GradFund Blog

Grad Fund 2010 Summer Mentoring Programs—Now Accepting Applications

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:17:00 +0000

Would you like to apply for external fellowships and grants but are mystified by the process?

Do you feel like you never have time to work on an application?

Jump start your funding applications this summer by participating in one of our Summer Mentoring Programs.

We are pleased to announce that this year; we are offering three Summer Mentoring Programs designed to help graduate students apply for nationally competitive grants and fellowships:

Early Graduate Study Fellowship Mentoring Program
Dissertation Funding Mentoring Program
Postdoctoral Fellowship Mentoring Program

Our Summer Mentoring Programs offer students a unique opportunity to be immersed in the proposal writing and application process in preparation for the fall and spring deadline seasons.

Space is limited and the deadline to apply to participate in one of the Mentoring Programs is May 14, 2010.

As a part of the application process, all applicants must complete a Mentoring Program Consultation Meeting between March 1 and May 7. Phone appointments will be available to students who are not yet on campus. To schedule a Mentoring Program Consultation Meeting, send an email to gradfund at rci.rutgers.edu by April 30.

A copy of the application can be downloaded from our Sakai site: http://sakai.rutgers.edu. Current and incoming graduate students who do not have access to our Sakai site should send an email to gradfund at rci.rutgers.edu to request access.

If you have any questions about the Mentoring Program, please contact Assistant Dean Teresa Delcorso at gradfund at rci.rutgers.edu or 932-2705.

Apply to be a Fellowship Advisor

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:08:00 +0000

We are currently accepting applications for anticipated openings in our Fellowship Advising staff.

The Fellowship Advisor will have the following four key areas of responsibility:

Assist with confidential proposal review and critique of graduate student external funding applications
Assist with writing content for the Resource Center’s website (http://gradfund.rutgers.edu/) and Sakai site (https://sakai.rutgers.edu/portal)
Assist with outreach to graduate programs and students
Contribute to our on-line Funder Database by reviewing, cleaning, researching and entering new data.

We may have the following Fellowship Advisor openings:

1. A calendar year Graduate Assistant (GA) appointment that begins July 1, 2010 and ends June 30, 2011 (ABD applicants only)
2. An academic year Graduate Assistant (GA) appointment that begins September 1, 2010 and ends June 30, 2011 (ABD applicants only)
3. An hourly part time position that begins May 1, 2010. The applicant must be available to work during the summer as staff for our Summer Mentoring Programs (ABD or recent PhD applicants)

Requirements:

The applicant must be a Rutgers University ABD doctoral candidate or recent PhD who has secured external grants or fellowships as a graduate student or has received an alternate/Honorable Mention status for a graduate student competition.

The applicant should have an understanding of the external graduate fellowship and grant application process based on a track record of securing external grants and fellowships and should be comfortable with the application process. A Fellowship Advisor is expected to be able to confidentially provide review and critique of graduate student grant and fellowship applications from a variety of disciplines while offering advice and insights into the application process as well as sound proposal writing advice. The applicant should be able to demonstrate their ability to comfortably work across a number of subject areas in the humanities, social sciences, sciences and engineering in a deadline driven environment.

The applicant should have strong computer skills including the ability to work with web-based forms, to conduct internet research and to work with a pc-based design/publishing program. Careful attention to detail is a must.

The applicant should have strong writing skills and the ability to communicate ideas to a general audience.

The applicant must be available to work 2 full days a week.
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To apply:

Email Assistant Dean Teresa Delcorso (delcorso@rci.rutgers.edu) the following as attachments with “Fellowship Advisor Application” in the subject line, by March 12, 2010:

1. A letter of interest, explaining your qualifications a Fellowship Advisor position. In a brief narrative, summarize your computer skills and respond to the following questions:
• What is your experience applying for external funding? How would you imagine using these experiences as a Fellowship Advisor?
• What are your teaching and mentoring experiences and how do you see utilizing these experiences and skills in this position?
• Would you like to be considered a GA position (which one), the hourly position or both?
• What is your dissertation research (limit response to one paragraph, written for the non-specialist)
• If you are ABD: What aspect of your dissertation are you currently working on (research, writing, or both) and when do you plan to finish your dissertation? What is the dissertation work that you plan to complete during the 2010-2011 academic year?
• If you are a recent PhD: What other projects are you currently committed to working on?
• What experience do you have in doing interdisciplinary work? How does this or any other related experience give evidence of your ability to work and provide mentorship across disciplines?
• In which disciplinary fields do you feel most comfortable working and providing feedback?
• Do you currently have or anticipate support for the 2010-2011 academic year? If yes, please explain what your support is (grant, fellowship, TA/GA, other job) and the time commitment involved.
• Do you currently have fellowship applications pending (internal or external) and if yes, what are they?

