2015-03EAD

EAD Professional Development
Grants & Fellowships
Institute for Research on Teaching and Learning
Doctoral Student Research Support
March 18, 2015

Megan Drangstveit
mdrangst@msu.edu
Doctoral Student
Higher, Adult & Lifelong Education
Graduate Assistant
Institute for Research on Teaching & Learning
Audience members…
Introductions

1. Learn about grants.
Learning Objectives

1. Learn about grants & grant writing in
general.
2. Identify campus funding opportunities.
3. Understand funding timelines.
4. Identify resources to find appropriate
funding and refine grant applications.
Learning Objectives

IRTL
Grants & Fellowships
MSU Funding Sources
Timeline Development
College & MSU Resources
Q&A

Institute for Research on Teaching & Learning
IRTL supports doctoral students in the College of
Education by enhancing their knowledge of funding
opportunities and grant writing.
We are available to discuss funding opportunities; assist in
conceptualizing, writing, and revising a grant proposal; or
assist in preparing a competitive budget request.
http://education.msu.edu/irtl/grad
What is IRTL?

• Workshops, sessions for groups and classes
• Overview of grants & fellowships; Grant proposal
writing; Budget development; RCR; and more!
• One-on-one consultation
• in person, over the phone, Skype/FaceTime, email
• Web resources (http://education.msu.edu/irtl/grad/)
• Sample proposals, budgets, timelines, resources
• Monthly newsletters (sign up on our website)
• Announcements, workshops, resources, funding
opportunities
• Facebook updates (facebook.com/MSUIRTL)
What does IRTL do?

1. How do you think grants can help you?
2. What related experience do you have (writing,
reviewing, etc.)?
3. What types of things are you hoping to fund?
4. Where would you expect to look for funding?
5. What assumptions do you have about the
external funding process?
Audience Poll
(think, pair, share)

• To focus on research and/or writing
• To advance knowledge in your field
• National recognition and prestige
• A lifetime professional network
• Professional development opportunities
• To demonstrate your ability to win grants
for academic job applications
Doctoral student grants &
fellowships can allow you:

• Grants can be used for training, travel, work buy-
outs, supplies, hourly staff, tuition, graduate
assistantships.
• Funds can be used to complete a dissertation or
conduct small research projects.
• Funding agencies exist to advance research and/or
practice within an area.
• Foundations are required to spend their funds.
• Start small, “earn” your way up to larger awards.
What role can grants (or other
external funds) play in my career?

A little
planning
An exciting
idea
A support
network
• If you’re seeking funding for your dissertation, you
will do or have already done (most of) the work.
• Grant writing skills are valued no matter your role.
• Turning your idea into a competitive grant proposal takes:
Why not?

Your opportunity should
match with these four areas:
Money
research
funding is
available
Eligibility
you’re ready
and meet
requirements
Fit
your research
interests map to
RFP
Time
a competitive
proposal can be
written in the
time available

Internal Funding
• Your department /
college / program /
organization
• Research entities on
campus (grant
administration, other
departments)
• Institution-wide
opportunities
External Funding
• Databases
• Regional foundations
• Professional
organizations &
associations
• Government entities
Money
… is there research funding available?
IRTL’s Focus

Early Stage
Funds tuition
and fees, as
well as a
stipend for
living for
early doctoral
students
Pre-
Dissertation
Funds
research
and
experiences
that aid
research,
such as
travel,
language
study, and
supplies
Dissertation
Funds research
and experiences
that aid research,
such as language
study, travel,
supplies, facility
use, and/or
stipend for living
after the defense
of the dissertation
proposal to
completion
Analysis &
Write-Up
Funds
tuition and
fees, stipend
for living
expenses to
concentrate
mostly or
only on
writing and
completing
the
dissertation
Postdoctoral
Funds
opportunities
toward the
development
of an
academic
career
Eligibility…are you ready?
Think one step ahead!

• Citizenship?
• Comprehensive exams and/or coursework complete?
Degree obtained?
• Dissertation proposal defense complete?
• Full-time employee vs. faculty member vs. student?
• Faculty advisor’s “OK”
• Pilot program complete? Collaboration in place?
Eligibility
…do you meet the sponsor’s requirements?

Many sponsors have websites with helpful information:
• What are the sponsor’s goals and priorities? What have
they funded in the past?
• What is their program focus?
population? method? Issue?
• Who can I contact for information
for assistance, guidance, or advice?
• What are the review criteria?
• Do they have sample proposals?
Fit
…does your project match the funder’s goals and priorities?

• Start early.
• Assess your timeline.
• When will you complete doctoral program requirements?
collect data? conduct analysis? write up?
• Can you continue operations until funding would be
received?
• Do you have time to complete the application?
• How long does it take for a decision? When will the funds
become available?
• Can you reapply?
Time
... can a competitive proposal be written in the time available?

