Writing grant applications is an important part of research and of your development as researchers. The first opportunity to put together something like a grant application for many graduate students is to apply for fellowships. This session will address some important considerations of interest as you work to pull together a successful application. As such, we will discuss components of strong grant applications as well as common mistakes to avoid. The facilitator will provide perspective on the review process from the perspective of the committees that select fellowship recipients. All participants should come with at least one funding opportunities identified, and having reviewed the fellowship and application criteria ahead of time.
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding selection processes
- Strategic approaches to funding applications
- How to think about your application as presenting an overall narrative
- Selecting referees to ask to write letters of reference
- Tailoring your application to particular audiences, including for interdisciplinary audiences
- Awareness of funding applications as a continuous process and motivation to start drafting applications immediately and work on them iteratively an over time
Who should attend?
Incoming or continuing graduate students. This is a good time to start thinking about and preparing applications and getting feedback on your work so that you can be competitive for upcoming application rounds and forthcoming opportunities.
Facilitator:
Dr. Leila Harris is a Professor in the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability and also in the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia. Her work connects political ecology, nature-society studies, and issues of socio-cultural difference, inequality, and politics. She also serves as Co-Director for UBC’s Program on Water Governance, is a member of the EDGES research collaborative (Environment and Development: Gender, Equity, and Sustainability Perspectives), and is an Associate of the Department of Geography.
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