This IMSD Module aims to prepare STEM students to submit successful STEM graduate fellowship applications to support their PhD studies by:
-Familiarizing them with available STEM graduate fellowships and the practical benefits of receiving such fellowships;
-Acquainting them with the typical components of graduate fellowship applications, including research and personal statements, and how they are evaluated according to Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts criteria;
-Teaching them how to draft effective research statements and engaging personal statements; and
-Showing them how to critically evaluate fellowship applications.
Dates/Times via Zoom: September 21, 23, 28, and 30, 9:00am to 11:00am
Faculty Trainer: Brenda Rubenstein
Senior Scholar: Treshaun Sutton