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Upcoming Grants and Fellowships Workshops!

Events offered by the Office of Grants and Fellowships teach graduate students and postdocs tips and tools to strategically search for relevant funding and help participants craft competitive, cohesive funding proposals.

Ask the Office of Grants & Fellowships Drop-In Office Hours 
Tuesdays, September 8th through November 17th - 2:00-3:00pm (Hybrid: Goodell 516 or Zoom)
Have questions about finding funding opportunities, coming up with your research question, framing your objectives, or other challenges in the early stage of proposal drafting? Stop by either in-person or over Zoom to talk to one of the OGF staff about your project. No registration required. 

Graduate School Grants Writing Group: Research Contributions & Project Budgets  
Thursday, October 29th - 11:30am-1:00pm (online)
Planning to apply for the competitive Graduate School Predissertation, Fieldwork Grant, Armstrong, or MFA Thesis Research Grant for the November 15, 2026 deadline? This session will help you clearly articulate the potential contributions of your research that will make sense to reviewers outside your discipline. We will also discuss how to structure your project budget and budget justification. This session will include time to work on your application materials.  
 
Graduate School Grants Writing Group: Peer Review Session 
Thursday, November 5th - 11:00am-1:00pm (515 Goodell)
Looking to get a fresh set of eyes on your Graduate School Grant application before the November 15th deadline? Come exchange drafts with other grant seekers at this interactive peer review working session. You’ll receive feedback from other graduate students, plus build your own editing skills by reviewing their applications in turn. Pizza will be provided. 

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Heidi Bauer-Clapp

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Email: hbauerclapp [at] grad [dot] umass [dot] edu
Phone: (413) 545-0669

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