GraduateFellowshipsUniversityofArizonaGraduateCollege

OfficeofFellowships&CommunityEngagement

UniversityServicesBldg.204E

GraduateCollegeOFCE

• GeorgiaEhlers,Director• gehlers@email.arizona.edu

• ShelleyHawthorneSmith,Asst.Director• shellh@email.arizona.edu• 520-626-0870

• UniversityServicesBuilding888NEuclid,Rm.204ESEcornerof2nd StreetandEuclid(westoftheMarriott)

WorldofGradStudentFunding

1. FederalFinancialAid- loans,grants,workstudy,tuitionremissions

2. InternalSupport– teachingandresearchassistantships,UAscholarships

3. Employerassistededucationalbenefits4. ExternalFunding –scholarships,fellowships,traveland

researchawards,dissertation/thesis support,postdocs

TypesofAwardsforGradStudents

• Studyandtraining- 1-3yearfellowships• TravelAwards– archives,conferences,languagelearning,presenting,research

• Internship,externship,practicum,coop,workshop• ThesisorDissertationResearch• Writingsupport• Post-doctoralResearch• YoungFaculty• Awards/Honors/Prizes

Don’tbelikeBrad&Marissa.Applyforfundingearlyandoften!

TimingMatters

• ApplyinSr.yearor1st/2nd yearofgradschoolformajorfellowships.

• Notedeadlinesandallow6-12monthsfornationalfellowships!Makeaschedule,backingupfromthesubmissiondate.

• Mostmajordeadlinesoccurinfall.Usesummerandclassprojectstodevelopideasandhoneessays.

• Learntowritedaily.• Givereferees plentyoftime,andprovidepoliteremindersasthedeadlineapproaches.

WheretoFindFundingWhere’stheMoney?

CampusResources

• GraduateCollegeFundingandFinancialInformation• grad.arizona.edu/funding

• College&Departmentalresourceswebsites/lists• SBSRI– Social&BehavioralSciences• Lunar&PlanetarySciences

• OfficeofScholarships&FinancialAid• CollegeofMedicineOfficeofFinancialAid• CareerServices

• Internships

GraduateCollegeOfficeofFellowships&CommunityEngagementVisitgrad.arizona.edu/ofce• GradFundingNewsletter:monthlynoticesoffunding

opportunitiesandadvicehttps://grad.arizona.edu/ofce/gradfunding-opportunities-newsletter

• ApplicationSupport:NSFGRFPApplicationSupporthttps://grad.arizona.edu/ofce/application-support-programs

• WorkshopsandPresentations:https://grad.arizona.edu/ofce/workshop-and-presentation-materials

SearchableDatabases

• GRAPES- www.gdnet.ucla.edu/grpinst.htm• Pivot– pivot.cos.com• GrantForward- www.grantforward.com• FinAid- www.finaid.org/• Federalgovernment– www.Grants.gov• USAJobs PathwaysforStudentsandRecentGrads-https://www.usajobs.gov/StudentsAndGrads/

• NSFGRFOtherOpportunities-http://www.nsfgrfp.org/applicants/other_opportunities

• UAScholarshipUniverse -https://scholarshipuniverse.arizona.edu/suha

TipsforUsingPivot

• SignupasanewuserwithUAemailandaffiliatewithUA• Alerts- carryoutasearch,saveyourquery,clickon‘receiveweeklyupdates.’

• PivotSupportDocumentshttp://pivot.cos.com/support

• SeePivotTrainingVideosonYouTubehttp://www.youtube.com/user/ProQuestPivot

ComparisonSearches#Opportunities

Anthropology•PIVOT– 193•GRAPES– 129•GrantForward– 48

Biochemistry•GrantForward– 581•GRAPES– 261•PIVOT– 51

ApplyingforaFellowshipNationalScienceFoundation GraduateResearchFellowshipProgramGRFPSolicitation(NSF16-588)

NSFGraduateResearchFellowshipProgram• Tohelpensure thevitalityanddiversityofthescientificandengineeringworkforceintheU.S.

• Itrecognizesandsupportsoutstandinggraduatestudentspursuingresearchbasedmaster’sanddoctoraldegrees inscience,technology,engineering,mathematicsandSTEMeducation.

• Focusondemonstratedpotentialtosucceedasaresearchbasedscientistorengineer.

• 2,000awardsanticipated~12%successrate

NSFGRFPEligibility

• Reviewyoureligibility:https://www.nsfgrfp.org/applicants/eligibility

ChangestotheNSFGRFP

1. Multi-yearsolicitationfor2017,2018and20192. Deadlinesaredueby5:00p.m.localtime3. Referencewriterdeadlinesaredueby5:00p.m.ET4. Youmusthaveatleasttwolettersofreference inordertobe

reviewed.Threelettersofreference arepreferred.5. EffectiveFall2016,firsttimeapplicantswhoaregraduatestudents

arelimitedtoonlyoneGRFPapplicationwhichmaybesubmittedinthefirstyearorsecondyearofgraduateschool.