“There is no amount of
grantsmanship that will turn
a bad idea into a good one,
but there are many ways to
disguise a good one.”
William Raub
former Deputy Director, NIH

• Title
• Project summary / Abstract
• Narrative
• Bibliography
• Support materials
• Biographical narrative
• Letters of recommendation
• Budget
Typical grant components

What makes a grant proposal
successful?
• start early
• contact with funding sponsor
• research matches funding
announcement
• aligned with priorities of
sponsor
• written with the review
process in mind
• captures reviewers’ attention
• well-organized, engaging
language
• clear focus
• follows the instructions
precisely
• applicant seeks outside
review before submitting
• compelling idea that
advances the science
• not too ambitious or
unrealistic
• no typos, grammatical errors
• reasonable and accurate
budget
• submitted on time

• Keep in mind that the reviewers may not be in your
same discipline / functional area.
• Write clearly in a way that is accessible to non-
academics.
• Grab their attention right away – title, intro
sentence, etc..
• Websites may provide information on past/current
reviewers. Use this knowledge to inform your
writing.
Reviewers

• Talk to colleagues about any past experiences as
reviewers.
• What did they look for?
• What impressed them?
• What were basic mistakes they saw?
• How did they evaluate proposals with others
from different specializations?
• If possible, take advantage of opportunities to serve
as a reviewer for grants, awards, etc. within your
field.
Reviewers

Create Your Support Network
You
Colleagues &
Classmates
Friends & Family
Research
Administration Staff
Advisor, Committee &
Faculty

Talk to:
• Faculty members
• People on campus with similar interests
• Supervisors
• Colleagues
• Those who work in grant-funded programs
Start Local

• College of Education fellowships
• http://education.msu.edu/resources/financial/fellows
hips.asp
• The Graduate School
• http://grad.msu.edu/funding/
• International Social Science Research Seminar
• http://grad.msu.edu/funding/docs/ISSR_Fall_2014.pdf
Consider On-Campus
Funding Search Resources

• Summer Research Fellowships
• ~20, $6,000, full-time support, no classes
• Summer Research Renewable Fellowships
• 8-10, $6,000 each of two summers, full-time support, no classes
• Summer Research Development Fellowships
• ~15, $5,000, first year students only, no classes
• Research Practicum/Research Development Fellowship
• For advanced doctoral students, develop your own budget
• Dissertation Completion Fellowships
• ~20, $6,000, max of ¼ time assistantship, complete Ph.D. during
funding period
• Professional Development Fellowships
• Annual competition for endowed scholarships/fellowships
College of Education
Opportunities

• Departmental professional development funds
• varies by department, may be renewable
• Bailey Scholars
• http://www.bsp.msu.edu
• RCAH Graduate Fellows
• http://rcah.msu.edu/people/graduate-fellows
• IIT / James Madison
• http://grad.msu.edu/iit/
• COGS Professional Development funds
• Up to $300 available once during your time at MSU, lottery
• COGS Travel funds
• Up to $300 available once during your time at MSU, lottery
MSU Funding Opportunities

• TIAA-CREF Ruth Simms Hamilton Graduate Merit Fellowship
• MSU Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
• King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship Program at MSU
• Tinker Field Research Grant
• Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)
Scholarship for Undergraduate and Graduate Study Abroad
* Consider non-monetary support options as well
MSU Funding Opportunities

• Fellowships & training, research grants, international research;
Dissertation data collection, write-up
• TIAA-CREF established the Ruth Simms Hamilton Research
Fellowship at TIAA-CREF in 2005 to honor the memory and life's
work of Dr. Ruth Simms Hamilton, a former professor at MSU
and member of the TIAA-CREF Board of Trustees.
• Citizenship: Any
• Eligibility: All MSU graduate students whose dissertation
research is related in any way to the African Diaspora.
• Award: $36,500 for one year. Funds may be used for travel to
support research, present at a conference, support the collection
of data, or complete writing of the dissertation.
• Deadline: December
TIAA-CREF Ruth Simms Hamilton
Graduate Merit Fellowship

• Fellowships & Training
• FLAS is designed to meet critical needs for specialists in
American education for government, and for “other
services of a public nature” who will utilize their skills in
training others.
• Citizenship: U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Eligibility: Must be full time students and propose a course
of study that includes both African language training and
African area studies coursework each fall and spring
semester.
• Award: Payment of most tuition and fees, stipend of
$15,000 for the academic year.
• Deadline: January
MSU Foreign Language and Area
Studies (FLAS) Fellowships

