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The Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows Program: Strategies for Writing a Competitive Application

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Teresa M. Delcorso-Ellmann

The Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows Program is a unique opportunity to apply to spend two years working with a public or private organization committed to advancing the public good and to hiring recent humanities PhDs.  Dr. John Paul Christy, Program Director for Public Programs at the ACLS, recently visited campus to talk about the program and […]

Filed Under: Humanities, Postdoctoral, Proposal Writing Advice, Social Sciences, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: ACLS/Mellon, alt-ac, Public Fellows

A Fellowship to Do Some Cool Things

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Teresa M. Delcorso-Ellmann

We typically write about fellowship and grant opportunities that are designed to support you and to advance your work on a scholarly project.  In this post, I want to share with you the benefits of a different type of fellowship:  one that will support you as you gain experience working in a profession. The Mellon/ACLS […]

Filed Under: Humanities, Postdoctoral, Social Sciences, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: ACLS/Mellon, alt-ac, Public Fellows, Public Humanities

Pitch a Second Project: Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Ben Arenger

To be competitive for a postdoctoral fellowship in the humanities, you will need to describe your plans for a second project. Doctoral students who are still in the process of dissertation writing often find this to be a challenging task. You may wonder, “How I can I think about a second project when I haven’t […]

Filed Under: Humanities, Postdoctoral, Proposal Writing Advice

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

Funding in Engineering – Advice from a Fellowship Advisor

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Melissa Olekson

There is funding available at each stage of graduate study for students of engineering. The funding opportunities vary, as with any other field, based on personal information, field of study, and research site, amongst other criteria. Graduate Student Fellowships: Early Graduate There are several fellowships available to engineers as incoming graduate students and in the […]

Filed Under: Cross Stage Support, Dissertation Research, Dissertation Research/Writing, Early Graduate, Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering, Planning When to Apply, Postdoctoral, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: engineering, Fulbright, NSF

How to Describe Teaching in a Fellowship Application

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Ben Arenger

Applications for external funding competitions occasionally require a teaching statement or personal statement that focuses on teaching. However, even if you have years of classroom experience, it may be challenging to succinctly communicate your effectiveness in the classroom. The following tips are meant to guide you through writing any part of an application that involves […]

Filed Under: Cross Stage Support, Dissertation WritingCompletion, Postdoctoral, Predoctoral/Postdoctoral, Proposal Writing Advice, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: Ford Foundation, teaching

Understanding Postdocs with a Teaching or Research Emphasis

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Kelsey Bitting

Nationally competitive postdoctoral fellowships are a logical next-step for many graduate students, especially those pursuing a tenure-track career. These awards typically fall into two basic categories: those with an emphasis on teaching, and those with an emphasis on research. As a dissertating graduate student beginning to think about applying for postdoctoral fellowships, it will be […]

Filed Under: Postdoctoral, Predoctoral/Postdoctoral, Proposal Writing Advice, Understanding Award Types

Ambassador, Scholar, Fellow

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Kelsey Bitting

Applicants for nationally competitive fellowships are often focused on the financial benefits of the award, and may overlook the funders’ larger purpose: To nurture a community of scholars devoted to advancing the program’s research goals. To develop that community, funders seek fellows who will engage with one another, and with former fellows, by networking and […]

Filed Under: Cross Stage Support, Dissertation Research, Dissertation Research/Writing, Dissertation WritingCompletion, Early Graduate, Postdoctoral, Predissertation, Predoctoral/Postdoctoral, Proposal Writing Advice

Fellowships, Grants, and Scholarships: Which Award Fits My Graduate Program?

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Kelsey Bitting

Merit-based awards for graduate students typically fall into one of three categories: Fellowships, grants, and scholarships. Each type of award supports graduate study in a different way, and each is tailored toward a specific type of graduate program. Knowing which type of award is a good fit for your program is an important first-step toward […]

Filed Under: Cross Stage Support, Dissertation Research, Dissertation Research/Writing, Dissertation WritingCompletion, Early Graduate, Master's Support, Planning When to Apply, Postdoctoral, Predissertation, Predoctoral/Postdoctoral, Understanding Award Types

Give yourself an hour to think about postdocs…

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Kelsey Bitting

As April begins, graduate students (even those of us who have been doing this for what seems like forever!) begin to shift into end-of-semester mode: Grading exams and term papers begins to take precedence over just about everything else. However, if you will be entering your final year of dissertation writing in the fall, now […]

Filed Under: Planning When to Apply, Postdoctoral, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: fellowships, postdoctoral fellowships

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