Graduate Student Webinar on Writing Proposals for International Dissertation Research Grants

Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/97808860040 (password “proposal”)

See new Grants and Fellowships for International Dissertation Research (52-pages)

This free virtual webinar is open to all MSU graduate students—US and international —planning to write proposals for funding dissertation or pre-dissertation research abroad for deadlines in 2020 or 2021. Grants to be discussed include Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Grants, SSRC/ACLS International Dissertation Research Fellowships, NSF, and Ford Minority Fellowships. (Note that applicants for some grants must be US citizens or permanent residents.)

Workshop Agenda

• Finding sources of funding for pre-dissertation and dissertation research using MSU Library and various online resources
• Forthcoming application deadlines
• Proposal strategies: Understanding the proposal process in national competitions and maximizing your chances for success
• What makes a winning proposal? Comments by MSU faculty reviewers who have served on national review panels
• Steps in planning and writing a successful proposal
• Specific discussion about Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Grants
• Time for Q&A

Workshop Benefits

• Catalog of Funding for Grad Student International Research
• “Secrets of Writing Winning Proposals” handout
• Advice from MSU graduate student who has won awards 
• Developing proposals for MSU and national dissertation or pre-dissertation grants for deadlines in 2020-21

Presenters

• David Wiley, Prof. Emeritus, Sociology, wiley@msu.edu 
• Prof. Roger Bresnahan, Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, bresnaha@msu.edu 
• Ms. Joy Campbell, International Studies and Programs, joycamp@msu.edu
• Dr. Tara Reyelts, Department of History PhD recipient, reyeltst@msu.edu