Webinars & Workshops
Want to know more about research and fellowship opportunities? Looking for support in preparing applications or proposals?
The Center for Research and Fellowships frequently hosts information sessions, writing workshops, interview training sessions, and general research and fellowship application preparation content. See below for details on upcoming sessions and links to past content.
Recorded Content
AY 2023 – 2024
Laidlaw: Institutional Review Board | | January 2024 and Slides with Linked Resources
Laidlaw: Writing Your Leadership Essay | | December 2023
Laidlaw: Resume Writing for Fellowships | | November 2023 and Slides with Linked Resources
Laidlaw: Crafting Your Research Proposal | | November 2023
Laidlaw: Cultivating Faculty Relationships and Finding a Research Mentor | | November 2023
Laidlaw Program Information Session | | November 2023
AY 2022 – 2023
UK Fellowships Information Session | | March 2023
Carnegie Jr. Fellows Information Session | | November 2023
Creating Effective Academic Research Posters | | September 2022
AY 2021 – 2022
UK Fellowships Resume Workshop | | May 2022
Problem vs. Issues | | April 2022
Navigating UK Graduate Programs | | April 2022
Requesting Letters of Recommendation and Managing Faculty Relationships Workshop | | April 2022
UK Fellowships Nomination Information Session | | March 2022
Proposal Writing 101 – Session 4: Research Design & Disciplinary Methods | | February 2022
Laidlaw Program: Designing & Formatting Resumes for Fellowships | | February 2022
Proposal Writing 101 – Session 3: Formulating Your Research Question | | January 2022
Laidlaw Program: Writing Your Leadership Statement | | January 2022
Proposal Writing 101 – Session 2: The Literature Review | | January 2022
Cultivating Faculty Relationships & Asking for a Recommendation | | January 2022
Proposal Writing 101 – Session 1: Getting Started with Research | | January 2022
Summer Research Award Information Session #3 | | January 2021
Udall Scholarship, Workshop 3: Writing a Successful Essay // Application Final Touches | | December 2021
GUROP Spring 2022, Information Session | | December 2021
Udall Scholarship, Workshop 2: Leadership & Community Activities | | December 2021
Udall Scholarship, Workshop 1: Selecting & Supporting Recommenders // Developing the Trajectory | | December 2021
Summer Research Award Information Session #2: | | December 2021
Laidlaw Undergraduate Leadership & Research Scholarship, Information Session | | November 2021
Truman Scholarship, Workshop 5: Final Application Components | | October 2021
Truman Scholarship, Workshop 4: Graduate Education & Career Plans | | October 2021
Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) Student Research Panel (Not CRF-Affiliated) | | October 2021
Truman Scholarship, Workshop 3: Public Service and Policy Proposal | | October 2021
Truman Scholarship, Workshop 2: Recommendations and Leadership Question | | October 2021
Truman Scholarship, Workshop 1: Problem vs. Issue | | September 2021
Truman Scholarship, Information Session | | September 2021
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (GUROP), Information Session | | August 2021
CRF Summer Research Award – Proposal Writing 101
Session 1- Getting Started with Research | | January 2021
Session 2- The Literature Review | | January 2021
CRF – Cultivating Faculty Relationships
Faculty Relationships & Asking for a Recommendation | | January 2021
Laidlaw Scholars Info Sessions
Laidlaw Program Application Material Overview | | January 2021
Archived Content
Rangel and Pickering, Information Session and Q&A | | Spring 2021
UK Fellowships, Selecting Your Graduate Program(s) | | Spring 2021
Fulbright Information Session | | Spring 2021
UK Fellowships, Selecting and Supporting Recommenders | | Spring 2021 (new window)
UK Fellowships, Problem vs. Issue | | Spring 2021
UK Fellowships, Information Session | | Spring 2021 (new window)
Research Workshop #4, Brainstorming and Writing the Personal Statement | | Spring 2021
Research Workshop #3, Preparing the Proposal and Speaking to Your Credentials | | Spring 2021
Research Workshop #2, Developing the Research Methodology | | Spring 2021
Research Workshop #1, Identifying a Topic & Formulating a Research Question | | Spring 2021
Undergraduate Research Advising Session | | February 2021
Cultivating Faculty Relationships Workshop | | November 2020
Critical Language Scholarship | | October 2020
Truman Scholarship | | September 2020
UK Fellowships: Writing Your Nomination Essays | | May 2020
This webinar offers tips, guidance, and strategies for writing the 2020 Rhodes & Marshall Nomination Application essays.
UK Fellowships: Resume Ready | | May 2020
Selecting & Supporting Recommenders | | April 2020
UK Fellowships: Selecting Graduate Programs | | April 2020
The Problem vs. The Issue | | April 2020
This webinar focuses on a central aspect of any fellowship application: defining your issue area within the larger problem.
Fellowships for First-Years, Sophomores | | April 2020
Fulbright Information Session | | March 2020
UK Fellowships | | March 2020
Webinar focused on post-grad fellowships to study in the UK, specifically the Rhodes, Marshall and Gates Cambridge Scholarships
Knight-Hennessy Scholars | | Slide presentation 2020
Fulbright Student Scholars Panel Discussion | | March 2020
Gilman Scholarship | | Feb 2020
Fulbright UK Summer Institutes | | Jan 2020
Critical Language Scholarship | | October 2019
Goldwater Scholarship | | October 2019
Truman Scholarship | | Sept 2019