The benefits of workshopping graduate fellowships: a how-to guide for graduate students and early career scientists

IF 0.2 Q4 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY Ideas in Ecology and Evolution Pub Date : 2016-12-24 DOI:10.4033/IEE.2016.9.6.N
Meryl C. Mims, E. Hodgson, L. Kuehne, M. Siple
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Grant and fellowship proposal writing are key skills for professionals in scientific and research-driven fields, and early exposure and training in proposal writing substantially benefit early career scientists. Here, we present a framework for a student-led workshop for graduate fellowships that is built upon four years of implementation at the University of Washington’s School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (Seattle, USA). This framework was designed for applicants to the United States National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP), but the workshop format is flexible and easily tailored to other fellowships. We describe the primary components of the workshop, the implementation of the workshop, and the major benefits as reported by participants at the University of Washington. The core of the workshop framework is a small group structure that facilitates valuable in-depth interactions among mentors and applicants.  The primary outcomes of the workshop include improved writing and communication skills for graduate students and experience with peer review and critical feedback for both applicants and mentors. These outcomes are achieved while maintaining a reasonable time commitment for mentors. The workshop format is sustainable, promotes community-building within and across departments, and facilitates equal access to mentorship and resources for all students.
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研讨会研究生奖学金的好处:为研究生和早期职业科学家提供指导
对于科学研究驱动领域的专业人员来说,拨款和奖学金提案写作是关键技能,早期接触和培训提案写作对早期职业科学家有很大好处。在此,我们提出了一个以学生为主导的研究生奖学金研讨会框架,该研讨会建立在华盛顿大学水产和渔业科学学院(美国西雅图)四年实施的基础上。这个框架是为美国国家科学基金会研究生研究奖学金计划(NSF GRFP)的申请人设计的,但研讨会的形式是灵活的,很容易为其他奖学金量身定制。我们描述了研讨会的主要组成部分,研讨会的实现,以及华盛顿大学参与者报告的主要好处。工作坊框架的核心是一个小组结构,促进导师和申请人之间有价值的深入互动。研讨会的主要成果包括提高研究生的写作和沟通技巧,并为申请人和导师提供同行评议和批判性反馈的经验。这些成果是在保持导师合理的时间承诺的同时实现的。研讨会的形式是可持续的,促进部门内部和跨部门的社区建设,并促进所有学生平等获得指导和资源。
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