6. Clarificationisprovidedforeligibleandineligiblebiomedicalfields.7. FieldsofStudynameshavebeenupdated.

Benefits

Threeyearsofsupportover5years• $34,000*stipend/year• $12,000educationallowance

• Balanceoftuition&feespaidbyuniversity

• Professionaldevelopmentopportunities

• GraduateResearchOpportunitiesWorldwide(GROW)

• GraduateResearchInternshipProgram(GRIP)

• Enhancedaccesstocyberinfrastructureresources– ExtremeScienceandEngineeringDiscoveryEnvironment(XSEDE)

• CareerLifeBalance(supportduringupto3monthsfamilyleave)

GRFFellows

• Oct. 24 –Life Sciences; Geosciences

• Oct.25–ComputerandInformationScienceandEngineering;Engineering; MaterialsResearch

• Oct.27– Psychology;Social Sciences; STEM Education and Learning

• Oct.28– Chemistry;MathematicalSciences,PhysicsandAstronomy

• Nov.3– Referencelettersdue• Alldueby5pmET

DeadlinesforCurrentCompetition

ApplicationElementsSubmittedintheFastLaneGRFPApplicationModule

• Personalinformation;education&otherexperience;field(s)ofstudy;graduateschoolinformation

• Personal,relevantbackgroundandfuturegoalsstatement(3pages)

•Graduateresearchplanstatement(2pages)• Transcripts•Namesandemailsofreferenceletterwriters(2pageseach).Upto5names;3referencelettersread.

• Eligibilitystatementifextenuatingcircumstancesexist(1page)

References

• Expandyourcircle• Faculty/Staff/GraduateStudents/• Postdocs/Peers/Scientists/VisitingSpeakers

• Cultivate4-5solidrecommenderswhocanwritepositivelyandauthoritativelyaboutyou

• Developcontactsandaffiliationsatotherinstitutions,researchsites,nationallaboratories

• Attendconferences, participateintravelopportunities,internships,workshops,serviceandoutreachprojects

MeritReviewCriteriafortheGRFP

• Everyaspectofyourapplicationmustaddressbothcriterionthroughessays,goals,transcripts,andreference letters.

• Additionalinformationonthereviewcriteriainformationcanbefoundatnsf.govinthesolicitationandtheNSFProposalandAwardPoliciesandProceduresGuide.

• Reference lettersmustaddressbothcriteria.

• IntellectualMeritcriterionencompassesyourpotentialtoadvanceknowledge.

• Broaderimpactscriterionencompassesthepotentialtobenefitsocietyandcontributetotheachievementofspecific,desiredsocietaloutcomes.

StayFocused

Each page of an application that you write may be worth thousands of dollars.

$138,000/5 pages = $27,600 per page

Finish&Submit….exceptyoumaywithdrawbyNovember15withoutpenalty

DoWhatYouLoveandPracticeCourage

• “Courageisthemostimportantofallthevirtues,becausewithoutcourageyoucan’tpracticeanyothervirtueconsistently.”--MayaAngelou

ValuetheProcessRegardlessofResults

AdditionalResourcesOpportunities forGraduateStudents

OtherOpportunitiesforSTEMStudents

• NSFGRFPOtherOpportunities–• http://www.nsfgrfp.org/applicants/other_opportunities• UndergraduateSupport• GraduateandPost-DoctoralSupport• FederalScholarships, Fellowships, Internships,andResearchOpportunitiesforStudents inSTEMfields

TrainingGrants –Whenscoutinggraduateprograms,lookfortraininggrantprograms.• Education– GAANN,FLAS,• NASASpaceGrant• NSFIGERT,VIGRE,CESUM• NIHTrainingGrants• USDANationalNeedsFellowships

HealthProfessionsFundingArmedForcesHealthProfessionsScholarshipProgram(HPSP)IndianHealthServicesNationalHealthServiceCorps:NHSCScholarship&NURSECorpsScholarshipPrograms

StudentAppliesDirectlyDOEClimateChangeEPASTARHomelandSecurityFellowshipsNationalDefenseScience&EngineeringGradFellowshipNationalLabs,Observatories,Agencies(summerinternships)NationalParkServiceNIHR-31DissertationAwardsNSFGradResearchFellowship,DDIG,InternationalPresidentialManagementFellowshipSMART

Foundations SupportingGraduateEducation• AAUW• Beinecke• JackKentCooke• DAAD• Ford• Gates• Hertz• Inter-American• Japan• Kellogg• Lindbergh

• Mellon/ACLS• CharlotteW.Newcombe• P.E.O.• Rockefeller• Sloan• SocialScienceResearchCouncil• Spencer• Tinker• Whitaker• WoodrowWilson• Zonta– AmeliaEarhart

AwardsthroughOtherInstitutions

• FLAS(SanDiegoState,UWisconsin)• Dartmouth– ThurgoodMarshall/CesarChavez• UniversityofTexasHarryRansomLibrary• LibraryofCongress,RockefellerArchives,NewberryLibrary