"SECRETS TO SUCCESSFUL PROPOSAL WRITING" is a two-day workshop on fellowship and grant applications for all disciplines hosted by the Office for Diversity in Graduate Education and the Institute for Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy. Day one will be Friday, September 13th from 9am - 3pm, and day two will be Friday, September 20th from 9am - 4pm. Both sessions are designed to mentor graduate students and faculty of color in all disciplines to develop and deploy proven strategies in submitting competitive fellowship and grant applications to the Ford Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Science Foundation, and other funding sources. Deadline for registering: September 10th, 2013.
Day One
Friday, September 13
9 am - 3 pm
332 Coffman Union (President's Room)
Day Two
Friday, September 20
9 am - 4 pm
332 Coffman Union (President's Room)
Optional Consultation
Participants who attend both workshops are eligible for post-workshop individual consultations with Dr. Olguín or with Dr. El-Fakahany .
Workshop Overview and Goals
This 2-day workshop is designed to mentor graduate students and faculty of color in all disciplines to develop and deploy proven strategies in submitting competitive fellowship and grant applications to the Ford Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Science Foundation, and other funding sources.
Through small and large group discussions, this highly interactive workshop will help participants to identify funding, address project design and strategic self-representation, avoid common pitfalls, and develop a work regimen to submit a competitive application. Additionally, participants can receive feedback on their proposals through individual consultations with faculty facilitators.
Previous year par­ticipants received the following awards: Postdoctoral fellow­ship to study in China; UMN Global Spotlight Major Faculty Grant; UMN Institute for Diversity, Equity and Advocacy Fellowship;
UMN Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship; National Insti­tute of Mental Health Traineeship; UMN Digital Content Library Fellowship, two Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships, and an honorable mention from the National Science Founda­tion.
Facilitators
Dr. Jeanine Ferguson Pharmacy
Lisa Park, Professor Sociology - Group 1 - Social Sciences
Ben Olguín, Assc. Professor English, U of TX at San Antonio - Group 2 - Humanities
Esam El-Fakahany, Professor Psychiatry and Rhonda Jones-Webb, Assc. Professor Epidemiology - Group 3 - Sciences, Health Sciences & Engineering
Applicants must attend both workshops and must be a US citizen or permanent resident.
Register here
or visit
diversity.umn.edu/idea/workshopsevents
When registering, you will be required to provide a brief statement regarding your research (limit 100-200 words)
and a list of targeted funding source(s) and type (pre-doctoral, dissertation, postdoc, grant, etc.).
In addition, please e-mail a 2-page CV to oedidea@umn.edu.
Your registration will not be complete until all information is submitted
DEADLINE FOR FACULTY SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
Space is limited to 40 participants.
For questions, please contact Noro Andriamanalina at andri002@umn.edu or 626-4546.
