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Volume 10, Number 2 September, 2006 Submissions Welcome! The Editors encourage submission of any announcements, and/or letters to the editors, regarding psychological science. Comments on the content and presentation of the newsletter are also appreciated. Submit to: Editors, The Experimental Psychology Bulletin Kristi S. Multhaup Davidson College (704) 894-2008 Mark E. Faust Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte (704) 687-3564 Humor Needed… Why waste your time subjecting your family and friends to your humor when you can elicit guffaws from your colleagues? Send us your science related humor: krmulthaup@davidson.edu Division 3 E-mail Listserve Access Subscribe to the Division 3 E-mail network to keep informed about Division 3 and issues regarding psychological science. This is a monitored network to keep the number of e-mails down. Subscribe: Send an e-mail to listserv@lists.apa.org. Leave the Subject line blank and type “subscribe div3” in the body of the message. Send a Message (once subscribed): div3@lists.apa.org Questions: Send e-mail to Neal Johnson, Ohio State University, johnson.64@osu.edu Division Representatives 2005-2006 President Howard Egeth Johns Hopkins University (410) 516-5324 President-Elect Ed Wasserman University of Iowa (319) 335-2445 Past President Thomas R. Zentall University of Kentucky (859) 257-4076 Secretary-Treasurer Angelo Santi Wilfrid Laurier University (519) 884-0710 Members-At-Large of the Executive Committee Gil Einstein (8/06-09) Furman University (864) 294-3214 Karen Hollis (8/06-09) Mount Holyoke College (413) 538-2296 Mark A. McDaniel (8/05-08) Washington University, St. Louis (314) 935-8030 Valerie F. Reyna (8/05-08) Cornell University (607) 254-1247 Nelson Cowan (8/04-07) University of Missouri (573) 882-7710 Ralph R. Miller (8/04-07) Binghamton Univ., SUNY (607) 777-2291 Representative to APA Council Lewis P. Lipsitt (8/04-07) Brown University (401) 863-2332 Emanuel E. Donchin (8/03-12/06) University of South Florida (813) 974-0466 Thomas R. Zentall (1/07-09) University of Kentucky (859) 257-4076 Graduate Student Representative Rebecca Singer University of Kentucky (859) 257-9640 Committee Chairs Irving Biederman (Awards) University of Southern California (213) 740-6094 Linda Parker (Fellows) University of Guelph (519) 824-4120 Ann Cleary (Program) Colorado State University (970) 491-7701 Historian Charles L. Brewer Furman University (803) 294-3216
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How to Win a Graduate Fellowship By Michael Kiparsky Originally Published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 11, 2006 |
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Trying to win a graduate fellowship can sometimes feel like playing the lottery -- long odds for a big payoff. I remember well the stress of the application process, and my surprise when I actually landed a National Science Foundation fellowship while some of my academically superior peers did not. I credit equal parts good luck and good strategy. In the sciences, the best fellowships pay tuition and a stipend of up to $30,000 a year, for multiple years. Some also provide money for research expenses. Many students learn the ropes of fellowship writing through long, hard experience -- if they learn them at all. What I learned from the application process is that you can tweak the odds in your favor. I would like to offer some tips here to help you get a leg up on your competition. Make Time Writing fellowships is not easy. But like any large task, it can be broken down into smaller, more manageable elements. For successful applicants, applying for a fellowship is not a one-weekend, or even a one-month, endeavor. As with any writing project that demands a substantial, polished, well-thought-out product, cramming at the last minute will not produce your best work. Plan well ahead of your deadline, and build extra time into your schedule. Many people budget considerable time over their summer and fall for a November due date. One winner I know worked on his proposal for over a year. If you're a first-year graduate student, you should consider taking on fewer commitments from the enticing new menu before you in order to have time to work on fellowship proposals. Count your proposal writing as equivalent to a hefty seminar. Do Your Homework Most universities have a fellowship office that can get you started answering your first question: What opportunities for financial support are out there? Set aside a couple of afternoons to browse through binders of information. Don't forget to talk to the staff members in that office; they often have a wealth of experience and knowledge, and can point you to workshops on grant writing. On the Web, a good place to start looking for fellowships is at GrantsNet. Among the biggest names in the business:
Spending some time searching around the Web or at your fellowship office may reward you with a more obscure, less competitive source of money in your discipline.
For More Go To... http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2006/05/2006051101c/careers.html
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