{"id":229,"date":"2025-08-22T08:07:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/jeffdror\/?page_id=229"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:12:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:12:41","slug":"student-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/jeffdror\/student-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Mentorship Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container px-0 pt-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-start\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Mentorship Resources<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are some helpful links and resources for graduate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\n<p><strong>Advice on writing papers<\/strong> is available [<a href=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/jeffdror\/content-removed\/\">here<\/a>].<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Advice on submitting to the arXiv<\/strong> is available [<a href=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/jeffdror\/content-removed\/\">here<\/a>].<\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Funding Opportunities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Applying for research funding as a graduate student can be extremely valuable. It not only supports <strong>RAships, travel, and research expenses<\/strong>, but also demonstrates to future employers and hiring committees that you have the ability to secure external funding \u2014 a highly valued skill in academia and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I list below some well-known opportunities. If you are not a U.S. or Canadian citizen, you should also explore fellowship and scholarship programs offered through your country of origin or international agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f4bc; Funding for Research Assistantships (RAships)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f1fa;&#x1f1f8; U.S. Citizens &amp; Permanent Residents<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\n<p><strong>NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)<\/strong><br><br>\n    Prestigious fellowship supporting graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines.<br><br>\n    <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/opportunities\/grfp-nsf-graduate-research-fellowship-program\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program<\/strong><br><br>\n    Supports thesis research in collaboration with a national laboratory (e.g., Fermilab, LBNL).<br><br>\n    <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.osti.gov\/wdts\/scgsr\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f1e8;&#x1f1e6; Canadian Citizens<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\n<p><strong>NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships \u2013 Doctoral (CGS D)<\/strong><br><br>\n    Prestigious doctoral fellowship offered through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council.<br><br>\n    <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/Students-Etudiants\/PG-CS\/cgrsd-besrd_eng.asp\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f30d; International Students<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\n<p><strong>Fulbright Foreign Student Program<\/strong><br><br>\n    Supports graduate study and research in the United States for students from more than 160 countries.<br><br>\n    <a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/foreign.fulbrightonline.org\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x2708;&#xfe0f; Travel Awards<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\n<p><strong>UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Travel Award<\/strong><br><br>\n    Provides funding for graduate student travel to present research at professional conferences.<br><br>\n    <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/clas.ufl.edu\/graduate-faculty\/graduate-student-travel-awards\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Symmetry Travel Award<\/strong><br><br>\n    Offered by the journal <em>Symmetry<\/em> (MDPI) to support conference and research travel for graduate students and postdocs in related fields.<br><br>\n    <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/journal\/symmetry\/awards\/3379\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is just a starting point \u2014 many other funding sources exist depending on your <strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">citizenship, field of study, and host institution<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">. 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