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Kudos Roundup: 2012 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Winners

Ryan — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:41:00 +0000

We just wanted to give a big shout out to all of the 2012 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship winners. This post is a roundup of recent articles we’ve collected from around the web. If you have an article and do not see it here, please feel [...]

How to Find Your Ideal Fellowship on ProFellow

Ryan — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:30:53 +0000

Part of what makes finding fellowships so difficult is that as fellowship seekers, we’re often too deep in the weeds. By this I mean, we’ve dedicated our academic study and careers to a specific discipline, and as a result, only look for fellowships in that discipline. This approach is fine if there are a slew [...]

From Finance to a Fellowship: 3 Questions with Katrina Noyes

Vicki — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:15:53 +0000

Katrina Noyes is a current fellow of the Emerging Markets Development Advisors Program in Jordan. EMDAP is a unique opportunity for students and recent graduates to contribute to emerging market business development by using their knowledge of business management practices to identify business solutions in diverse situations. MBA/MA students [...]

#9: Nailing the Individual and Group Interviews

Vicki — Thu, 03 May 2012 02:59:07 +0000

If you’ve applied for a fellowship and are invited for an interview, congratulations! You are fellowship semi-finalist, and that’s something to be proud of.

Normally a fellowship selection committee reviews the written applications and narrows down the applicant pool to a small number of semi-finalists. If you get to the semi-finalist round it means your [...]

Helpful Tips for Listing Fellowships on ProFellow

Ryan — Tue, 01 May 2012 06:26:14 +0000

Listing fellowships on ProFellow is a bit different than traditional fellowship and scholarship databases so we thought it might be helpful to provide tips on how to do it. We’ve designed ProFellow to be a discovery platform: a place where fellowship organizations provide a brief overview of their opportunities, matching criteria and a link to [...]

ProFellow Beta Under Way

Ryan — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:13:05 +0000

We’re pleased to announce that our private beta is now under way. Throughout the last week we’ve gradually been inviting a select group of individuals and organizations to participate, something we will continue to do over the coming weeks and months. We want everyone to know how important it is [...]

#8: Get a Great Recommendation Letter, Part 2

Vicki — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:53:13 +0000

In Part 1, I described how to break down the questions and how to identify and reach out to potential referees. Next, you’ll want to prepare a template letter for each one. The key is to make each template different. You’ll want each referee to highlight [...]

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship: 3 Questions With Alex Lang

Vicki — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:15:00 +0000

Alex Lang, a graduate student at Boston University, is paying it forward. On his personal website, AlexHunterLang.com, Alex has collected and posted many examples of winning essays written by him and other winners of the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research [...]

#8: Get a Great Recommendation Letter, Part 1

Vicki — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:59:50 +0000

Most fellowships require one to three recommendation letters from people who can speak to your intellectual and professional accomplishments, as well as your personality. Many applicants simply take the instructions for the recommendation letter and flit them off to their chosen referees via email. Some university advisors may even suggest that this is the best [...]

#7: Prepare a Strong Project Proposal

Vicki — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:15:55 +0000

Many fellowships require a project or research proposal describing exactly what you plan to do during the fellowship period. The Project Proposal question in the fellowship application may be a series of questions, and it’s important you answer each one in your essay. Below is a list of the common questions, and what the fellowship [...]