Graduate students have many things to juggle simultaneously, and one of the biggest struggles is to know what one should be doing at what point. Because each graduate program is different, each graduate student has to be aware of different timelines and stages. But no matter if you are in your first year or in […]
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First Steps in Revising (Advice from the Archives)
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. One of the most important practices in […]
Time to Plan – The Spring Semester (Advice from the Archives)
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 […]
The Reviewer’s Perspective: What You Should Know As You Write Your Application
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 […]
The Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows Program: Strategies for Writing a Competitive Application
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 […]
A Fellowship to Do Some Cool Things
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 […]
Signposting for Success: Writing Tips for Funding Applications
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 […]
Stop, Collaborate, and Listen
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 […]
Three Common Pitfalls when Writing Abstracts
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 […]
Kill Your Darlings! Why You Should Feel Good About Deleting Your Work
Irrelevant. Unnecessary. Redundant. Delete. If you’re a writer and you’ve asked someone to review your work, you may have heard these words or seen them scribbled beside selected sentences and paragraphs of your draft. No matter how tactfully they are communicated, these kinds of comments can still feel like a slap in the face—especially if […]