2. CV

3. Copy of a successful/alternate/honorable mention grant or fellowship proposal that you have written as a graduate student for a graduate student focused grant or fellowship competition.

4. Unofficial graduate transcripts.

5. The names and contact information for 2 references

Evaluation of applications will begin March 12, 2010.

Please contact Assistant Dean Teresa Delcorso at delcorso at rci.rutgers.edu or 932-2705 if you have any questions.

Fulbright IIE and Fulbright Hays Fall 2010 Information Sessions

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:36:00 +0000

Fulbright IIE and Fulbright Hays
Fall 2010 application season

Fulbright IIE
The Fulbright IIE gives graduate students who are U.S. citizens an opportunity to pursue their academic and research interests in a foreign country. Both Master's and Doctoral level students in all fields including humanities, sciences, social sciences and fine arts are encouraged to apply. The on-campus deadline for the Fulbright IIE will be in early September 2010.

Graduate Students who plan to apply for the Fulbright IIE must complete a pre-screening meeting with David Pickens by July 1, 2010. To schedule a Fulbright IIE pre-screening meeting contact David Pickens at d.s.pickens at gmail.com. Please place "Fulbright IIE Pre-Screening Meeting" in the subject line of the email.

Fulbright Hays
The Fulbright Hays Dissertation Research Fellowship supports 6-12 months of dissertation research in modern foreign languages and area studies. The Fulbright Hays is open to US citizens and US permanent residents. The on-campus deadline for the Fulbright Hays will be in Fall 2010

Doctoral students who plan to apply for the Fulbright Hays Dissertation Fellowship, _must_ complete a pre-screening meeting with Teresa Delcorso by July 1, 2010. To schedule a Fulbright Hays pre-screening meeting contact Teresa Delcorso at gradfund at rci.rutgers.edu. Please place "Fulbright Hays Pre-Screening Meeting" in the subject line of the email.

Fulbright Information Sessions
We will hold general information sessions on both Fulbright Programs on Monday, March 22, from 12:00-1:00 and Tuesday, April 13, from 5:00-6:00 at 25 Bishop Place, CAC.

To register for an information session, email Jay Rimmer at jrimmer at rci.rutgers.edu.

Learn More About Our Services

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:32:00 +0000

At GradFund, we offer the Rutgers graduate student community a large range of services from individual appointments to electronic resources and workshops. Our goal is to provide graduate students with the information, assistance and resources that they need, through a platform that is most helpful to them. Whether you are on campus or off, interested in individual assistance or group mentoring, we have a service or resource to help you with your funding applications.

We offer services to Rutgers graduate students at all stages of study and in all disciplines. We encourage Rutgers graduate students to visit our on-line resources early in their graduate careers and to plan to incorporate working with us into their course of study. Highlighted here are several of key resources we offer the graduate student community:

On-line Resources
We offer the Rutgers Graduate School communities a number of on-line resources these include:

GradFund Funder Database (http://gradfund.rutgers.edu) (access with your university Net Id)
Sakai Fellowship Guide (http://sakai.rutgers.edu) (send an email to gradfund at rci.rutger.edu to request access)
GradFund Wiki (http://gradfund.pbworks.com/)
GradFund Blog (http://rci.rutgers.edu/~gradfund/blog/)
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook

GradFund Funder Database
Our on-line funder database, which is continually updated, includes several thousand fellowships and grants to support graduate students. Students can perform keyword searches for awards that are general in nature or are specific to a discipline or level of study. All graduate students—regardless of their discipline or level of graduate study—will find the database useful. Once a student has found an appropriate award(s), GradFund will then assist them as they prepare their application(s). If you learn about a fellowhip or grant from outside of our database, we can also assist you with applying.

Sakai Fellowship Guide (http://sakai.rutgers.edu)
The Sakai Fellowship Guide an on-line space where graduate students and their faculty mentors can access detailed information on applying for graduate student external grants and fellowships. The site includes information on major funders, links to relevant sites and proposal writing tools. To request access to the site, send an email to: gradfund at rci.rutgers.edu.

