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.