Introduction to Graduate Research (Fall 2023)/Week 4

Agenda

Part 1. Where does the money come from

Fellowship application draft/process discussion

• Intro to the challenge

• Warm-up conversation in pairs (your seat-neighbor is fine).
  • Review the feedback you received on your draft research statements.
  • Talk about whether/how you might use this document and feedback.
  • Questions that came up in writing, reviewing, talking about this.

• Share from group discussions

• Synthesis of feedback and discussion provocation themes

• Further topics, funding sources, next steps

Break!

Get up, move around.

Part 2. Guest

Yingdan Lu

Reminders & Announcements

• Note next week asks you to once again exchange work and meet in small groups. Check the wiki for details and group assignments.
• Please think about your favorite research/productivity tool(s) ahead of our class session next week!
• Mid-quarter (!) feedback survey incoming. Watch your inboxes please.
• Note re: contingency planning ahead of next week.