Workshops
Event Description
It is time for personal reflection.
What were your expectations as you entered graduate school? How have you been doing?
Are you satisfied with your life/work balance? If not, what can you change?
We look forward to hearing your thoughts!
GradFund Webinar: Fellowship and Grant Opportunities for Master’s Students
Event Description
In this webinar, GradFund fellowship advisors will walk participants through the funding landscape and explore a few key fellowship and grant opportunities available to master’s level students.
Participants must register for the workshops using a Rutgers email address (netid@rutgers.edu).
Zoom Registration link:
https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqcOCorDwtGtZ50vKTjFIOODHU07iR6tHN
Please direct any questions to fellowship_advisor@gradfund.rutgers.edu
GradFund Strategic Proposal Writing Series: Crafting the Personal Statement
Event Description
Workshop 4: Crafting the Personal Statement
Join us this fall for the GradFund series in Strategic Proposal Writing. The program offers graduate students planning to apply for external funding this fall semester a series of workshops geared towards common issues at the core of successful fellowship application writing. This unique opportunity will allow participants to learn strategic approaches to proposal writing in an interactive workshop style format.
Four workshops will be offered as part of the Strategic Proposal Writing series and will be facilitated by the GradFund Fellowship Advising team. You can select to participate in as many or as few of the workshops as you please. Space is limited so early registration is suggested. Participants must register for the workshops using a Rutgers email address (netid@rutgers.edu).
Zoom Registration Link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/96949171377?pwd=OUZEVFRzRVU0b2ZVM01CMVFwdjVNQT09
Please direct any questions to fellowship_advisor@gradfund.rutgers.edu
GradFund Strategic Proposal Writing Series: Crafting the Research Statement
Event Description
Workshop 3: Crafting the Research Statement
Join us this fall for the GradFund series in Strategic Proposal Writing. The program offers graduate students planning to apply for external funding this fall semester a series of workshops geared towards common issues at the core of successful fellowship application writing. This unique opportunity will allow participants to learn strategic approaches to proposal writing in an interactive workshop style format.
Four workshops will be offered as part of the Strategic Proposal Writing series and will be facilitated by the GradFund Fellowship Advising team. You can select to participate in as many or as few of the workshops as you please. Space is limited so early registration is suggested. Participants must register for the workshops using a Rutgers email address (netid@rutgers.edu).
Zoom Registration Link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqduqsqjosHtc52qSd6RBCt1NfdTvCGvl9
Please direct any questions to fellowship_advisor@gradfund.rutgers.edu
GradFund Strategic Proposal Writing Series: Writing Without Jargon
Event Description
Workshop 2: Writing Without Jargon
Join us this fall for the GradFund series in Strategic Proposal Writing. The program offers graduate students planning to apply for external funding this fall semester a series of workshops geared towards common issues at the core of successful fellowship application writing. This unique opportunity will allow participants to learn strategic approaches to proposal writing in an interactive workshop style format.
Four workshops will be offered as part of the Strategic Proposal Writing series and will be facilitated by the GradFund Fellowship Advising team. You can select to participate in as many or as few of the workshops as you please. Space is limited so early registration is suggested. Participants must register for the workshops using a Rutgers email address (netid@rutgers.edu).
Zoom Registration Link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqfu2hqjouHdfB-lynzZtxJMdxEhX4hzEq
Please direct any questions to fellowship_advisor@gradfund.rutgers.edu
GradFund Strategic Proposal Writing Series: Aligning Your Proposal with Review Criteria
Event Description
Workshop 1: Aligning Your Proposal with Review Criteria
Join us this fall for the GradFund series in Strategic Proposal Writing. The program offers graduate students planning to apply for external funding this fall semester a series of workshops geared towards common issues at the core of successful fellowship application writing. This unique opportunity will allow participants to learn strategic approaches to proposal writing in an interactive workshop style format.
Four workshops will be offered as part of the Strategic Proposal Writing series and will be facilitated by the GradFund Fellowship Advising team. You can select to participate in as many or as few of the workshops as you please. Space is limited so early registration is suggested. Participants must register for the workshops using a Rutgers email address (netid@rutgers.edu).
Zoom Registration Link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtcuigrTgrHtSaS3XFh5c1fyUu1h6gQ2IA
Please direct any questions to fellowship_advisor@gradfund.rutgers.edu
Annual IMSD Symposium
Professional Development
Event Description
You are invited to our first Annual IMSD Symposium. IMSD students + Friends in year 2 and above will give 5-min presentations of their work. Dr. Maribel Vazquez, from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers, will give the Keynote address. Everyone is invited to a BBQ that will take place immediately after the event.
IMSD workshop: "Communicating and Collaborating Skillfully".
Professional Development
Event Description
The workshop is open to all IMSD students + friends, and advisors. The workshop will be facilitated by Beth Tracy, former Director of the Office of Faculty Development at Rutgers.
IMSD workshop: Rigor and Reproducibility
Professional Development
Event Description
We have all experienced the "my experiment did not work". It is the unavoidable reality of doing research. However, many frustrating moments, days, months and at times even years, can be avoided by a collective effort to be true to yourself, your colleagues, and the scientific community at large. At this meeting we will discuss best practices that will help you make contributions that really count.
IMSD workshop: "Building Self-Efficacy: Nurturing your belief in your ability to succeed"
Professional Development
Event Description
Research can be challenging. Learning new techniques can be tough. When experiments fail, which they often do, it can be discouraging. The old sage advice is to develop thick skin, put your head down, and push forward. But is this the best way to succeed?
In this session, we will explore how the concept of “self-efficacy”, which is your belief in your ability to succeed, and discuss strategies to keep you on your road to your success.