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Graduate Student Workshop: Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals

Event Type

Conference/Workshop

Sponsor

The Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies

Location

Coble Hall 306

Date

Jan 28, 2025 12:00 - 2:15 pm

Speaker

Dana Johnson, UIUC Graduate College External Fellowship Office

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In preparation to apply for our center's upcoming fellowships and others, join us to learn more about how to write fellowship proposals that will help you accomplish your academic and life goals. This workshop will be conducted by Dana Johnson, Assistant Director of External Fellowships. She contributes to the Graduate College’s efforts to help Illinois graduate students compete for national and international fellowships and grants. She conducts proposal-writing workshops and individual advising sessions for graduate students, and serves as the point person for the American Association of University Women, Ford Foundation, and Boren Fellowship competitions. Johnson earned a B.A. in international studies with high honors from DePaul University and a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has published on youth, education, and the “brain drain” phenomenon from Serbia in Social Anthropology and History and Anthropology.

Lunch will be provided for attendees.

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