The
Office of Student Fellowships and Grants will be hosting a series of Academic
Success and Professional Development Workshops. This Thursday, November 8, 2012 in
Marvin Center Room 403, 4:00-5:00 pm the
Professional Development Series will be hosting an information session on
"Funding Your Dissertation Research." PhD candidates will learn about
specific competitive programs that can provide funds for doctoral dissertation
research, funding strategies, and tips for successful proposals. Interested PhD
candidates can RSVP to gradfell@gwu.edu.
This information session will
provide helpful information for funding your research at different stages.
Although our department gives us funding for tuition, there are other great
opportunities for funding, both pre-ABD and dissertation research. The talk
will cover the variety of types of funding available to PhD students. Below are
the highlights from last year's talk. Make sure you stop by the OGSAF office to
pick up informational handouts - they have helpful lists with funding
requirements and deadlines.
I.
Types of
Funding
a. Tuition (i.e. Phi Delta Gamma, Scottish Rite,
D.A.R., Liebmann)
b. Basic Necessities (like photocopying, travel,
equipment): i.e. Cosmos, Economic Club, Consortium, Research Fellows Program.
c. Overseas Research (i.e. Fulbright, Boren) and
Language Acquisition (i.e. CLS)
II.
Tips
a. Look for funding at least one year in advance of
when you need it.
b. Make sure you read the elligability requirements
very carefully. Some funding is only for students at a certain stage in their
program.
c. Read the literature supplied by the institution.
What is the mission of the agency?
d. Make sure you have all the necessary documents
for each submission
e. Give Faculty plenty of time for letters of
recommendation, and send helpful reminders
f. Many funding deadlines are in early fall or early
spring
g. Ask people in your department for other funding
opportunities
III.
Examples of
Support
a. Travels to Collections (i.e. Loughran-Oxford,
Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources, The Arthur
and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library Dissertation Grants)
b. Pre-Dissertation (i.e. SSRC Dissertation Proposal
Development Fellowship)
c. Dissertation Writing (i.e. Spencer Dissertation
Fellowship Program, GW Dissertation Fellowship)
d. Dissertation Research (i.e. NPSC Dissertation
Support Program, Jack Kent Cooke Dissertation Fellowship Award, White House
Historical Association Research Grants Program)
IV.
Finding
Funding (Note: All of these must be accessed on-campus or through the GW VPN
because they are subscriber-only access)
c. Community of Science Funding Opportunities
Database (COS) (Note: This database is
for all disciplines, not just science)
a. They will read drafts of your proposal
b. Make copies of your application and proposal (as
well as scan items)
c. Consult on specific fellowship questions
d. Publish your accomplishment on their website
