Graduate Student Webinar on Writing Proposals for International Dissertation Research Grants

Date: 
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 5:00pm to Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - 6:55pm
Location: 
Zoom

GlobeGraduate 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

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