Upcoming Grants and Fellowships Workshops!
Events offered by OPD teach graduate students and postdocs tips and tools to strategically search for relevant funding and help participants craft competitive, cohesive funding proposals.
Grant Series Part I: Funding Search Strategies
Thursday, May 30th - 10:00-11:00am (209 Bartlett)
Need external funding to support your research? Get started by learning about basic tools available to UMass graduate students and postdocs to help find grants and fellowships. We’ll also discuss tips to manage your funding search.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Info Session
Thursday, June 6th - 2:00-3:00pm (online)
Eligible domestic students in STEM and social science programs should apply for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! The fall 2024 application cycle is open to undergraduates who plan to enroll in a graduate program in Fall 2025 and those in their first or second year of graduate school at the time of application. This prestigious NSF fellowship provides three years of support for graduate school and UMass has a high rate of success for our applicants! This session will provide tips for crafting compelling application essays, offer insight on what reviewers look for, and outline resources to help you develop your application. Students should verify their eligibility to apply for the fellowship on the NSF GRFP website.
Grant Series Part II: Framing & Writing the Proposal
Wednesday, June 12th - 1:00-2:30pm (online)
A successful grant proposal requires good ideas that are organized well. This session will outline various application elements, provide tips to craft a clear, cohesive proposal, and discuss common reasons proposals fail.
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship Info Session
Friday, June 21st - 10:00-11:00am (online)
The Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship aims to support students in the dissertation research development stage, before they have done much writing. Awards will be made to doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences to conduct research that will take their field in an exciting new direction. This session will outline application components and provide tips on how to prepare a competitive application. Check the Mellon/ACLS website for more information on eligibility.
Writing Competitive Personal Statements
Thursday, June 27th - 10:00-11:00am (online)
What do fellowship reviewers want to learn from personal statements? How do personal statements differ from, and complement, research proposals? And what’s too personal? This session will help demystify the personal statement and provide tips for framing, writing, and revising a winning essay.
Convincing Funders that Your Work Matters
Thursday, July 18th - 1:00-2:00pm (online)
A critical component of any funding application is communicating the contributions of your work. In this session, we will outline how to recognize what your funder values and discuss strategies to communicate the significance of your work to diverse funding audiences in any type of funding proposal.