database. Improvement: The “I” in the NSF DD(R)IG […]
Advice from the Archives: Which Award Fits My Graduate Program?
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 Database. Fellowships, Grants, and Scholarships: Which Award […]