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Planning When to Apply

Planning When to Apply

Applying for Fellowships and Grants as an International Student – Part Two (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on October 2, 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. Series note: The following post is the second […]

Filed Under: International Students, Planning When to Apply, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: Anthropology, funding myths, international students

Applying for Fellowships and Grants as an International Student – Part One (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on September 28, 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. It would not be wrong to say […]

Filed Under: International Students, Planning When to Apply, Proposal Writing Advice, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: Anthropology, funding myths, international students

Sow in the Summer, Reap in the Fall: Starting the Fall Application Season Early

Posted on June 26, 2017 by rutgersgradfun

For many graduate students, the summer is an opportunity to meet writing deadlines, seek employment, conduct research, or to begin work on a publication. In addition to these academic responsibilities, many of us have family members who need our attention and care. How can we find time to draft a competitive funding proposal on top […]

Filed Under: Advice, Planning When to Apply Tagged With: advice, planning ahead, using the summer, when to start fellowship and grant applications

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

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

Knowing the “When?” (Roundup Post)

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Fellowship Advisor

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 […]

Filed Under: Dissertation Research, Dissertation WritingCompletion, Planning When to Apply, Predissertation

Time to Plan – The Spring Semester (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on March 20, 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. Time to Plan: The Spring Semester The […]

Filed Under: Advice from The Archives, Planning When to Apply

Coursework, Comps, Candidacy, and…Confusion: Knowing When You’re Eligible for a Doctoral Award

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Lytton McDonnell

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 […]

Filed Under: Disciplinary Focus, Dissertation Research, Dissertation WritingCompletion, Humanities, Planning When to Apply, Predissertation, Stage of Study Tagged With: Planning When to Apply, when to apply

Advice to My First Year Self, 4 Years Later (Part 2)

Posted on November 7, 2016 by rutgersgradfun

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 […]

Filed Under: Planning When to Apply Tagged With: advice for early graduate students, when to apply for fellowships and grants, why apply for fellowships and grants

Advice to My First Year Self, 4 Years Later (Part 1)

Posted on November 3, 2016 by rutgersgradfun

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 […]

Filed Under: About GradFund, Planning When to Apply Tagged With: advice for first year students, when to apply, why apply for fellowships

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