Northern Arizona University

Summary Article Based on Workshop in The Graduate College E-Newsletter, Winter 2009

Agenda and Overview (ppt file)

Helpful Hints on the Basics and Standing Out from the Crowd (ppt file)

Perceptions from a Fellowship Recipient Several Times Over (pptx file)

Graduate Scholarship and Fellowship Funding
Nationwide Search Results, June 2009
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See article on Michaelle Tauson, NAU's winner of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship in spring 2008.  This article was written almost entirely from her application information and essays, and is a good demonstration of what worked for a national fellowship of this type.

Also see the additional information and leads at Graduate College Financial Resources and Vice President for Research Student Resources.