On May 29th, we held a webinar on Tips for Researching Grant and Fellowship Opportunities. The session was recorded and is available here on the GradFund Resources RU Connect space.
Welcome to the GradFund Blog
Welcome to the GradFund Blog
Journey through GradFund’s Meeting Types
When scheduling a meeting with GradFund it is important to select the meeting type according to your needs. We have four different types of meetings as described in the post.
Come Plan with Us!- Understanding and preparing for the GradFund planning meeting
How to prepare to meet with a fellowship advisor at Rutgers University, and search for external funding opportunities for graduate school.
Apply to Join the GradFund Summer 2020 Mentoring Program – Virtual
We invite applications to the GradFund Summer 2020 Mentoring Program – Virtual. This 8-week (June 11 – July 30) online mentoring program—consisting of webinars, one-on-one virtual advising appointments, and office hours—is designed to prepare you to submit competitive external funding applications during the 2020–21 academic year. Applying for and securing external funding to support your […]
Featured Funder: The American Society of Safety Professionals Foundation
Learning about The American Society of Safety Professionals Foundation and their scholarships.
Demystifying Dissertation Completion Fellowships
Overview Typically, dissertation funding may be divided into two separate phases: dissertation research and dissertation writing. Most funders will support either research or writing, not both. Funding to support dissertation writing frequently comes in the form of a fellowship that provides a stipend to support your living expenses and free you from work obligations as you […]
How to Structure an Academic Cover Letter
Most fellowship and grant applications require a research proposal and personal statement; few ask you to write a cover letter. Still, there are some dissertation and postdoctoral fellowship applications where knowing how to write a strong cover letter can come in handy (take the Consortium for Faculty Diversity Dissertation Fellowship, for example). Because these types […]
Join the GradFund Team!
Apply to be a part of the GradFund Fellowship Advising Team. The deadline to apply is February 19, 2020 Submit your Fellowship Advisor application here Submit your Peer Mentor application here
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Mentoring Program – Apply today!
We invite applications to the GradFund Spring 2020 NSF GRF Mentoring Program! The program runs for 7 weeks (March 12th – May 1st) and consists of group seminars and individual advising opportunities. • Develop a competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship application for the Fall 2020 cycle • Benefit from structured time to organize your proposal development • Receive mentorship from […]
One Project, Many Frames (and Many Awards!)
Framing your research Most grad students have had at least some practice writing about the major disciplinary contributions of their dissertation. Indeed, a dissertation proposal defense requires in-depth knowledge of how your project speaks to major research conducted in your field. More challenging is figuring out if and how to highlight some of the smaller […]