GradFund Wiki (http://gradfund.pbwiki.com/FrontPage)
GradFund Wiki is host to our institutional knowledge on grants and fellowships for graduate students. We have designed this site to give graduate students and their faculty mentors the opportunity to share their experiences and knowledge about external grant and fellowship competitions. Members of this community will have an opportunity to contribute to our knowledge library and over time, this site should prove to be an invaluable resource for students who are in the process of working on their fellowship and grant applications. To request access to the site, send an email to: gradfund at rci.rutgers.edu.

GradFund Blog (http://rci.rutgers.edu/~gradfund/blog/)
Our Blog is dedicated to providing timely information to the Rutgers University Graduate Student community about external grant and fellowship opportunities.

Proposal Writing Tools
The proposal writing tools section of our Sakai Fellowship Guide hosts a number of items to facilitate the proposal writing process. Our tools include exercises to help students begin to write fellowship application essays and workbooks to help a student begin to begin to frame their project as a grant proposal.

Meetings with GradFund Staff

In addition to various group-based events, GradFund offers to graduate students three types of individualized appointments: a Planning Meeting, a Help-with-a-Funder Meeting, and a Proposal Review Meeting.

Planning Meeting

For this meeting, the graduate student provides us with a description of their research, a list of possible funder options from the database, and their c.v.
Our staff will discuss with the student their funding options, general application strategies, and the basic requirements for drafting a competitive grant or fellowship application.
The goal of this meeting is to help the student identify and prepare themselves to meet the necessary requirements for an application(s) well in advance of the deadline.

Help-with-a-Funder Meeting

For this meeting, the graduate student provides us with a description of their research and the url for the award(s) they are interested in applying for.
Our staff will discuss with the student their research plans and how to write a competitive application.
The goal of the meeting is to help the student understand the mechanics of writing a compelling proposal for a highly selective competition and/or how to prepare for an application that contains complex procedural components (e.g., NIH or NSF awards).

Proposal Review Meeting

During this meeting, our staff will review a proposal in detail with the graduate student and provide feedback on the proposal’s clarity, structure, adherence to the funder’s requirements and expectations, and overall effectiveness, as well as feedback on other application elements (e.g., budget). We help graduate students frame their research project to meet the funder’s guidelines and goals, consider their audience of reviewers, and eliminate jargon from their writing.
Because we do not critique the intellectual content of a student’s proposal, we will advise the student to direct all questions about a project’s discipline-specific content to faculty mentors.

Workshops
Throughout the year, the GradFund offers additional group-level activities to complement our individualized appointments, the workshops section of our site details our offerings. Faculty may also arrange to have Resource Center staff visit their graduate program, or a cluster of related graduate programs, to deliver a talk on applying for external funding.

Take some time today to explore our sites or to schedule an appointment to learn more about the world of external grants and fellowships.

Workshop: Applying to the National Science Foundation to Support Your Dissertation Research-- February 9, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:01:00 +0000

On Tuesday, February 9th, we will offer a workshop on Applying to the National Science Foundation to Support Your Dissertation Research

The workshop will take place from 1pm to 3pm in the Busch Campus Center, room 174, Busch Campus

NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants are grants available to doctoral students to improve the quality of their dissertation research. These grants provide funds for items not normally available through the student's university. Additionally, these grants allow doctoral students to undertake significant data-gathering projects and to conduct field research in settings away from their campus that would not otherwise be possible. Proposals are judged on the basis of their scientific merit, including the theoretical importance of the research question and the appropriateness of the proposed data and methodology to be used in addressing the question.

Award time period: 12-24 months Award Size: $7,500-$20,000 (depending on program)

Eligibility: Open to all graduate students in eligible fields enrolled in a US-based graduate program.

In this workshop learn how to apply for NSF funding to support your dissertation research.

Registration is not required

Workshop on Proposal Writing Basics: January 29, 2010, 1-3pm

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:25:00 +0000

On Friday, January 29, 2010 we will offer a workshop on Proposal Writing Basics from 1:00-3:00pm.

The workshop will be held in Center Hall in the Busch Campus Center on Busch Campus.

The workshop will provide an overview of proposal writing. We will cover the basic elements that go into a successful funding proposal. This lecture-based workshop will guide the participants through all the essential components that go into a successful proposal for external funding. The workshop will also provide an introduction to GradFund services and how to identify research grants and fellowships to support graduate students.

Registration is not required to attend.