• Dissertation data collection, write-up
• To increase the number of traditionally underrepresented
doctoral degree graduates who enter academic careers in
postsecondary education. Fellows must complete degree within
two years of receiving fellowship and serve three years in
postsecondary teaching or administrative position.
• Citizenship: U.S.
• Eligibility: Enrolled full-time in a doctoral program at MSU and
have successfully completed comprehensive exams; be an active
participant in the MSU AGEP Learning Community.
• Award: $35,000 for one year. Supplemented by MSU through
healthcare allowance, one credit of tuition and fees for one full
academic year (fall, spring, summer semesters).
• Deadline: February
King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty
Fellowship Program (FFF) at MSU

• Research grants, International research
• The purpose of this program is to make it possible for graduate
students interested in Latin America and the Caribbean to carry
out research in the field in order to acquire as profound and
intimate a knowledge as possible of the language, culture, and
geography; to gather field data; and to develop contacts with
scholars and institutions in the field. Citizenship: Any.
• Eligibility: MSU graduate student who has not yet reached the
dissertation stage of program. Must be in good standing at MSU
and committed to Latin American themes and issues. Must have
a well-conceived and feasible project that serves as a basis for
meeting thesis or dissertation requirements.
• Award: Up to $1,500.
• Deadline: March
Tinker Field Research Grant

Consider non-monetary support options as well:
• Office space
• Parking permit approval/sponsorship
• Copying
• Printing
• Telephone
• Physical storage space
• Account management
• Equipment (computer, video, audio, transcription)
Non-Monetary Support

• AERA Dissertation Grants
• Fulbright Programs
• National Academy of Education / Spencer
Dissertation Award
• Woodrow Wilson Doctoral Dissertation
Fellowship in Women’s Studies
• SSSP Dissertation Grant Awards
• Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion
Fellowship
• Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship Program for
New Americans
• NSF Dissertation Research Improvement
Grants
• IRA Grants
• NACADAAcademic Advising Research
Support Grant
• Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grants
• AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship
Program in Education Research
• SSRC Mellon International Dissertation
Research Fellowship (IDRF)
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
(GRFP)
• American Association of University Women
Dissertation Fellowships
• Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral
Dissertation Fellowship
• Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships
• NASPAAwards
• ACPAAwards
• AERA Awards
• ASHE Awards
• NSEP David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships
• AAUW International Fellowships
• Doris Duke Fellowships for the Promotion
of Child Well-Being
• ETS Harold Gullksen Psychometric Research
Fellowship
• AIR Dissertation Grants
External Funding Opportunities

Sept: APA,
AERA,
Fullbright
IIE, NSF Oct: Spencer,
IRA, NSF
Nov: AAUW, SSRC, IRA,
Ford, Wenner-Gren, ETS,
AERA MDF, NSF GRFP,
Soros
Dec: AAUW,
Boren, ETS
Jan: AERA, APA, NSF,
SSRC, FLAS
Feb: ETS, NSF,
KCP
Mar: WARC,
Tinker
Apr: NSF, NIJ
May: Wenner-
Gren
June: Fulbright
DDRA
July: AIR
Aug: NSF,
NCAA
• Grants and
other funding
sources
typically
follow a
regular cycle.
• Plan ahead so
you can
prepare your
materials on
time, rather
than waiting
(perhaps a
year) until the
next
deadline.
Learn grant
cycles
Fall
Spring
Summer

• Work on and develop your research topic and ideas
• Talk with faculty members about existing grant and
funding opportunities
• Utilize College of Education fellowship process (spring)
• CoEd Summer Research Fellowships (late fall)
• CoEd Summer Research Renewable Fellowships (2 years,
late fall)
• CoEd Summer Research Development Fellowships (1st year
students only; January)
• Utilize departmental professional development funds,
COGS grants
Preparing for External
Funding – Years 1-2

• Coming to an end in courses and have narrowed down topics to
one or two potential dissertation ideas.
• 1-2 years from dissertation proposal.
• Begin exploring funding options.
• Consider what you might need funding for (e.g., data collection)
and what point in the dissertation process you will need that
funding.
• Continue conversations with faculty members about
opportunities.
• CoEd fellowship process (spring)
• Identify possible funders and opportunities to catch in next year.
• Utilize departmental professional development funds, COGS
grants.
Funding – Years 2-3

• Most dissertation funding proposal due dates are approximately
6 months to 1 year prior to dispersion of funds. Plan ahead
within your own work to time application process.
• Work on proposals approximately 6 months prior to the due
date. Submit early. Prioritize good quality. Get advisor on board.
• For international research projects, begin working on funding
proposals 6 months to a year prior to the due date (e.g, affiliation
letters, courses, language evaluations).
• Prior to and during data collection/practicum, apply for Research
Practicum/Research Development Fellowship (mid fall).
• When nearing completion, consider CoEd Dissertation
Completion Fellowship (late fall).
• Utilize departmental professional development funds, COGS
grants.
Funding – Years 3+

