Summer 2026 Workshops
Funding Your Graduate Education: Database Search
Monthly Intro Meetings provide an introduction to OGFA and external funding for your graduate education. These small group meetings assist graduate students with navigating award databases to identify fellowships and awards that are a good "fit" to support their graduate education. All Intro Meetings take place via Zoom.
- Wednesday May 27 | 10 am (Register Here)
- Tuesday June 30 | 10 am (Register Here)
- Thursday July 30 | 10 am (Register Here)
Three-Day Finding Funding Workshop
June 23, 24, and 25 | 10 am to 12 pm| Zoom (Register Here)
Don't know much about the process of identifying and applying for external funding? This workshop series is for you! Over the course of three two-hour sessions, we’ll provide a broad introduction to how external funding works, how to search for good-fit funding opportunities, how to plan an application, and best practices for fellowship and grant application writing. If you can’t attend all three days, we’re happy to have you join for whichever days you can!
- Day 1: Introduction to the process of finding good fit funding opportunities
- Day 2: Navigating funding databases and organizing a list of awards
- Day 3: Researching funding organizations and planning a funding campaign
Four-Part Application Writing Workshop
July 7, 9, 14, and 16 | 10 am to 12:30 pm | Zoom (Register Here)
This workshop series will guide participants through planning, drafting, and revising essays for submission of a competitive application for an external fellowship, grant, or award. To make the most of this workshop, participants should already have a target grant or fellowship with a fall 2026 or spring 2027 submission date. The workshop is capped at 15 participants to ensure sufficient time is dedicated to individualized feedback. Participants will be eligible to receive small research grants! Registration closes June 25.
- Day 1: Plan. Research the funder and the award, review criteria, make checklist and set goals.
- Day 2: Draft. Getting started with communicating your research and your fit. Thinking holistically across an application.
- Day 3 & 4: Revise. Receive feedback, edit, & edit more. Set up a plan to turn what you have into a complete application.