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Category Archives: How to Get Grants and Fellowships
Why Are There No Elephants? A Common Grant-Writing Error
In recent work on grant applications this year, I’ve finally identified a problem that has bothered me for a long time. People who use the Foolproof Grant Template construct an argument for the urgency of their research by deploying what … Continue reading
List Addiction, Cont’d: The Dyad
List addiction is an epidemic among academic writers. I have a blog post about the subject (which I knew nothing about prior to my work in TPII), and I refer at least 50% of clients to that blog post at … Continue reading
Banish These Words
Do not use the words “unique” or “burgeoning” in any of your job documents. They are painfully overused. The first is just trite. The second is over-dramatic. That is all.
Posted in Graduate Student Concerns, How to Get Grants and Fellowships, How To Write Academic Job Cover Letters, How To Write CVs, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Teaching and Research Statements, Teaching Portfolios, Writing Instrumentally
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Is Your Writing Better Than Waffles?
Dr. Karen is on vacation in Italy the month of July, 2012. She is re-posting older posts during that time; she’ll resume new posts some time in August. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last week, I was working on a client’s materials. We were … Continue reading
Posted in How to Get Grants and Fellowships, How To Write Academic Job Cover Letters, Major Job Market Mistakes, Postdoc Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Tenure--How To Get It, Writing Instrumentally, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia
Tagged best writing tips, grant writing strategies, key to good writing
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How Do You Make a “Short” CV?
Today’s post is a simple one, responding to many queries: How do you make a “short CV”? A short, or two-page, CV is often required for grant applications and the like. The point here is to sketch the main highlights … Continue reading
The Foolproof Grant Template–Where Did It Come From?
The fellowship season is upon us, and I’m working with clients on all sorts of grants and fellowships. As part of that process I’m spending a lot of time talking people through the Dr. Karen Foolproof Grant Template. I won’t … Continue reading
Using Rage to Stay Motivated, Part Two
(Tuesday Post Category–Strategizing Your Success in Academia) Last Tuesday I wrote Part 1 of “Using Rage to Stay Motivated,” a Special Request post for Allen. He asked how to stay motivated while writing his thesis. Staying motivated through the long … Continue reading
Posted in Book Proposals and Contracts, How to Get Grants and Fellowships, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Writing Instrumentally
Tagged dissertation advice, dissertation writing tips, how to stay motivated in graduate school, how to write a thesis, how to write your dissertation, thesis writing tips
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How-To(sday): How to Write a Paper or Conference Proposal Abstract
(Tuesday Post Category: Strategizing Your Success in Academia) Tuesdays I will occasionally feature “How-To(sday)” posts, short guides to certain genres of academic writing. I’m happy to take requests for these. Just email me at gettenure@gmail.com. Today we look at the … Continue reading
Dr. Karen’s Foolproof Grant Template
Dr. Karen is on vacation in Italy July 2012. During that time she is re-posting older blog posts her regular Tuesday and Thursday posting days. She’ll recommence new posting some time in August. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unveiled here: Karen’s Famous and Foolproof Research … Continue reading
