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Understanding Award Types

Understanding Award Types

Applying to the NSF-GRFP: Advice from a Student in Neuroscience

Posted on September 24, 2018 by rutgersgradfun

The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP) provides three years of graduate support to students pursuing doctorate degrees in STEM fields. Students in their first and second years of graduate education are eligible to apply. Many students tend to not consider applying until it is too late, as STEM students are often funded […]

Filed Under: Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering, Proposal Writing Advice, Social Sciences, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: NSF, NSF-GRFP

Featured Fellowship: National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Marian Thorpe

By: Marian Ahn Thorpe Writing a dissertation about education? If you are in the final data analysis and/or write-up stage of your dissertation, consider applying to the NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program. The fellowship provides $27,500 to doctoral students exploring topics related to the history, theory, analysis, and/or practice of education. Deadline for application is October 4, […]

Filed Under: Dissertation WritingCompletion, Funder and Award Spotlight, Social Sciences, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: education

ACLS/Mellon Completion Fellowship: Wrapping It Up (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Fellowship Advisor

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. Hello again, GradFund Conversations readers! Today we […]

Filed Under: Advice from The Archives, Dissertation WritingCompletion, Funder and Award Spotlight, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: ACLS/Mellon

Got Places to Go? Funding Your Conference Travel (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Fellowship Advisor

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. In the blog post, “Planning for Travel […]

Filed Under: Advice from The Archives, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: conference travel

Funding in Engineering – Advice from a Fellowship Advisor (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Fellowship Advisor

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. There is funding available at each stage […]

Filed Under: Advice from The Archives, Cross Stage Support, Dissertation Research/Writing, Early Graduate, Funder and Award Spotlight, Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering, Planning When to Apply, Postdoctoral, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: engineering

The “Thesis” Variable and the Fulbright-IIE Research-Study Grant (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Fellowship Advisor

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. A few years ago, GradFund conducted an extensive […]

Filed Under: Advice from The Archives, Proposal Writing Advice, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: Fulbright

Literature Citations, Literature Reviews, and the Fulbright IIE Research-Study Grant (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Fellowship Advisor

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. A few years ago, GradFund conducted an extensive […]

Filed Under: Proposal Writing Advice, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: Fulbright

“Affiliation Depth” and the Fulbright-IIE Research-Study Grant (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Fellowship Advisor

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. A few years ago, GradFund conducted an extensive […]

Filed Under: Proposal Writing Advice, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: Fulbright

Where to Find Information on Grants and Fellowships as a Graduate Student (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Fellowship Advisor

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. Grants and Fellowships represent the majority of […]

Filed Under: Advice from The Archives, Planning When to Apply, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: Searching for Funding, what can I apply for?

The Reviewer’s Perspective: Insights into an NIH Study Section

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Teresa M. Delcorso-Ellmann

We are pleased to introduce a new guest blogger, Dr. Carol Lutz. This is part one of a two-part blog on writing fellowship applications. Hello, my name is Dr. Carol Lutz, and I am a faculty member in the Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. I am also an […]

Filed Under: Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering, Proposal Writing Advice, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: NIH, the review process

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