• International Research: Preparing proposals for
international research funding is likely to take more time
due to the requirements, begin early. Consider enrolling in
fall seminar – International Social Science Research (1-3 cr.)
• Working students: Students who work fulltime should be
aware that many of the larger are only for fulltime
students. Be sure to explore whether or not this is a
requirement when searching for grants.
• International Students: Some grants are only available to
U.S. citizens and permanent residents (e.g., government
grants—NSF, Fulbright, NIH). Be sure to explore whether
or not this is a requirement when searching for grants.
Funding – General

IRTL Resources
• Instantly search IRTL selected funding opportunities on
the IRTL website (update coming soon – filterable!).
• Videos, slideshows, sample materials.
• Planning stage, budgeting, writing information.
• 1:1 and small group conversations
• Workshops and guest appearances in class
• Subscribe to the IRTL monthly funding alert newsletter.
• http://education.msu.edu/irtl/grad/Subscribe.asp
• Like our Facebook page for other updates through the month.
Search in the right places

Start local.
• Talk to faculty members.
• Talk with your librarians.
• MSU Libraries, Jon Harrison
• http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/index.htm
• Grant Advisor newsletter
• http://er.lib.msu.edu/location.cfm?location=WWW

MSU College of Education Office of Student
Writing Assistance
• Doug Campbell is available to meet with students
and faculty to address your written work at all
stages of the writing process.
• Regular office hours in 116-I Erickson Hall
• Email: campbell@msu.edu

Other people of interest may include:
• Grant administrators
• Statisticians or those in charge of databases
• Budget staff
• Development/Fundraising/Advancement staff
• Outreach office
• Technology staff (data management, resources,
etc.)
• Focus on community organizations or other
entities located in your area.
• Network responsibly.

Databases.
• Foundation Center
http://www.foundationcenter.org
• Foundation Directory Online Professional *MSU Library
• Foundation Grants to Individuals Online *MSU Library
• Foundation Directory Free **NEW**
http://fdo.foundationcenter.org
• GrantSelect, GuideStar *MSUNetID required

Government databases & agencies
• Government databases (e.g. grants.gov)
• Government agencies (NSF, NIH, etc..)
• http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/federal.h
tm
• State governments (michigan.gov)
• http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/state.htm
Know relevant agencies

Know relevant agencies
Links to specific orgs are in the Notes for this slide

Funds may be out there … we just need to hunt for them.

IRTL Doctoral Student Research Support
• http://education.msu.edu/irtl/grad/
IRTL facebook page
• https://www.facebook.com/MSUIRTL
MSU Reference Librarian Jon Harrison’s Grant Resources
• http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/
MSU College of Education – Fellowships & Scholarships
• http://education.msu.edu/resources/financial/
MSU Libraries – MSUNetID–available resources
MSU The Graduate School – Funding
• http://grad.msu.edu/funding/
International Social Science Research Seminar Resources List 2014
• http://grad.msu.edu/funding/docs/ISSR_Fall_2014.pdf
Main links from presentation

• What do you want to fund?
• Where can you find funding?
• Who can be part of your support
network?
• What related skills do you already
possess?
• What is your next step?
Moving forward …

Please join us for other workshops in this
Grants and Fellowships series:
How to Write a Competitive Grant Application
• Thursday, March 26, 1-3 p.m., 252 Erickson
Planning Ahead for 2015-2016 (and Beyond)
• Friday, April 10, 1-2 p.m., 252 Erickson
Upcoming events

KIN 895 Research Ethics, 1 cr. course, Summer 2015
Identifying and resolving ethical problems in research. Collegial
interactions. Authorship, publication, and reviewing practices.
Data management. Ownership of data and intellectual property.
Conflicts of interest. Protection of human and animal subjects.
Lab safety and compliance.
• T/W/H May 12-14, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Counts toward RCR requirements for 2014-2015
• Interdepartmental course with CEP, EAD, TE. If you wish to have
your enrollment in this course appear on your record as CEP 895 or
EAD 895 or TE 895, enroll in this section and then contact the CEP or
EAD or TE department when this class is completed.
Upcoming events

• Workshop topic ideas
• Web and newsletter content suggestions
• New award information
• Updates on your grant/fellowship applications
• Corrections on typos, spelling, and grammar
We are always excited for

Institute for Research on Teaching and Learning
2nd Floor, Erickson Hall
http://education.msu.edu/irtl/grad
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Bob Floden, Director, floden@msu.edu
Marcy Wallace, Associate Director,
wallacem@msu.edu
Megan Drangstveit, Graduate Assistant,
mdrangst@msu.edu (201C Erickson Hall)
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