FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Vilas Travel Grants
Do you need money for travel to a conference or for research purposes? Apply for a Vilas Travel Grant. The Graduate Student Collaborative helps the Graduate School distribute 300 $600 travel grants and a small number of $1,500 grants for international research travel. Current UW-Madison dissertators and final year MFA students are eligible. The Vilas Travel Grant Competition begins October 1, 2006. Visit the GSC Web site for more information and to access the application beginning October 1, 2006. The deadline is October 31, 2006.
Lesson Study Training Grants
The Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID) invites applications from UW System faculty and teaching staff for grants of $1,500 to support small teams of instructors to engage in lesson study during 2007. Graduate students can talk to faculty and instructional staff in their department to co-write a proposal.
In lesson study a small group of teachers jointly designs a class lesson and explores how it affects student learning and thinking. Although the focus is a single lesson, instructors question, examine and reflect on the entire teaching and learning process. The lesson study culminates in a scholarly report that describes the lesson, explains student performance and recommends how to further improve the lesson.
Deadline: October 9, 2006
Information: http://www.uwsa.edu/opid/grants/index.htm
HEX Research Awards
The Center for the Humanities is pleased to announce the third year of HEX Research Awards.
The program is open to graduate students in UW-Madison humanities departments and in related social sciences departments if the student's research is oriented toward the humanities. The program will provide up to five winners with an award of $2,000 each for creating, and participating in, community-based projects that make research in the humanities available to the public. Preference will be given to students beyond the Masters year.
Deadline: September 18, 2006
Information: http://www.humanities.wisc.edu/programs/HEX.html
Grant and Fellowship Opportunities in International Education
The U.S. Department of Education's International Education Programs Service (IEPS) offers funding to promote expertise and competence in foreign languages and area and international studies.
The following programs plan to accept applications in fall 2006:
Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program: grants to U.S. colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students conducting research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies.
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/index.html
Group Projects Abroad Program: grants to support overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies by U.S. teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor.
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsgpa/index.html
International Research and Studies Program: grants to public/private agencies, organizations and institutions, and individuals to support surveys, studies, and instructional materials development to improve and strengthen instruction in modern foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields.
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsirs/index.html
Seminars Abroad Program and Special Bilateral Projects: short-term study and travel seminars abroad for U.S. educators in the social sciences and humanities for the purpose of improving their understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other countries. DEADLINE - September 28, 2006
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpssap/index.html
Information: http://www.ed.gov/HEP/iegps
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
The National Science Foundation aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 1,000 graduate fellowships in this competition. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.
Deadlines: Vary by discipline (November 1 - 13, 2006)
Information: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201
Jacob K. Javits Fellowships Program
This program provides fellowships to students of superior academic ability -- selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise -- to undertake study at the doctoral and Master of Fine Arts level in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. Undergraduate students about to enter graduate school and graduate students who have not yet completed their first year of graduate study and who intend to pursue a doctoral or master's degree, if the master's degree is the terminal or highest degree awarded in an approved field, may apply.
Deadline: October 6, 2006
Information: http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) Fellowship Grant
The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes provide U.S. graduate students in science and engineering: 1) first-hand research experience in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand or Taiwan; 2) an introduction to the science and science policy infrastructure of the respective location; and 3) orientation to the society, culture and language. The institutes last approximately eight weeks from June to August. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) co-sponsor the Summer Institute in Japan.
Deadline: December 12, 2006
Information: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=NSF06602
Mellon/ACLS Fellowship in Humanities and Social Sciences
The ACLS is proud to announce the addition of a significant new fellowship program, the Andrew W. Mellon/ACLS Early Career Fellowships which will provide support for young scholars to complete dissertations and, later, to advance their research after being awarded the Ph.D.
Deadline: November 15, 2006
Information: http://www.acls.org/ecfguide.htm.
Financial Assistance for Child Care Fees
If you are a student parent enrolled at the UW-Madison, you may qualify for financial assistance for child care fees through the Child Care Tuition Assistance Program (CCTAP). CCTAP is intended to financially assist eligible low-income students obtain quality child care. Applications are now being accepted for the summer 2006-spring 2007 academic year.
Information: http://www.housing.wisc.edu/occfr/
The Presidential Management Fellows Program
The Presidential Management Fellows Program (PMF) was created to attract to the Federal Service outstanding men and women from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths who have a clear interest in, and commitment to, excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs. Fellows are hired by federal agencies and given exposure to public administration, technology, science, criminal justice, health and financial management, and other domestic and international issues.
