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Planning When to Apply

Planning When to Apply

How to Juggle Writing Several Fellowship Applications at Once

Posted on October 31, 2016 by rutgersgradfun

So you’re eligible for multiple fellowships that are due only a few weeks apart… gotta love application season. You really want to get funding for next year, so you don’t just want to apply for one fellowship opportunity. How do you juggle applying for different fellowships from different funders with different goals? It’s challenging, but […]

Filed Under: Planning When to Apply, Proposal Writing Advice Tagged With: time management

Projecting into the Future: How to Plan for the Next Phase of Research

Posted on October 27, 2016 by rutgersgradfun

Hello GradFund Conversations readers! Planning for the future is one of the most crucial yet often overlooked or misunderstood aspects of applying for and obtaining funding. Maybe you are planning your dissertation proposal and would like some money to do the work you are proposing. You may just need to shift into a new phase […]

Filed Under: Humanities, Planning When to Apply Tagged With: lead time, planning ahead, understanding the funding cycle, when to apply

Applying for Grants and Fellowships as an International Student – Part Two

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Senem Kaptan

Series note: The following post is the second installment in the Applying for Grants and Fellowships as an International Student series. Click here to read Part One.   Confronted with the challenging situation of having limited external funding options to support their graduate career and research, international students often come to believe in certain myths that hold them […]

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

Applying for Grants and Fellowships as an International Student – Part One

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Senem Kaptan

It would not be wrong to say that my introduction to the world of external funding happened when I started my doctoral program in Anthropology at Rutgers. As an international student coming from a country that has very limited external grant and fellowship options for study and research in higher education, I was both excited […]

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

GradFund: What to Expect When You Meet with Us

Posted on July 25, 2016 by rutgersgradfun

So you have the idea to meet with GradFund. Mayhap your advisor suggested meeting with us to “discuss your options.” You could have come across one of our various emails. It’s possible that your program requires you to participate in one of our summer mentorship programs. Or maybe you just heard from a friend or […]

Filed Under: Planning When to Apply Tagged With: Meeting with GradFund

Get the Most out of the GradFund Funding Database (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Carolyn Ureña

Series note:  The following post is part of the GradFund Throwback Thursday blog series.  From time to time, we will repost one of our most popular blog posts from years past. If you are interested in learning more about research grants and fellowships to support your graduate study, be sure to visit the GradFund Funding Database. Hello Doctoral […]

Filed Under: Planning When to Apply, Understanding Award Types

How to Navigate the Funding Landscape as a Graduate Student (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Carolyn Ureña

Series note:  The following post is part of the GradFund Throwback Thursday blog series.  From time to time, we will repost one of our most popular blog posts from years past. If you are interested in learning more about research grants and fellowships to support your graduate study, be sure to visit the GradFund Funding Database. Applying for […]

Filed Under: Planning When to Apply Tagged With: Doctoral Funding Mentoring Program, navigating the funding landscape

What We Mean by “Start Early”

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Carolyn Ureña

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 […]

Filed Under: Planning When to Apply

Advice from the Archives: Which Award Fits My Graduate Program?

Posted on December 21, 2015 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 Database. Fellowships, Grants, and Scholarships: Which Award […]

Filed Under: Cross Stage Support, Dissertation Research, Dissertation Research/Writing, Dissertation WritingCompletion, Early Graduate, Master's Support, Planning When to Apply, Postdoctoral, Postgraduate, Predissertation, Predoctoral/Postdoctoral, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: advice from the archives

Designing a Persuasive Timeline (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Carolyn Ureña

Series note:  The following post is part of the GradFund Throwback Thursday blog series.  Each week we will repost one of our most popular blog posts from years past. If you are interested in learning more about research grants and fellowships to support your graduate study, be sure to visit the GradFund Database. Many fellowships and grants require either an […]

Filed Under: Planning When to Apply, Proposal Writing Advice Tagged With: proposal structure

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