If you become aware of opportunities for either internal or external funding, please let me know.

Funding opportunities

Please add any fellowships or scholarships here:

Scholarships/Fellowships

Goal

You are trying to convince a panel that:

• your idea is brilliant and “transformative” for the field.
• you have the unique skills necessary to bring this project to life.
• the project is doable within the granting period.

<aside> 💡 Don’t underestimate the importance of being confident and believing in yourself while you’re writing.

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General tips

• Check the application details early. Information may be hidden in the templates and formatting of the actual application form.
• Have a solid understanding of the foundational research in the area that you’re writing a proposal for. This is necessary to properly identify gaps in the field. See Review the Literature for details.
• Try to avoid jargon. The work should be explained in a straight forward way, it’s hard to predict the expertise of who will be reviewing your application.
• Consider following the traditional outline of:
  • Background
  • Summary sentence within the first paragraph. Such as: “Here, I will show..”
  • Methods
    • Make sure these are very clear, even list specific equipment. The reviewers want to be sure you actually know how you’ll do what you’re proposing.
  • Results
  • Discussion
• Have multiple people review and edit your application. Be sure to send reviewers a specific list of what the granting agency is looking for.