Welcome!

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:41:00 +0000

Welcome to our blog! We are starting the New Year with a new look and focus for the GradFund Blog. In my posts I will share with you information on our services and activities along with advice and thoughts on applying for merit-based research grants and fellowships as a graduate student. GradFund, the Resource Center for Graduate Student External Support is a service of the Graduate School-New Brunswick Dean’s office and is dedicated to supporting scholarly excellence and professionalization for Rutgers University graduate students.

Since our founding in 2000 we have helped hundreds of our graduate students apply for and secure nationally competitive fellowships and grants to support their masters and doctoral work.

We encourage all graduate students to apply for external funding and to learn how to integrate the process of applying for funding into their academic careers.

Students who apply for external funding are engaged in an essential professionalization practice as they develop into leading scholars in their fields. For the students who are successful, their achievements bring distinction to their work and the university and provide them with the resources needed to conduct cutting edge and innovative research that advances their discipline. All students who apply for fellowships and grants, regardless of the outcome, have learned an essential skill that they will use throughout their careers. The process of applying for funding has also helped them to move forward on their dissertation by accelerating their research and writing, fine-tuning questions, solving challenging issues, and developing a plan for more timely completion of their degree.

We offer a number of on-line resources as well as in-person services to help Rutgers graduate students with their application endeavors. I invite you to utilize our services and resources throughout your time at Rutgers. You can learn more about our services by visiting http://gradfund.rutgers.edu. In the coming weeks, I will post more about our services and how to best utilize them.

Whether you are just starting your graduate studies, preparing to start your dissertation research or in the final stages of study, I encourage you to take some time to explore our website and to begin to work on a funding application. I am sure you will find it to be a challenging and yet rewarding experience. Best of luck in your endeavors!

New Year, New Look, New Content

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:48:00 +0000

As we start a new year, our blog has a new look and we will experiment with new content. For the past year, we have used our GradFund blog to post information on upcoming deadlines, workshops and events. I hope this information has been useful to you. I will continue to post news and information but will also expand our posts to include advice and insights into the world of grants and fellowships. Be sure to check our site on a regular basis for news, information, insights and advice. We plan to post weekly.

ASEE/NSF Corporate Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:42:00 +0000

ASEE/NSF Corporate Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The American Society for Engineering Education, with generous support from the National Science Foundation, has just launched the Corporate Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Program to allow 40 highly qualified recent engineering Ph.D. recipients to conduct meaningful, innovative research at some of the nation’s foremost research-performing companies.

The program provides $50,000 toward stipend expenses and $6,500 toward health insurance for each one-year fellowship, and requires that the host corporation pay just $25,000 toward the stipend and a $2,500 administrative fee.

That means the program fellows will receive a minimum of $75,000 while spending a year at some of the leading-edge corporate laboratories in the country. Initial host companies include HP, IBM, and SAP-U.S.

The fellowship offers corporations the opportunity to attract top engineering talent at a fraction of the usual cost while participating in a program aimed at promoting engineering excellence and strengthening our nation’s technical prowess.

Qualifying companies of all sizes are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity as soon as possible by registering at https://aseensfip.asee.org/corporate/register and posting available research positions. Fellowships will be awarded to the first 40 successful matches made between the company and applicant, with the companies making the selection decision.

Research fellows must hold a Ph.D. awarded in an engineering field within the last three years and be citizens, or permanent residents. Interested applicants should begin the process at https://aseensfip.asee.org/apply/sessions/new.

Additional program details, along with a sample host agreement, can be found at https://aseensfip.asee.org/. For further information, contact Artis Hicks (a.hicks@asee.org, 202-331-3558) with any questions or concerns.

Grad Fund On-line Chat Session-- December 7, 2009 2pm-4pm

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:54:00 +0000

Grad Fund On-line Chat Session-- December 7, 2009 2pm-4pm

Do you have some basic questions about fellowships and grants that you would like to have answered, without scheduling an appointment? Plan to join us in one of our upcoming on-line chat sessions to get answers to your fellowship and grant questions.

On December 7, 2009 Assistant Dean Teresa Delcorso will host on-line fellowship and grant chat sessions from 2:00pm-4:00pm.

