Graduate Fellowship Writing Workshop

Graduate Fellowship Writing Workshop
3-5 PM, August 20, 2010
4201 SAS Hall

** Please RSVP **

Dear Mathematics Students,

I will organize a 2-hour writing workshop for graduate research fellowships on August 20, 2010.  We will focus on the NSF graduate research fellowship, but the basic ideas apply to many other possible fellowship:  (NDSEG fellowship, Hertz Foundation Fellowship, DOE Fellowship, etc.).  The awards can make a huge difference in your graduate career, freeing you from teaching responsibilities and giving you more time for research.

The NSF fellowship is available to US citizens, Nationals, and permanent residents, who are either in their final year of undergraduate school, or in their first or second year of graduate school at the time of application, and who plan on doing graduate research in science, engineering, or mathematics.  The writing workshop will focus on the three two-page essays that are required in the application:  the personal statement essay, the previous research experience essay, and the proposed plan of research essay.  You can find more details about the fellowship here:

http://www.nsfgrfp.org/

If you plan on applying for these fellowships, the time to start working on these essays is now, before the busy-ness of the Fall semester starts.

Participants to the workshop should bring drafts of their essays. Students will take turns providing constructive criticism for each others essays.  We will also have a panel of past recipients of these fellowships who will be able to answer some of your questions about applying for these fellowships.  If you don't have copies of your essays, we will find something beneficial for you to do.

** I would appreciate it if you could let me know if you plan on participating. **

See you on Friday,
Seth Sullivant