Finding Funding Opportunities and Creating Timelines for Graduate Students
Explore the importance of seeking funding opportunities during graduate studies, covering benefits such as experience, prestige, and extra funding. Learn about sources like federal agencies, industry foundations, state/local associations, and how to apply for fellowships, travel grants, research funding, and awards throughout your graduate school journey.
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Finding Funding Opportunities and Creating Timelines Presented by: Hannah Merley, Prevention Science Ph.D student, hannah.merley@wsu.edu Graduate Support Coordinator at the Office of Grant and Research Development
Why should you apply for funding at the graduate stage? Experience
Why should you apply for funding at the graduate stage? Experience Prestige
Why should you apply for funding at the graduate stage? Experience Prestige Get your snowball started
Why should you apply for funding at the graduate stage? Experience Prestige Get your snowball started Extra funding
Federal Business/ Industry Foundations Funding Sources State/ Local Professional Associations
First Three years of Graduate School: New Graduate Student Fellowships (NGFs) Characterized by: Yearly stipend, tuition and health insurance coverage, possible international travel funding. Some Common Agencies: The Ford Foundation Predoctoral, NSF GRFP, NDSEG, Hertz
Preparation: Must apply for NGFs during first couple months of graduate school Short essays: 1-3 months of editing Letters of reference New Graduate Student Prestigious Fellowship Workshop
Throughout Graduate School: Travel funding* Research funding grants* Awards and Conferences* *Funding for these needs is available through both internal and external sources
Preparation: a minimum of three months join professional associations immediately familiarize yourself with departmental endowment grants, the graduate school, and the GPSA begin searching through pivot.cos.com application procedures vary
Throughout Graduate School: Internships* Research Assistantship (RA) Teaching Assistantship (TA)* *Funding for these needs is available through both internal and external sources
Preparation: GA, RA, TA- Check with your department Call through the list of opportunities on the graduate school website Check with departments that you received great grades in as an undergraduate Contact Hannah Merley (me) Internship- Check external and internal sources
Dissertation Funding: Many different types: Dissertation Planning Dissertation Research Dissertation Writing A Mix Characterized by: Funding for either research or stipend or both (check requirements), may include travel/a variety of expenditures in budget
Preparation: One year of writing and editing!!! Letters of reference Lengthy, 20+ page, single-spaced proposal 6 pages of references Approved budget (remember your departmental contact from the first couple slides!) There are many sources of dissertation funding and you may be able to apply for more than one. You should start looking now.
Postdoctoral Fellowships: Very similar to graduate student fellowships, except there are more of them, and thus, they are more subject specific. Start your search now!
Preparation: a minimum of three months curriculum vitae short summary of research interests letters of reference
Throughout your career as a graduate student and a faculty member: Prestigious Scholarships- such as Fulbright, Boren, Pickering, and Rhodes Characterized by: Stipend to live in another country and teach, do research, or even just learn another language.