To join the chat session log onto our Sakai Fellowship Guide (https://sakai.rutgers.edu/portal) between 2 and 4 pm. To request access to our Sakai site email: gradfund at rci.rutgers.edu

SSRC's Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship Competition Now Open

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:43:00 +0000

SSRC's Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship Competition Now Open

The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) is designed to help early-stage graduate students in the humanities and social sciences formulate more effective doctoral dissertation proposals. Senior tenured faculty serve as research directors who identify research fields for groups of 12 graduate students. The faculty research directors design two workshops: one to prepare students to undertake summer research that will inform the design of their dissertation proposal, held in spring; the other to help students apply their summer research experiences to writing dissertation and funding proposals, held in the fall. Working together, research directors and graduate students help shape emerging fields in the humanities and social sciences.

For additional information visit: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/dpdf-fellowship/

Deadline: January 29, 2010

Proposal Writing Workshop--January 14, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:36:00 +0000

Workshop Date and Time: January 14, 2010, 9:00-5:00

Workshop Location: Douglas Campus Center , Meeting Room A, Douglas Campus

Workshop Description: This workshop is designed for the doctoral student who plans to apply for external funding in the Spring or Fall 2010 semesters to support dissertation work (research and/or writing) during the 2010-2011 or 2011-2012 academic years. The workshop will take the student through the mechanics of writing a strong proposal for external funding.

The workshop runs for a full day and requires prep work to be completed in advance of the workshop.

To participate in the workshop, each registered participant must complete and submit by 9:00am on Thursday, January 7, 2010 either our Proposal Writing Workbook (which is available on the Fellowship Guide Sakai site) or a proposal written for a specific funding competition. Participants should be prepared to draft a funding proposal based on their proposed dissertation research. The workshop activities will include lecture, group discussions, group exercises and review and critique sessions. The work you produce for the workshop will be discussed and critiqued by the group.

To participate, registration is required by December 18, 2009. To register, email gradfund at rci.rutgers.edu

Spring 2010 Proposal Writing Workgroup

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:31:00 +0000

GradFund, the Resource Center for Graduate Student External Support

Spring 2010 Proposal Writing Workgroup

Are you planning to apply for external funding during fall 2010?
Are you unsure how to write a funding proposal?

Gradfund’s Proposal Writing Workgroup will help you with the proposal writing process!

General Interest Meeting: Dec. 4, 2009 @ noon, 25 Bishop Place, CAC

What is it?

The Gradfund Proposal Writing Workgroup offers a supportive interdisciplinary environment for doctoral students with a defined dissertation topic to meet periodically to discuss the mechanics of applying for external funding, strategies for putting together a competitive application, and the opportunity to draft proposals and receive peer review in a collegial environment.

What will I get out of it?

The goal of the workgroup is the help graduate students prepare their funding proposals well in advance of the Fall 2010 deadline season. We also seek to create a proposal writing community in which the workgroup participants may continue to engage independently over the summer and into the fall semester.

What’s the time commitment?

Workgroup participants should be prepared to complete preparatory work and to attend the scheduled workgroup meetings. The workgroup will meet twice a month from January to May of 2010. Each group meeting will run approximately 3 hours, and will require approximately 1-2 hours of preparatory work. The meeting schedule will be determined after the initial general interest meeting to be held on Friday, December 4 at 12:00 noon at 25 Bishop Place, CAC

How many students will be in the workgroup?

The workgroup will be limited to 10 students in order to provide each individual with detailed and constructive feedback on proposal drafts in a supportive environment.

How do I sign up?

If you are interested in joining the GradFund Proposal Writing Workgroup, please email Assistant Dean Teresa Delcorso at gradfund at rci.rutgers.edu. Place “GradFund Proposal Writing Workgroup” in the subject line of your email. In the body of your email, please indicate your interest in joining the workgroup in addition to your graduate program, year in program, the funder to which you would like to apply, and if you will be able to attend the general interest meeting to be held on December 4, 2009. Attendance at the December 4 meeting is not required but strongly advised.

Workgroup discussion topics and activities will include:

Getting ready to apply for funding
Examining how to integrate funding into your graduate career
Understanding the proposal writing genre
Finding funding options and strategies for success
Preparing an application, writing a proposal, personal statement, and budget
Becoming familiar with the proposal review process
Drafting and revising proposals
Reviewing and critiquing proposals
Analyzing and discussing examples of successful proposals

To register or for more information, email: gradfund at rci.rutgers.edu

Graduate Student Drop-In Hours Nov. 11 and Dec. 9

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:08:00 +0000

Graduate Student Drop-In Hours Nov. 11 and Dec. 9

Do you have questions about external fellowships and grants?
Do you want to learn more about how GradFund can help you with your funding applications?
Do you want to know more about our services and resources?
Do you want to know which grants and fellowship you can apply for to support your graduate work?