Students who complete a graduate degree (master's, law, or doctoral-level) during the 2006-07 academic year (Sept. 1, 2006, to Aug. 31, 2007) are eligible to be nominated. Application, nomination, and selection information is available online at http://www.pmf.opm.gov. Students in the Law School or the LaFollette School of Public Affairs should follow their school's nomination procedures. Other potential nominees should contact their department chair, and send a message indicating their intent to apply to gspd@bascom.wisc.edu. The PMF application start date has traditionally been Sept. 1 annually. However, for the upcoming Class of 2007, the application is projected to open mid or late-September 2006 and close mid-October 2006. Please check the PMF Web site for updates.
Ford Predoctoral Fellowships
Through its program of Diversity Fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. See the National Academies Web site for information about eligibility.
Deadline: November 16, 2006
Information: http://national-academies.org/fellowships
Ford Dissertation Fellowships
Approximately 35 dissertation fellowships will be awarded. The dissertation fellowships provide one year of suport for individuals working to complete a dissertation leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D) degree. See the National Academies Web site for information about eligibility.
Deadline: November 20, 2006
Information: http://national-academies.org/fellowships
Additional Funding Resources
Individuals looking for funding opportunities are usually best served by starting with the Funding Sources for Individuals category. Don't forget that the UW Job Center offers a great online resource for finding graduate student assistantships on campus. Register with the Job Center to receive weekly updates.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Guidelines for Keeping Laboratory Notebooks
Monday, September 18, 2006
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., 1111 Biotechnology Center, 425 Henry Mall
"Why, what and how" of maintaining research laboratory notebooks'a great workshop for first-year students and seasoned researchers Protecting your invention is easy, once you know how! Presenter: Cheryl Scadlock, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). Cheryl has seven years of industry experience working with scientific research staff and patent attorneys.
Registration: /admin/outreach/gspd/gradlinkeventsfall06.html
Internships 101
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Bascom Hall, Room 350
-- or --
Monday, September 25, 2006
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Bascom Hall, Room 350
Internships are opportunities to broaden your research and career horizons as you gain valuable experience in the workplace. Learn what leads to a successful experience. In this workshop we'll explore how to identify internships appropriate for graduate students and how to create your own opportunities. Sponsored by the Graduate Student Collaborative and the Office of Outreach and Graduate Student Professional Development. Presenter: Eileen Callahan, Ph.D., Director Graduate Student Professional Development, Graduate School.
Registration: /admin/outreach/gspd/gradlinkeventsfall06.html
Resume Writing Workshop
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Memorial Union
Need that perfect resume to land your dream job? This workshop is designed to help students at all stages of the resume writing process. Check TITU for room location. Information: 608-262-3921 http://www.lssaa.wisc.edu/careers/events.php?event_cat_id=21
Balancing Grad School and Your Partner Support Group
The Campus Women's Center is sponsoring a support group this coming fall semester called "Balancing Grad School and Your Partner." This will be an opportunity to meet other women on campus who want to come together to meet others and talk about the challenges of balancing classes, research, spouses/partners, motherhood, etc. The group will meet in the Community Center of Eagle Heights and begins on Thursday September 21st. The group will meet at 7pm every other week.
For more information please contact Betsy at prueter@wisc.edu.
Call for Nominations: K Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award
Deadline for receipt of materials: September 22, 2006
Eligibility: All doctoral level graduate students who are planning a career in higher education, regardless of academic department.
The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award recognizes graduate students who are committed to developing academic and civic responsibility in themselves and others, and who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education.
Information: http://www.aacu.org/meetings/annualmeeting/AM07/crossaward.cfm
Delta Program: Writing Teaching & Learning Philosophies
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Tong Auditorium, 1003 Engineering Centers Building
Participants will learn what a teaching and learning philosophy is and how to write one. Participants will create their own teaching and learning statements and then write their own teaching and learning philosophy in outline form. Participants leave the workshop knowing the basic parts of a philosophy and how to write them, with a detailed outline of their own philosophy, and with an example packet of others'' philosophies.
Information: info@delta.wisc.edu http://www.delta.wisc.edu/workshops/portfolio.html
Interview Workshop
Thursday, September 28, 2006
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Red Gym, On Wisconsin room
This workshop is perfect both for students who have had several interviews and those who are still unsure of the process. Learn how to improve your interviewing skills and get the job you want.
