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: Building on our recent profiling of the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 Ford Fellows at […]
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2016 Ford Fellows Roundtable: What It Means to Be A Ford Fellow (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. Series note: Building on our recent profiling of the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 Ford Fellows at […]
2016 Ford Fellows Roundtable: What is Diversity? (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. Series note: Building on our recent profiling of the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 Ford Fellows at […]
Tips for Success in the Fulbright Competition (Roundup Post) – Part Three
Series Note: We have previously published a number of posts on the Fulbright competition on the GradFund blog, all of which offer useful tips and suggestions to help you craft a strong application. In light of the upcoming application period (our on-campus deadline this year is September 1), we have compiled this roundup post series, […]
Tips for Success in the Fulbright Competition (Roundup Post) – Part Two
Series Note: We have previously published a number of posts on the Fulbright competition on the GradFund blog, all of which offer useful tips and suggestions to help you craft a strong application. In light of the upcoming application period (our on-campus deadline this year is September 1), we have compiled this roundup post series, […]
Fulbright: What If My Project is Controversial?
What should you do if you are applying to the Fulbright-IIE, but your project engages with diplomatically sensitive topics? This issue comes up often in our meetings with graduate students who are interested in applying for the Fulbright, but who fear that their project could yield results that paint the host country in a negative […]
Tips for Success in the Fulbright Competition (Roundup Post) – Part One
The Fulbright US Student Program provides graduate students and recent graduates with an opportunity to undertake research, studies, or teaching overseas, in over 140 countries. The competition is the largest exchange program of its kind, and is very popular among students from all stages of study. We have previously published a number of posts on […]
Five Tips for How to Prepare and Justify a Budget
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 […]
Summer Fun(ding): Getting ahead of the Fall Application Season (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. As we’ve written here on GradFund Conversations in […]
How to Revise and Resubmit an Unsuccessful Funding Application (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. So you’ve just received that envelope or email […]