1. Applying for fellowships
Vivek Nityananda
19th April 2017

2. Proposal Big picture and small details
Detail: Plan out every experiment
Preliminary data (ideally on another short grant/fellowship)
~15 sections
Justification of resources
Impact – clear pathways to impact
Feedback from as many people as you can
Supporting letters from collaborators
Supportive reviewers
Bias everything in your favour!

3. Interview Organize mock interviews
10 minutes presentations, 10 minutes of questions
~15 member panel, hotel conference room
Judged on presentation/enthusiasm – make it as compelling (and pretty) as you can
Three people asking questions
Broad themes: Science (based on reviewers’ questions), Leadership, Impact

4. Why not to apply Time Disappointment
Complete project with nowhere to go
Are you ready?