Information: 608-262-3921 http://www.lssaa.wisc.edu/careers/events.php?event_cat_id=21
Teaching and Learning Council: 2nd Annual First Year Conference
If you teach courses that enroll first-year undergraduates, or are planning to do so in the future, attend the second annual campus conference, "Engaging First Year Students: Strategies for Academic Success," which will be held Friday, October 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Friedrick Center.
This conference is aimed at faculty, staff, and teaching assistants who teach and work with first-year undergraduates, including both students entering UW-Madison straight out of high school and those transferring here from other institutions.
Information and Registration: http://www.newstudent.wisc.edu/firstyear/conference.html
Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop Series
Saturday, October 7, 2006
8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Co-sponsored by the Graduate Student Collaborative and Multicultural Graduate Network, this workshop series will offer professional and academic development workshops, panel discussions, and roundtables designed to enhance your academic and professional experiences. Example topics include: "Balancing Your Life"; "Professional Networking"; "Being an Agent of Change"; "Understanding your Mentoring Relationship"; "Funding"; "Creating and Maintaining Your CV". Continental breakfast and lunch will be served.
Registration: /mgn/rsvp.html
Diversity Brownbag Discussions
Discuss issues graduate students face at UW and what we can do about them.
Join us for a series of candid conversations about roadblocks facing graduate students as our campus struggles to build a student body whose diversity matches that of our society.
While these discussions will focus somewhat on issues pertaining especially to the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) with the goal of creating a working of group of students from these areas, ALL graduate students are encouraged to participate.
Discussion groups will meet the 2nd Monday of the month at noon: October 9th, November 13th, and December 11th. Check TITU in Memorial Union for room locations, and bring your bag lunch! Event will be listed as "Graduate Student Diversity Brownbag." Contact sdwright2@wisc.edu for more information.
Delta Program: Understanding, Designing & Creating Teaching Portfolios
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Tong Auditorium, 1003 Engineering Centers Building
In this workshop, participants learn about the three parts of a portfolio: artifacts, reflective statements, and teaching and learning philosophies. In-depth attention is given to two of these parts (artifacts and reflective statements) through a series of connected activities and discussions. Participants leave with increased knowledge of what artifacts are and how to write reflective statements, as well as an artifact they create individually in the workshop and the start of that artifact's reflective statement.
Information: info@delta.wisc.edu http://www.delta.wisc.edu/workshops/portfolio.html
Registration: http://www.delta.wisc.edu/workshops/port2_regr.asp
Completion of the Ph.D.: Step-by-Step Guidance from the Graduate School
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Bascom Hall, Room 350
Learn the step-by-step program to make completing the degree easier. Discover tips and etiquette to work effectively with committees, faculty and staff in your department, and staff in the Graduate School. Discover an appropriate timeline for you to get things done and take charge of your degree. Presenter: Elena Hsiao-ching Hsu, Ph.D., Degree Coordinator, Graduate School.
Registration: /admin/outreach/gspd/gradlinkeventsfall06.html
Writing Center Workshops
The Writing Center offers non-credit classes throughout the semester, held in Helen C. White Hall. Writing Center classes are free and are open to currently registered UW-Madison students. Each class will give you the chance to pick up valuable writing skills in a supportive, small-group environment. More information: http://www.wisc.edu/writing or 608-263-1992.
Writing Literature Reviews of Published Research
Friday, September 22, 2006
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Room 6171 Helen C. White Hall
Registration: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Classes/WLitReviewsGrad.html
Grammar I: A Review of English Grammar for Native Speakers
Monday, September 25, 2006
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Room 6171 Helen C. White Hall
Registration: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Classes/GrammarI.html
Writing with PowerPoint
Friday, September 29, 2006
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Room 6171 Helen C. White Hall
Registration: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Classes/WPowerPoint.html
The Basics of APA Documentation
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Room 6171 Helen C. White Hall
Registration: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Classes/AccordingAPA.html
A Dissertator's Primer
Monday, October 9, 2006
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Room 6171 Helen C. White Hall
Registration: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Classes/DissPrimer.html
Writing Graduate Research Proposals
Thursday, October 12, 2006
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Room 6171 Helen C. White Hall
Registration: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Classes/WGradResProps.html
Writing Literature Reviews of Published Research
Thursday, October 19, 2006
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Room 6171 Helen C. White Hall
Registration: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Classes/WLitReviewsGrad.html
Library Workshops
Campus libraries workshops and tours help you learn how to find what you need quickly and efficiently. They will help you save time when deadlines for papers and projects approach. Most of these are hands-on. And best of all, they're free.
