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Advice

Five Tips for How to Prepare and Justify a Budget

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Fellowship Advisor

It does not matter if you are a scientist, humanist, or social scientist; at some point you will be asked to write and justify a budget, whether for conference travel, a fellowship, or a research grant. In order to write an accurate and realistic budget there are several things to keep in mind: 1) Ask […]

Filed Under: Proposal Writing Advice Tagged With: Budget

Applying for Funding in the Humanities: Advice from a Fellowship Adviser (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on June 5, 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. With the spring semester in full swing, […]

Filed Under: Advice from The Archives, Humanities, Social Sciences, Understanding Award Types

Summer Fun(ding): Getting ahead of the Fall Application Season (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on May 29, 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. As we’ve written here on GradFund Conversations in […]

Filed Under: Advice, Advice from The Archives, Planning When to Apply, Proposal Writing Advice Tagged With: planning ahead

How to Revise and Resubmit an Unsuccessful Funding Application (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on May 22, 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. So you’ve just received that envelope or email […]

Filed Under: Advice from The Archives, Proposal Writing Advice Tagged With: facing rejection, revision tips

Securing Small Grants: Strategies and Benefits (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on May 15, 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 Success Stories Series Editor’s Note: This post […]

Filed Under: Advice from The Archives, Cross Stage Support, Dissertation Research, Success Stories, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: Critical Language Enhancement Award, small grants and fellowships

Applying for Funding as an ESL or EFL Student

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Fellowship Advisor

  There is no such thing as knowing too many languages! As someone who began to communicate in English on a daily basis only as a young adult and who learned ancient languages through English (a language that was not my own), I can say that I still live through the pleasures and anxieties that […]

Filed Under: International Students, Proposal Writing Advice Tagged With: diversity, English as a Foreign Language, English as a Second Language

On Fieldwork & Funding – Part Two (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on May 1, 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. Success Stories Series Editor’s Note: This post […]

Filed Under: Advice from The Archives, Dissertation Research, Humanities, Proposal Writing Advice, Social Sciences, Success Stories, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: American Institute of Indian Studies, fieldwork

On Fieldwork & Funding – Part One (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on April 24, 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. Success Stories Series Editor’s Note: This post […]

Filed Under: Advice from The Archives, Dissertation Research, Humanities, Proposal Writing Advice, Social Sciences, Success Stories, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: American Institute of Indian Studies, fieldwork, India

A Bronx Approach to Research and Funding (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on April 17, 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. Success Stories Series Editor’s Note: This post […]

Filed Under: Advice from The Archives, Planning When to Apply, Social Sciences, Success Stories Tagged With: Anthropology, international research

Fulbright, Greece, and GradFund (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on April 10, 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. Success Stories Series Editor’s Note: This post […]

Filed Under: Advice from The Archives, Humanities, Success Stories Tagged With: Classics, Fulbright

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