Astronomy Graduate Student Network

Funding and Fellowship Resources

Documents

• A Guide to Applying for Fellowships, by Ryan Yamada pdf
• Notes on NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) pdf
• Four fellowships for international students pdf
• Fellowship information from Sarah Hale, Assistant Dean of Student Services, Cornell Graduate School pdf
• Sample NSF essays
  • Honorary Mention nsf_past_research.pdf, nsf_future_research.pdf, nsf_statement.pdf
  • Winner nsf_essay1.pdf, nsf_essay2.pdf, nsf_essay3.pdf, rating1.pdf, rating2.pdf, rating3.pdf
  • Winner previous-research-2.pdf, question-16-2.pdf, question-17-2.pdf, research-plan-2.pdf
  • Winner personal.pdf
• Sample NDSEG essays
  • Honorary Mention ndseg_essay1.pdf, ndseg_essay2.pdf
  • Winner Research_Experience.pdf, Proposed_Research_Essay.pdf
• Sample letter of recommendation summary sheet, by Ann Martin pdf

Website Resources

• NASA fellowships webpage
• Comments by NSF reviewer
• UCSC astronomy fellowship website
• UCLA BIG list of fellowships available (pdf)
• Harvard fellowship information/links
• SEEDS graduate fellowships (ESA website)

Outreach: Astronomy Department and Beyond

• Check out the Astronomy Outreach Database created by Dave Rothstein and maintained by Nancy Schaff and Ann Martin. Note: you will need a login to access the site. Please use your real name so we know who you are! Benefits of a login include access to lots of great astronomy outreach activities with feedback from people who have tried them in the real world, and a place to share your own advice and experience as well as any and all materials you have develooped.
• Answering Ask an Astronomer questions.
• Creating astronomy workshops for students from ages 15 to 19 for the Focus for Teens program.
• Leading astronomy activities and being a buddy to 7th to 9th grade girls in the Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) program.
• Teaching astronomy (and other subjects) to K-12 students in their classrooms through the Graduate Student School Outreach Project (GSSOP).
• List (pdf) of Cornell Astronomy Outreach Activities by Nancy Schaff, CRSR Education and Public Outreach Coordinator.