Topics include: Grants Information, RefWorks & EndNote, Internet Searching, Libraries in a Nutshell, Map Tools for Demographic Data, Publishing Your Research, RSS Feeds and Alert Services, and Web Based Learning Tools.
Visit the Web site to find out more about the upcoming workshops.
GUTS Tutoring
Looking for teaching experience or just like to help others? GUTS Tutorial is looking for tutors for the Fall 2006 semester. We especially need tutors in Chemistry, Statistics, Math, Physics, and languages. All tutors are volunteers, and we ask a minimum of 2 hours per week. We have group study programs, one-on-one programs, and Drop-In Center programs. We also run a Conversational English tutoring program for international students to improve fluency and learn about American culture and customs.
If you're interested, you can sign up online at http://guts.studentorg.wisc.edu. For any further information, please contact Betsy Prueter at prueter@wisc.edu.
Additional Graduate Information Resources
Want more? See the Graduate Student Professional Development Web site, the GSC Web site, the University Events calendar, and Software Training for Students for general and specialized workshops.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Food For Thought Festival
Friday, September 15 - Saturday, September 16
The eighth annual Food For Thought Festival is scheduled 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. September 16th along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Author and activist Anna Lappé and noted chef and /Moosewood Cookbook/ author Mollie Katzen will highlight the event with the theme, "Just Cooking: Fresh Thinking for the Kitchen." Find cooking demonstrations, exhibits, kid's activities, and an announcement on winners of this year's Food For Thought Recipe Contest at the festival.
Also: Friday, September 15th, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., Agriculture Hall
The Food for Thought Forum is a University Lecture Series event that precedes the Food For Thought Festival. The forum will feature author of "Hope's Edge" and "Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen" Anna Lappé, with a talk titled: "Eat Grub! Putting Justice on Your Plate" and Guest Chef and Speaker Mollie Katzen, famous for her Moosewood Cookbooks, whose talk is titled, "Discovering the (Mostly) Perfect Way to Eat."
Go to http://www.reapfoodgroup.org, e-mail info@reapfoodgroup.org or call (608) 294-1114 for more information.
Madison World Music Festival
September 21-23, UW Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.
The Third Annual Madison World Music Festival, with a line-up of a dozen international musicians performing September 21-23, will kick off with a series of talks about world music and musicians, "Conversations on World Music," the week before the festival. All events are FREE and open to the public.
Information: http://www.union.wisc.edu/worldmusic/
2006 Wisconsin Book Festival
The fifth annual Wisconsin Book Festival will be a five-day celebration, in and around downtown Madison, from October 18-22, 2006. Designed to delight booklovers of all walks, tastes, and ages, the Festival features readings, lectures, book discussions, writing workshops, live interviews, children's events, and more.
Information: http://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/index.php
SOCIAL EVENTS
GSC Grad Student Social
Friday, September 15th, 5:00 - 7:00 - Memorial Union Terrace
This Friday, the Graduate Student Collaborative (GSC) will be enjoying the last few weeks of warm weather at the Memorial Union Terrace from 5-7pm. Join us at the picnic table in the back by the Stiftskellar. In case of rain we will meet in the back room of the Rathskellar. Look for the Red GSC Signs!
Email GSC for more information.
GSC Graduate Student Bash
Friday, September 29th, 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Café Montmartre
The Graduate Student Collaborative invites you to attend the year's first Graduate Student Bash, Friday, September 29, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Café Montmartre, 127 E. Mifflin Street. Come to mingle, meet other grads, and have a good time!
Email GSC for more information.
Jorge Cham of "Piled Higher and Deeper" (PhD) comic
Thursday, October 26th, 7:00 p.m., Memorial Union
Jorge Cham, the creator of the "Piled Higher and Deeper (PhD)" comic strip, will be speaking about his comics, grad school, and "The Power of Procrastination." Check out the comic strip -- about life (or the lack thereof) in academia -- at http://www.phdcomics.com and keep your eye out for more information next month!
ACADEMIC DEADLINES
| Friday, September 15th | Last day to add your first class without Departmental & Dean's permission |
| Last day to add courses without departmental approval | |
| Last Day for 100% tuition adjustment on dropped classes | |
| Friday, September 22nd | Last day to pay tuition and fees without $100 Late Payment Fee. |
| Friday, September 29th | Last Day for 50% tuition adjustment on dropped classes |
| Last day to apply for Pass/Fail privilege | |
| Last day to convert form credit to audit -- Special/Professional students |
For a list of all spring Semester deadlines check out the Office of Registrar Web site.
