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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.
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Learn How to Apply Your S&T Skills for Global Impact!
USAID Science for Development Institute (SCI4DI): June 10-11, 2024 Application
Deadline: April 18, 2024
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is sponsoring an interactive two-day professional training opportunity and will cover travel and participation costs for selected participants in Washington, D.C. Participants will learn about:
● Intersections across science, technology, innovation, and global development
● USAID’s mission and its international development priorities and initiatives
● Ways that STEMM knowledge and research help address complex international challenges
● Applied careers for scientists and engineers that contribute to global development success
As a member of the new national Science for Development HEI Network, the School of Gradaute Studies is pleased to announce this exciting opportunity to attend the inaugural Science for Development Institute (SCI4DI) sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Hear from experts about USAID priority areas that benefit from S&T input; principles of inclusive development and the role of gender equity; how locally-led development and capacity building leads to long-term sustainability; technical and ethical considerations of artificial intelligence and data collection; robust research-to-action frameworks and evidence-informed strategies that enhance international development results; and skill sets that support transition from academia to professional S&T employment with the federal government.
Eligibility: Doctoral-level STEMM (science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine/health, including social sciences) graduate students and postdocs, and master’s-level engineers with interest in applied careers in international development.
Free: To reduce barriers to participation, your travel, meals, lodging and costs for participation are covered by USAID!
Benefits
● Participate in a professional learning experience in the Nation’s Capital.
● Gain an understanding of international development issues, trends, challenges and the opportunities to apply S&T knowledge and skills to contribute to global development success.
● Expand professional networks and share research with new connections from universities across the United States and with global development experts from USAID and other organizations.
● Learn about the USAID Science for Development Fellowships and other applied STEMM career pathways.
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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.