Plan to stop by during our Drop-In Hours to learn more and get answers to your questions.

We will hold Graduate Student Drop-In Hours on November 11 and December 9 from 1pm to 3pm in our offices at 25 Bishop Place, CAC.

Graduate students are welcome to stop by during the Drop-In Hours to briefly discuss external funding. Student meetings will take place on a first-come, first-served basis. Meeting will last 10-15 minutes

Students interested in scheduling a more in depth meeting should email gradfund at rci.rutgers.edu and place “meeting request” in the subject line.

Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:51:00 +0000

Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

This Department of Energy Program provides fellowships paying $32,400 plus tuition and fees to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields of study that utilize high performance computing to solve complex problems in science and engineering. The fellowship includes a 12-week research experience at one of 17 DOE laboratories.

The application deadline is January 14, 2010.

www.krellinst.org/csgf

New Energy Department fellowships

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:38:00 +0000

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC) has established the DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship ( DOE SCGF) program to support outstanding students to pursue graduate training in basic research in areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational sciences, and environmental sciences relevant to the Office of Science and to encourage the development of the next generation scientific and technical talent in the U.S.

The Fellowship award provides partial tuition support, an annual stipend for living expenses, and a research stipend for full-time graduate study and thesis/dissertation research at a U.S. academic institution for three years.

Fellowships awarded in the first year of the DOE SCGF program will be funded in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The application deadline is November 30th.

Postdoctoral Fellowships at Konstanz

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:37:00 +0000

Postdoctoral Fellowships at Konstanz

Research positions in the natural sciences, humanities and social sciences are available through the Zukunftskolleg at the University of Konstanz. For information go to http://www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskolleg

Application deadline is November 30

Mock Review Sessions

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:51:00 +0000

During the month of October, we will offer a series of Mock Review Sessions for student who would like to participate in a mock review panel and have their funding proposal reviewed and critiqued by their peers.

Mock Review Sessions--October 2009

October 23, 2009, 11am-2pm, 25 Bishop Place, room 301, CAC (We will work through the lunch hour, please plan to bring your lunch with you, soft drinks will be provided) (draft due 9am on October 16, 2009)
October 30, 2009, 9am-12pm, 18 Bishop Place, Basement Conference Room, CAC (draft due 9am on October 23, 2009)

Pre-registration is required to participate in a Mock Review session. To register, please send an email to gradfund@rci.rutgers.edu with the date of the session you would like to attend. To participate in the review session, your proposal draft and the url to the guidelines of your funder should be emailed to gradfund@rci.rutgers.edu by 9:00am on the date indicated in parentheses next to the review session listed above.

NJWRRI FY 2010 Grants Program Request for Proposals

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:52:00 +0000

The New Jersey Water Resources Research Institute invites proposals for research addressing water resource issues in the state. We expect to fund 2 larger research projects conducted by faculty and to fund 4-5 grants-in-aid to graduate students to support thesis research.

The mission of the NJWRRI is to fund research that addresses critical water resource problems in New Jersey, and by so doing, to produce the water resource professionals needed to protect and manage water in our increasingly crowded state. To this end, the Institute especially encourages proposals from junior faculty to develop research programs targeting priority water resource issues, and from graduate students to develop thesis research projects on these issues.

Two types of project are invited: a) research projects, which address unanswered questions in water resource sciences, and b) information transfer projects, which propose activities to make information available to user communities.

All information is also available at: http://njwrri.rutgers.edu/njwrri_funding.htm. The deadline to submit proposals is Friday, November 13, 2009.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC SUMMER INSTITUTES FOR U.S. GRADUATE STUDENTS - 2010 APPLICATION NOW OPEN

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:35:00 +0000

The National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) is a flagship international fellowship program for developing the next generation of globally-engaged U.S. scientists and engineers knowledgeable about the Asian and Pacific regions. The Summer Institutes are hosted by foreign counterparts committed to increasing opportunities for young U.S. researchers to work in research facilities and with host mentors abroad. Fellows are supported to participate in eight-week research experiences at host laboratories in Australia, China, Japan (10 weeks), Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan from June to August. The program provides a $5,000 summer stipend, round-trip airfare to the host location, living expenses abroad, and an introduction to the society, culture, language, and research environment of the host location.

