Graduate Students
THESES/DISSERTATIONS
■ University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
The handout focuses on all stages of writing a dissertation, from getting started to drafting to finishing the daunting task. It includes extensive tips on difficulties such as how to handle procrastination, internal stresses, and exhaustion, money, and time management. Also has a great set of links to other advice on dissertation writing.
■ Pennsylvania State University
A handout on writing thesis and dissertation proposals. It introduces basic principles of writing proposals across a range of disciplines. It presents practical strategies, and it includes examples of successful proposals.
■ The University of Wisconsin - Madison
This page lists some useful books and websites for graduate students working on research proposals.
CURRICULUM VITAE (CVs)
■ The Chronicle of Higher Education’s CV Doctor
Annual article includes sample CVs from different disciplines, as well as a thorough bulleted list of do’s and don’ts (previous articles also are accessible).
■ Duke University
Includes definition of genre, questions to ask, and actions to take. Provides more helpful links at end of article.
■ The OWL at Purdue
Helpful Q&A format about crafting CVs. Includes additional resources at end of entry.
GRANT RESOURCES AT VANDERBILT
■ Vanderbilt Grant and Fellowship Workshop
This website is designed for graduate students who want to learn how to write competitive grant or fellowship proposals, where to locate external funding sources, how to make sense of grant and fellowship application guidelines, how to learn from their faculty mentors about findingand becoming more competitive for grant and fellowship support.
■ Graduate Development Network
The Graduate Development Network (GDN) is an informal network of faculty, administrators, and students at Vanderbilt University that seeks to facilitate the awareness and use of the many programs that can help students become productive and well-rounded scholars.
■ Graduate Student Council
The Graduate Student Council of Vanderbilt University serves currently enrolled graduate students. It is a representative body consisting of one representative from each graduate department of the University. As an organization we have two primary goals. 1) We coordinate academic, social, and other activities significant to the graduate community. We strive to promote community amongst graduate students, as well as graduate student integration into the university community. All graduate students are welcome to attend and participate in GSC meetings, parties, and academic events. 2) We work to ascertain and represent graduate student opinions and concerns, facilitating communication between graduate students, administration, and faculty.
■College of Arts & Science, Grants Resource Officer, Susan Kuyper
Susan works with individual faculty and graduate students, as well as with interdisciplinary centers, in facilitating the acquisition of research funding from government agencies, foundations, and other nongovernmental funding sources. Contact her for assistance with writing grant proposals.