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GradFund Mentoring Program - Fulbright US Student Program - Spring 2024
Program Description
We are pleased to invite registration for the GradFund Spring 2024 Fulbright IIE Mentoring Program - Virtual. This 4-week (April 4-25) online mentoring program will consist of a weekly webinar and a one-on-one virtual advising appointment scheduled by individual participants. The timing of the program will coincide with the opening of the 2024 application, and the goal is to have participants ready to prepare and submit competitive Fulbright U.S. Student Program applications during the Fall 2024 application cycle.
Applying for and securing external funding to support your graduate study is an important part of your scholarly professional development. Fellowships such as the awards offered by the Fulbright US Student Program will bring important recognition and resources to your work, give you valuable experience working and researching internationally, and will ultimately help you to complete more robust dissertation research and/or expanded teaching experiences. To write a competitive external funding application, it is critical to get started well in advance of the deadline and to dedicate adequate time to the proposal development process.
As a participant in the GradFund Spring 2024 Fulbright Mentoring Program - Virtual, you will work with a dedicated Fellowship Advising Team that will guide you in your preparation for this prestigious and competitive application. In addition to attending webinars, you will also be required to schedule an individual Help With a Funder Appointment. The Fulbright IIE Mentoring Program will provide you with the opportunity to be in dialogue with fellow participants as you work toward shared goals and mutually benefit from the support and accountability of a structured mentoring program.
The program is open to current Rutgers graduate students (Doctoral or Masters) who are considering applying for an award in the Fulbright US Student Program portfolio in the Fall 2024 application cycle. We welcome applicants interested in any Fulbright country, and any stream (Research/Study awards, English Teaching Assistant, or other). Recordings of the webinars will also be posted for participants of the mentoring program to revisit as needed as they apply.
The deadline to register is March 28, 2024
Please direct any questions to fellowship_advisor@gradfund.rutgers.edu.
Fulbright Mentoring Program Schedule: April 4 – 25, 2024
Week 1
April 4, 1–2 PM: Webinar #1: Introduction to GradFund
Week 2
April 11, 1–2 PM: Webinar #2: Getting to Know Fulbright
Week 3
April 18, 1–2 PM: Webinar #3: Writing a Personal Statement
Week 4
April 25, 1-2 PM: Webinar #4: Writing a Research Statement
All webinars will take place from 1pm to 2pm ET and will be recorded for asynchronous access. Participants are responsible for scheduling a one-on-one Help with a Funder meeting with a GradFund fellowship advisor
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We use the university's single sign on (SSO) tool on the Submittable platform. If you have used our platform in the past, click on the "Have an Account? Sign In" button and follow the links for Single Sign On. If you are a first time user, click on the "Create Your Account" button and follow the links for Single Sign On.
GradFund External Funding Application Report
Let us know when you’ve started your application, or when you’ve won. SGS students may be eligible for additional resources from the School of Graduate Studies. Plus, we want to help you develop a competitive application and ultimately, celebrate your success!
In your report, please tell us whether you plan to apply for a specific award, if you have an application in development, have submitted it or have results. You may report one award per form and you should plan to initiate a form for each award that you plan to apply for, each cycle that you apply for external funding. As you move through the application process, be sure to return and provide an update.
Log in to get started:
We use the university's single sign on (SSO) tool on the Submittable platform. If you have used our platform in the past, click on the "Have an Account? Sign In" button and follow the links for Single Sign On. If you are a first time user, click on the "Create Your Account" button and follow the links for Single Sign On.
APPLICATION CHECKLIST
Please include all of the following with your application:
● This application form with all fields completed
● Short writing sample between 1250-2000 words, typed and double-spaced.
This should be a paper that will help the selection committee assess your academic and philosophical ability. Typically, but not necessarily, this will be a paper that was written for a college course. Philosophy papers are preferable, but a paper on a topic from any discipline will work if no suitable philosophy paper is available. The most effective paper to submit will be the one which best exhibits your philosophical or academic ability.
● Personal Essay and explanation of why your background and experiences will help foster greater diversity in philosophy
● 2 letters of recommendation
● Unofficial transcript
Applicants should include a transcript of all their college coursework. Your overall GPA and current enrollment status should be clearly indicated somewhere - if it is not, please also include some verification of your current enrollment status. If you have been to more than one institution, please include transcripts from all institutions. These do not need to be official transcripts sent from your institution's registrar. They can be scans of transcripts that you already have or screenshots of any online transcript that you can access.