The 2010 application is now open and will close December 8, 2009. Application instructions are available online at www.nsfsi.org. For further information concerning benefits, eligibility, and tips on applying, applicants are encouraged to visit www.nsf.gov/eapsi or www.nsfsi.org.

NSF recognizes the importance of enabling U.S. researchers and educators to advance their work through international collaborations and the value of ensuring that future generations of U.S. scientists and engineers gain professional experience beyond this nation's borders early in their careers. The program is intended for U.S. graduate students pursuing studies in fields supported by the National Science Foundation. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply for the EAPSI. Applicants must be enrolled in a research-oriented master's or PhD program and be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents by the application deadline date. Students in combined bachelor/master degree programs must have matriculated from the undergraduate degree program at time of application.

The first Summer Institutes began in Japan in 1990, and to date approximately 1,800 U.S. graduate students have participated in the program. For the 2009 competition, NSF received 317 applications and issued 187 awards. EAPSI applicants are representative of most U.S. states and territories. The 2009 awardees pool included representation from 95 universities and 40 states.

The NSF-EAPSI Operations Center is administered by the American Society for Engineering Education (www.asee.org/fellowships).[

Should you inquire additional information, please contact Mr. Ergys Ramaj by email at eapsi@asee.org or by phone at 1-866-501-2922.

Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:45:00 +0000

Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowships for women pursuing graduate Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace-related sciences an aerospace-related engineering in 2010-11 academic year:
http://www.zonta.org/site/PageServer?pagename=prog_ae_fellowships

Deadline: November 15, 2009

Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:20:00 +0000

Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

Eligible proposals have religious or ethical values as a central concern, and are relevant to the solution of contemporary religious, cultural or human rights questions. The stipend is now $25,000 for 12 months.

Deadline: November 15, 2009

www.woodrow.org/newcombe

Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowships in Women's Studies

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:03:00 +0000

Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowships in Women's Studies

These awards, up to $3,000, are for dissertation expenses. For projects in the humanities and social sciences

Deadline: October 11, 2009

www.woodrow.org/womens-studies

Announcing the 2010 IDRF Competition

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:23:00 +0000

Announcing the 2010 IDRF Competition

Deadline: November 3, 2009 (9:00 p.m. EST)

Apply Online

About the Fellowship

The IDRF Program supports the next generation of scholars in the humanities and social sciences pursuing research that advances knowledge about non-U.S. cultures and societies. IDRF accepts applications for research that is situated in a specific discipline and geographical region and is informed by interdisciplinary and cross-regional perspectives, as well as research on multiple countries and/or multiple world regions. While proposals may cover all periods in history, they must demonstrate relevance to contemporary issues and debates.

Eligibility

The program is open to graduate students in the humanities and social sciences - regardless of citizenship - enrolled in doctoral programs in the United States. Applicants must complete all Ph.D. requirements except on-site research by the time the fellowship begins. Proposals that identify the U.S. as a case for comparative inquiry are welcome; however, proposals which focus predominantly or exclusively on the United States are not eligible.

Fellowship Terms

The IDRF program provides support for nine to twelve months of continuous dissertation research outside of the United States. Seventy-five fellowships are awarded annually. Fellowship amounts vary depending on the research plan, with a per-fellowship average of $18,750. The fellowship includes participation in an interdisciplinary workshop upon the completion of IDRF-funded research.

Apply Online

For more detailed information and to apply, visit the IDRF website.

The IDRF Program is administered by the Social Science Research Council in consultation with the American Council of Learned Societies and funding provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Read more about it here.

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) brings necessary knowledge to critical social issues. To learn more about us and to support our work, please visit our website.

Inter-American Foundation (IAF) Grassroots Development Fellowship Information Session-- Sept. 16, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa M. Delcorso) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:54:00 +0000

Funding opportunity for Ph.D. students conducting research in Latin America or the Caribbean! Please come to an information session on Wednesday, September 16th at 4:30 p.m. in The Center for Latin American Studies (http://clas.rutgers.edu/) to learn about the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) Grassroots Development Fellowship (www.iie.org/iaf). Ph.D. candidates can receive funding for up to a year to conduct research on grassroots development issues in Latin America or the Caribbean. The fellowship includes round-trip international transportation, research and living allowances, health insurance, and attendance at a mid-year conference in a country in the region. Visit www.iie.org/iaf for specific benefits, eligibility requirements, and application instructions.