Workshop: Preparing Graduate Fellowships
Fall 2017
Syllabus
Room: Noyes Laboratory 165
Period: September 5, T 5:30 – 6:50 PM
Instructor: So Hirata
Email: sohirata@illinois.edu
Phone: 217-244-0629
Office: CLSL A520
Office hours: email only
Required text: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) solicitation
Audience: Incoming first-year and rising second-year graduate students enrolled in the graduate program of the Department of Chemistry. Some senior undergraduate students with research experience and high GPA can also enroll with the instructor’s consent.
Objectives: The course aims at assisting first- and second-year graduate students in their effort to obtain external grants, awards, and fellowships. Using NSF GRFP as a template, the course provides the students with general information and guidance on all aspects of preparing grant/award/fellowship applications. Each student is required to prepare a complete and competitive application package in the style of NSF GRFP. Submission of the package to NSF is encouraged but not required.