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Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

2012 Research Partnership Program

January 26, 2012, Posted in PLANPosted in Resources

Last month, Vice President for Research Stephen R. Forrest and Dean Janet A. Weiss announced the 2012 Research Partnership Program, which includes two funding opportunities available to faculty and graduate students. The Spring/Summer Research Grants Program awards grants to faculty members who plan to work with doctoral students on scholarly projects during the spring and summer terms. The grants will provide funding for a doctoral student with a 0.50 GSRA appointment for the spring/summer full term or one of the half terms. The grants are intended to support faculty scholarship while also providing financial support opportunities for professional and intellectual…

Erin Cain

Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

Announcing the Barbour Scholarship

December 9, 2011, Posted in Graduate School NewsPosted in PLANPosted in Resources

The Barbour Scholarship was established for women of the highest academic and professional caliber from the area formerly known as the Orient (encompassing the lands extending from Turkey in the west to Japan and the Philippines in the east) to study modern science, medicine, mathematics and other academic disciplines and professions critical to the development of their native lands. The scholarship is available to international students within any graduate program in any school or college of the Ann Arbor campus. Students must be nominated by their program and programs may nominate one student each year. If you meet the criteria…

Erin Cain

Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

Funding for Conference Travel

November 22, 2011, Posted in Graduate School NewsPosted in PLANPosted in Resources

Conferences are valuable for your academic and professional development. Rackham graduate students who are presenting or performing at a conference are eligible for a conference travel grant once a year. The Rackham Conference Travel Grant is intended to provide opportunities for Rackham graduate students to become familiar with, and participate in the life of their academic professions. As part of the University’s commitment to advancing international research and training, the International Institute provides funding for 30 awards to international destinations. Your graduate program may help fund your attendance to conferences even if you are not a presenter. Occasionally, organizations hosting the conference offer student rates, work opportunities and/or competitions or scholarships to help students attend. If you have questions about funding, please contact the Rackham Graduate School Fellowships Office at 734-764-8119 or flwships@umich.edu. We’re here to help you!

Erin Cain

Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

What Does the Rackham Fellowships Office Do?

November 10, 2011, Posted in PLANPosted in Resources

The Fellowships Office manages competitions for many Rackham fellowships, serves as a liaison for national fellowships and Foreign Exchanges, works with external foundations to arrange cost-sharing programs for students, provides funding to graduate programs for their students, and assists with summer research funding. The Fellowship Office also serves as liaison for many prestigious national fellowships including the National Science Foundation (NSF), Ford Foundation, Spencer Foundation, GEM, and Javits Fellowships. Funding from Rackham ranges from specific dollar amounts to fully-funded fellowships; travel funds to present papers or posters at conferences; assistance with research expenses; and emergency funding for students who encounter…

Erin Cain

Senior Fellowships Officer, Rackham Graduate School

Funding Your Graduate Education, Part 2

October 26, 2011, Posted in PLANPosted in Articles

Most awards have deadlines 6 to 12 months prior to the start of the academic year, so you are encouraged to get started on the application process early and apply for as many sources of funding as you can find. When considering applying for a fellowship or award, you will need to research the answers to the following questions: General Do you meet the eligibility requirements and satisfy the selection criteria? What is the application procedure and deadline? What kind of funding does it provide? How long is the fellowship? Can it be renewed? How can the funds be used?…

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