It's important to put your best foot forward as you begin to seek outside funding to support your research training and career development.   The following are just a few of the many resources available for writing the best applications possible.

¶¶Òõ̽̽ Student Support Services

  • offers free one-on-one and small-group consultations to graduate students working on a wide range of projects: seminar papers, reports, proposals, poster presentations, and more. In addition to offering consultation appointments, they also offer writing retreats, workshops and a webpage of with recommended writing guides and helps.

Resources for NSF and NIH Fellowship Information

Resources for Writing Successful Applications

  • by Joe Schall (includes samples)
  • by Mary Tolar (best advice for nationally competitive fellowships) pdf
  • Preparing a Successful Fellowship or Grant Application (PDF) by Ernesto Chavez, et al. as published in the August 2009 newsletter of the Organization of American Historians (PDF)
  • by Victor A.. Bloomberg and Esam E. El-Fakahany book

Fellowship and Grant Applications

In addition to the resources listed here, seek input from your peers, your professors and the program officers from prospective funding agencies.

Resources for Students Writing Fellowship and Grant Applications

It's important to put your best foot forward as you begin to seek outside funding to support your research training and career development. The following are just a few of the many resources available for writing the best applications possible.