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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> gradfunding-request@list.arizona.edu [mailto:gradfunding-request@list.arizona.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shelley Hawthorne Smith<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 01, 2013 12:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> GradFunding@list.arizona.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> Four Steps to Fall Funding<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Fall is the season to apply for fellowships. This edition of GradFunding brings you four steps you can take this summer to prepare successful fall applications. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Find the right fit: <o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>This is the time to search for the opportunities that fit your research. <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Play around on the several databases that are available to you as a U of A student. Begin as broadly as possible and then narrow your search. Several searchable databases are linked to this page:<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo5'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><a href="http://grad.arizona.edu/node/689">http://grad.arizona.edu/node/689</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>The internet is full of comprehensive lists of big fellowships such as these: <o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo5'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Indiana University: <a href="http://www.indiana.edu/~grdschl/external-awards.php">http://www.indiana.edu/~grdschl/external-awards.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo5'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>National Association of Fellowship Advisors: <a href="http://www.nafadvisors.org/scholarships.php">http://www.nafadvisors.org/scholarships.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>International students find searching for funding particularly challenging. Try narrowing the searches on the databases for opportunities available to international students. Also, here are a few helpful websites:<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo5'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>A list from Swarthmore College: <a href="http://www.swarthmore.edu/student-life/fellowships-and-prizes/opportunities-for-international-students.xml">http://www.swarthmore.edu/student-life/fellowships-and-prizes/opportunities-for-international-students.xml</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo5'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>A list from the Aga Khan Foundation: <a href="http://www.akdn.org/akf_scholarships_links.asp">http://www.akdn.org/akf_scholarships_links.asp</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo5'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Listings from Scholarship.net: <a href="http://www.scholarshipnet.info/">http://www.scholarshipnet.info/</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Do your homework</span></u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Writing an application for a fellowship requires different skills than other kinds of academic writing. No matter where you apply, it is important to thoroughly research the organization to which you are applying and the details of the opportunity. Carefully examine the projects that were previously funded. Do your best to find examples of successful applications. Find out who will review the applications and what they use for review criteria. This is an excellent opportunity to articulate the importance of your research to a wide audience. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Help your professors write strong letters of recommendation</span></u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Every student who is competitive for national awards is an outstanding student. Letters of recommendation are often the determining factor in who is and who is not funded. But writing a strong letter of recommendation is a lot of work. Give professors plenty of time, and a deadline, when you ask for letters of recommendation. Ask if he or she would like an outline of what you would like included in the letter. Sit down with your professor and have a discussion about the letter. Just saying that you are intelligent and hard-working is not enough; the letter must include specific examples and anecdotes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Develop your argument – and yourself</span></u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>The proposal will invariably ask for a summary of your project. No matter where you are in the process, work to move toward a solid research question and hypothesis. Continuously develop your bibliography. But reviewers will look at more than your proposal. If you do not have solid publications, work at having an article “in review” before the application deadline. If your research involves travel, be sure to take preliminary research trips to the site. And many funders are interested in outreach. So if graduate work has squeezed out your service project, use the summer to resume outreach work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Shelley Hawthorne Smith, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>University of Arizona Graduate College<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Office of Fellowships and Community Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Administration Building, Room 322<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>520-626-0870 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><a href="mailto:ssmith@grad.arizona.edu">ssmith@grad.arizona.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>