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The Professional Student is a blog about everything grad school from the application process to my experiences living as a grad student, being a parent in grad school, and researching the role of chemistry in the evolution of our universe.
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Emailing potential advisors for a fellowship opportunity is super intimidating. When I was writing my first fellowship application, I spent a lot of time searching for how to even write that first email. I had a difficult time finding something useful, so here is an overview of things to think about and what to write so you don’t have to wonder how to write that first email anymore!
Read MoreNSF Graduate Research Fellows submit an Annual Activity Report summarizing how the grantee progressed during the previous year as an NSF fellow. Because the NSF GRFP is federally-funded, I am making it public here to share how my graduate school experience has been impacted by the grant.
Read MoreThe application for the NSF GRFP includes a two-page research statement. In these two pages, you have to provide a brief plan of what research you plan to carry out in grad school, address your intellectual merits and broader impacts, and provide enough background information so that a scientist in the same discipline (but likely a completely different area of research) can easily understand the ideas you are trying to convey. How can you possibly fit all of that into two pages?
Read MoreNSF Graduate Research Fellows submit an Annual Activity Report summarizing how the grantee progressed during the previous year as an NSF fellow. Because the NSF GRFP is federally-funded, I am making it public here to share how my graduate school experience has been impacted by the grant.
Read MoreUnsure about whether you should apply to a "gap year" program and grad school at the same time? There are a number of things to consider, but ultimately you should decide what you think is best for you.
Read MoreNSF Graduate Research Fellows submit an Annual Activity Report summarizing how the grantee progressed during the previous year as an NSF fellow. Because the NSF GRFP is federally-funded, I am making it public here to share how my graduate school experience has been impacted by the grant.
Read MorePersonal statements are often limited to one or two pages, but when applying for the NSF GRFP, you have up to three pages to tell your story. How do you use all of that space? How can you incorporate your past experiences with your future goals (especially if you don't know them yet)? No matter how you tackle these questions, it is important to tell your story.
Read MoreIf there is a most understated key to success, it would have to be networking. Networking might just be a buzzword overused by your undergrad institution's career center, or it might be something more. And, it isn't just for business majors or for those savvy at wining and dining. Networking also comes in the form of chance meetings, emails, and letting others do the work for you.
Read MoreIn research, having an external source of funding definitely has its perks, something I found out while at the Universität zu Köln on a Fulbright research grant. While I have yet to learn more about the extent of the benefits from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP), it is already clear that being an NSF Graduate Research Fellow will do more for me than give me another line on my CV.
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