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Featured Funder: Garden Club of America

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Teresa M. Delcorso-Ellmann

 Our Featured Funders series is designed to help you learn about important funders that support graduate research and education.  The Garden Club of America offers 28 merit-based fellowships and grants to support graduate work in 12 different areas ranging from botany, wetlands research, desert research and urban forestry.  The deadlines a typically in late January […]

Filed Under: Biological Sciences, Dissertation Research, Humanities, Master's Support, Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering, Predissertation, Social Sciences

Featured Fellowship: ACOR-CAORC Fellowships

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Teresa M. Delcorso-Ellmann

  Featured Fellowships are important graduate awards that you may not know about but should.  The ACOR-CAORC graduate fellowships will provide support to students who are working on Near Eastern Studies topics.  You can learn more about the fellowship here.  The deadline to apply is February 1.  If you would like help with an application, […]

Filed Under: Dissertation Research, Humanities, Master's Support, Predissertation, Social Sciences, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: Funder Spotlight

Using GradFund Over the Course of Your Graduate Study (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on November 27, 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 Database. The project I proposed during GradFund’s Summer […]

Filed Under: Dissertation Research, Humanities, Proposal Writing Advice, Success Stories Tagged With: working with GradFund

Applying for History Research and Travel Grants

Posted on November 23, 2017 by M. Hyacinth Gaynair

At GradFund, we offer graduate students and post-doc scholars alike, guidance and advice for applying to different types of external funding. Most students know about the Fulbright-Hays fellowships, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, and the Ford Foundation Fellowships. However, there are many smaller awards for research and travel that are also available to students […]

Filed Under: Cross Stage Support, Dissertation Research, Humanities, Predissertation, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: archival research, history, library, travel

Is Archival Research Right for Me? (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on November 9, 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. A lot of funding for humanities graduate […]

Filed Under: Advice from The Archives, Dissertation Research, Humanities, Predissertation, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: archival research, why do archival research

Finding Conference/Travel Grant Awards for Humanities

Posted on September 11, 2017 by M. Hyacinth Gaynair

Photo by Benjamin Voros on Unsplash One of the best opportunities for graduate students to build a professional network, and meet other people in and out your respective fields, is by attending conferences. These annual gatherings of professionals happen in different cities around the world, where you can present your work and make lasting impressions on scholars and […]

Filed Under: Humanities, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: conference travel, small grants

Projecting into the Future: How to Plan for the Next Phase of Research (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on August 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. Hello GradFund Conversations readers! Planning for the […]

Filed Under: Advice, Advice from The Archives, Dissertation Research, Dissertation WritingCompletion, Humanities, Predissertation

Applying for Funding in the Humanities: Advice from a Fellowship Adviser (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on June 5, 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. With the spring semester in full swing, […]

Filed Under: Advice from The Archives, Humanities, Social Sciences, Understanding Award Types

On Fieldwork & Funding – Part Two (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on May 1, 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, Dissertation Research, Humanities, Proposal Writing Advice, Social Sciences, Success Stories, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: American Institute of Indian Studies, fieldwork

On Fieldwork & Funding – Part One (Advice from the Archives)

Posted on April 24, 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, Dissertation Research, Humanities, Proposal Writing Advice, Social Sciences, Success Stories, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: American Institute of Indian Studies, fieldwork, India

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