Graduate Student Resources
Purdue Graduate Fellowships
Graduate School Recruitment Fellowships
The Graduate School supports and the CLA departments offer directly a number of competitive recruitment fellowships. These are targeted at the incoming students as part of the admission process typically in the Fall Semester. Details about these programs can be found on the graduate school site. The programs of interest are Ross, Andrews, and the Purdue Doctoral Fellowship. For details about these programs, please contact the graduate directors of the program you are applying to.
In addition to these opportunities that involve CLA, the Graduate school maintains a number of other fellowships to which the students apply directly. Details can be found on the Graduate School Website. Most deadlines are in the Fall.
Graduate Fellowships for Continuing Students
Purdue University also offers the Bilsland dissertation fellowships. The competition takes place in the Spring Semester and it targets students that are in the final stages of their doctoral studies. Announcements are made contingent upon the date when the funds are released. For details, contact the Graduate Directors or Mr. Mike Hicks, the college grants coordinator, at cla-adr@purdue.edu. A yearly training event is organized in early Spring, which is announced via email and through the CLA News Site at http://news.cla.purdue.edu
In addition, Purdue offers support to selected faculty-led programs in the form of funds for RA-ships. These funds come from the Ross Lynn Scholar endowment and the application process is led by the faculty, who is the PI. Students interested to be hired as RAs through this program should identify the faculty members in their department that are likely to apply for this type of funding. The selection takes place in late Spring. For more details, please contact cla-adr@purdue.edu .
Purdue Incentive Grants
College of Liberal Arts graduate students can earn up to $250 from the Purdue Graduate School when they meet all eligibility requirements and submit proof that they applied for an eligible national fellowship like the NSF, NDSEG, or DOE fellowships. Contact the graduate school to learn more about this opportunity.
Promise program
CLA graduate students can apply for the Promise program, which offers a two-tiered award ($750 and $1500) to support small research projects and travel. For details please visit the Promise program page.
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF-GRFP)
External Fellowships
There are a wide variety of fellowships available to CLA graduate students. Typically, these fellowships fund student research either within or outside of the university. You can find information about all available fellowships here.
NSF Fellowship Workshop
The CLA provided faculty-driven workshops on the process of applying to NSF, GRFP, & DDRIG fellowships and grants, tailored specifically to those in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. These three powerpoint presentations serve as guides for those who intend to apply for the NSF (National Science Foundation) GRFP (Graduate Research Fellowship Program) or DDRIG (Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant). The presentations detail the ‘how’s’ of applying, from grant-writing to the review process.
Research Support Resources
Associate Dean's Office Hours and Individual Grant Mentoring
Dr. Matei, the CLA Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education, offers on a continuing basis individualized advice and mentoring to all graduate students interested in applying for internal and external grants and fellowships. For details, please contact Mike Hicks, CLA Grants Coordinator and Assistant to Dr. Matei, at cla-adr@purdue.edu.
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
Purdue has developed its own statement regarding honesty and integrity of research endeavors. The graduate school recommends attending workshops, online training/modules, and becoming familiar with college and departmental standards of RCR. Links to register for RCR workshops are also included.
NVivo
This PDF introduces NVivo data analysis software – a tools for any discipline within the College of Liberal Arts. NVivo serves as a resource for qualitative and mixed methods research, including data visualization & report creation from coding of your research. This software is freely available to all of those at Purdue. This powerpoint presentation provides a tutorial on how to begin using NVivo:
Graduate Education Initiatives
Graduate School Grant Writing Programs & More
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Purdue Graduate School Grad Courses Calendar
- This program is offered due, in part, to a request to the Graduate School by CLA Administration and the CLA Office of Research and Graduate Education. It is intended to address the needs of CLA Graduate Students as well as others.
Also availalable to CLA Graduate Students are the services of the Graduate School Fellowship Office's Grantsmanship Team. Please have a look at their news article highlighting how they can help guide graduate students through the funding process for fellowships as well as grants.