Preparation: Six months to a year of essay drafts. According to Sarah Ann Hones, your contact for these opportunities, the average winner goes through eight drafts. Contact: Sarah Ann Hones, Director of Distinguished Scholarships, CUE 303-D, 509-335- 8239, shones@wsu.edu
USE SEARCH RESULTS TO CREATE A TIMELINE BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES TO APPLY TO AND THE SPECIFIC, CYCLICAL FUNDING DEADLINES FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WHICH YOU ARE QUALIFIED Example: 1stsemester- apply to Ford, NSF, and NDSEG new graduate fellowships 2nd semester- apply to internal endowment grants and the GPSA research grant, revise failed fellowship proposals 3rd -4thsemester- apply to travel funding and NIH fellowship 5th semester- begin working on dissertation proposal 8th semester- revise failed dissertation proposal
Task #1 Create an Excel Sheet of Opportunities Along top of excel sheet: title and brief intro, amount, eligibility, phase and purpose, annual deadline, how to apply, web address
Task #1 Create an Excel Sheet of Opportunities Along top of excel sheet: title and brief intro, amount, eligibility, phase and purpose, annual deadline, how to apply, web address Sign up for pivot.cos.com, log in, perform and refine searches, perform advanced searches, save your search/opportunity, get weekly updates, send to colleagues
Task #1 Create an Excel Sheet of Opportunities Along top of excel sheet: title and brief intro, amount, eligibility, phase and purpose, annual deadline, how to apply, web address Sign up for pivot.cos.com, log in, perform and refine searches, perform advanced searches, save your search/opportunity, get weekly updates, send to colleagues Search via google for other lists of opportunities
Task #1 Create an Excel Sheet of Opportunities Along top of excel sheet: title and brief intro, amount, eligibility, phase and purpose, annual deadline, how to apply, web address Sign up for pivot.cos.com, log in, perform and refine searches, perform advanced searches, save your search/opportunity, get weekly updates, send to colleagues Search via google for other lists of opportunities Grants.gov
Task #1 Create an Excel Sheet of Opportunities Along top of excel sheet: title and brief intro, amount, eligibility, phase and purpose, annual deadline, how to apply, web address Sign up for pivot.cos.com, log in, perform and refine searches, perform advanced searches, save your search/opportunity, get weekly updates, send to colleagues Search via google for other lists of opportunities Grants.gov Foundationcenter.org
Task #1 Create an Excel Sheet of Opportunities Along top of excel sheet: title and brief intro, amount, eligibility, phase and purpose, annual deadline, how to apply, web address Sign up for pivot.cos.com, log in, perform and refine searches, perform advanced searches, save your search/opportunity, get weekly updates, send to colleagues Search via google for other lists of opportunities Grants.gov Foundationcenter.org All related professional associations- join now!
Types of opportunities you should be searching for New Graduate Student Fellowships
Types of opportunities you should be searching for New Graduate Student Fellowships Travel funding
Types of opportunities you should be searching for New Graduate Student Fellowships Travel funding Research funding
Types of opportunities you should be searching for New Graduate Student Fellowships Travel funding Research funding Dissertation funding- planning, research, stipend, writing, dissemination of findings
Types of opportunities you should be searching for New Graduate Student Fellowships Travel funding Research funding Dissertation funding- planning, research, stipend, writing, dissemination of findings Awards and Conferences
Types of opportunities you should be searching for New Graduate Student Fellowships Travel funding Research funding Dissertation funding- planning, research, stipend, writing, dissemination of findings Awards and Conferences Post doctoral fellowships
Types of opportunities you should be searching for New Graduate Student Fellowships Travel funding Research funding Dissertation funding- planning, research, stipend, writing, dissemination of findings Awards and Conferences Post doctoral fellowships Early career awards
Types of opportunities you should be searching for New Graduate Student Fellowships Travel funding Research funding Dissertation funding- planning, research, stipend, writing, dissemination of findings Awards and Conferences Post doctoral fellowships Early career awards Established faculty
Types of opportunities you should be searching for New Graduate Student Fellowships Travel funding Research funding Dissertation funding- planning, research, stipend, writing, dissemination of findings Awards and Conferences Post doctoral fellowships Early career awards Established faculty Distinguished Scholarships
Types of opportunities for which you should be searching New Graduate Student Fellowships Travel funding Research funding Dissertation funding- planning, research, stipend, writing, dissemination of findings Awards and Conferences Post doctoral fellowships Early career awards Established faculty Distinguished Scholarships Local foundations and businesses
WSU Internal Funding Help Resources The Informer WSU News, WSU Announcements, hannah.merley@email.wsu.edu GPSA/GRSA Departmental Resources Distinguished Scholarship Workshops- Boren, Fulbright, Gates-Cambridge, Marshall, Mitchell, Rhodes, Pickering - Sarah Ann Hones shones@wsu.edu <<the best bet for international research travel New Graduate Student Prestigious Fellowship Workshop OGRD Workshops- Note the LLC workshops!
