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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

Grant Writing: A Fundamental Tool for Building Your Scholarly Community

Posted on December 4, 2017 by rutgersgradfun

Doctoral students seeking grants and fellowships generally think about funds as the primary reason for applying for extramural awards. At GradFund, we often remind students that applying for grants and fellowships is not merely about acquiring financial support, but also about building an essential skillset that will be beneficial for a student throughout their career. […]

Filed Under: Dissertation Research, Dissertation WritingCompletion, Predissertation, Proposal Writing Advice

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

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

Knowing the “When?” (Roundup Post)

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Fellowship Advisor

Graduate students have many things to juggle simultaneously, and one of the biggest struggles is to know what one should be doing at what point. Because each graduate program is different, each graduate student has to be aware of different timelines and stages. But no matter if you are in your first year or in […]

Filed Under: Dissertation Research, Dissertation WritingCompletion, Planning When to Apply, Predissertation

Coursework, Comps, Candidacy, and…Confusion: Knowing When You’re Eligible for a Doctoral Award

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Lytton McDonnell

So you are well on your way to developing an individual funding plan. Maybe you’ve created a list of all the awards for which you will be eligible during your doctoral degree. Great! The next step is determining when to apply for these awards. And this is not always an easy task. Different awards are […]

Filed Under: Disciplinary Focus, Dissertation Research, Dissertation WritingCompletion, Humanities, Planning When to Apply, Predissertation, Stage of Study Tagged With: Planning When to Apply, when to apply

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

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Ben Arenger

With the spring semester in full swing, now is a good time to start planning ahead for the fall application deadline season. For students in the humanities, it is important to be aware of your external funding award options. To be sure, there is a higher concentration of grants and fellowships available at the stage […]

Filed Under: Cross Stage Support, Dissertation Research, Dissertation Research/Writing, Dissertation WritingCompletion, Early Graduate, Funder and Award Spotlight, Humanities, Predissertation, Understanding Award Types

NSF vs. NIH: Foundational Science vs. Clinical Translation

Posted on January 25, 2016 by rutgersgradfun

Hello GradFund Readers! Today, we will be discussing two funders that many of you may be familiar with: The NIH and the NSF. Many research projects may fit multiple funders. This is especially true of research that may have clinical applications. Often, we fall into a sort of middle ground called translational research. Basically, researchers […]

Filed Under: Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Dissertation Research, Dissertation Research/Writing, Early Graduate, Funder and Award Spotlight, Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering, Predissertation, Understanding Award Types Tagged With: NIH, NSF

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

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