Welcome to the March issue of Mizzou Grad News. I hope you are celebrating Women’s History Month and honoring all who identify as women who have made a difference in your life, including in your disciplines and fields of study. Remember to cite a woman! There is still time before month’s end to take advantage of some of the great programming on campus in recognition of Women’s History. Mark your calendars for April 3-7; we will recognize Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week! We have several activities and events during the week to honor you! This nationally recognized week celebrates the value and impact graduate student contributions make to the mission of Mizzou. The week is also an opportunity to raise awareness of graduate students' efforts in teaching, scholarship, service, and outreach. For graduate student parents interested in doing a summer internship, be on the lookout for details from the Graduate School to apply for up to $2000 to offset childcare expenses during the internship. Although unpaid internships may be credit-bearing and fulfill a requirement for some degree programs, it is difficult for many graduate student-parents to complete an internship (paid or unpaid) without additional financial assistance to cover childcare costs. By providing financial assistance and career coaching, we hope to make it easier for graduate student-parents to participate in internships that enhance skill development and network building. Finally, I want to congratulate the 18 graduate and professional students recently recognized with the Mizzou 18 Award. This award recognizes students’ outstanding research, leadership with undergraduate students, and collaboration with faculty. The Mizzou 18 Award is just one way our community recognizes graduate education—such recognition fosters a community that celebrates excellence. Until next month, jeni hart, PhD dean of the graduate school vice provost for graduate studies |
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Funding Opportunities & Awards
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External Funding OpportunitiesSociologists for Women in Society invites applications for the 2023 Esther Ngan-ling Chow and Mareyjoyce Greeh Scholarship, formerly known as the Women of Color Dissertation Scholarship. SWS established the $18,000 scholarship to offer support to women and non-binary scholars who are from underrepresented groups and are studying concerns that women of color face. Deadline: April 2 The North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) Graduate Student Program supports projects by graduate students that address sustainable agriculture issues and are part of the student’s degree program. Graduate student grants can be up to $15,000 and are awarded competitively to either master’s or Ph.D. students. Deadline: April 20 The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc. is accepting applications for Dissertation Fieldwork Grants. This grant program funds doctoral research that advances anthropological knowledge without preference for methodology, research location, topic, or subfield. The maximum grant is $25,000. Deadline: May 1
The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking applicants for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program, which supports students collaborating with DOE laboratories. Deadline: May 3
MU Funding Opportunity2022 Trans World Airlines (TWA) ScholarshipsThe scholarship was established to fund students performing research in areas that will impact environmental issues. Graduate students currently enrolled full-time as Missouri residents, as classified by the Registrar's Office for tuition purposes, are eligible to apply. Learn more at Trans World Airlines (TWA) Scholarship | University of Missouri System. Deadline: April 5 |
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Are you Graduating in Spring 2023?Are you planning to complete your degree this semester or over the summer? Be sure to submit your application for graduation and register to attend commencement! You can find all of the important dates and deadlines Graduation and Commencement Deadline webpage. First-Generation StolesThe Mizzou Alumni Association now offers First-Generation stoles to students who identify as first-generation, based on Mizzou’s definition of the first student in their family to graduate from college. Students and families can purchase the stoles through our MAA Graduation and Legacy webpages. Our theme with this stole is “celebrating the beginning of a new legacy.” The deadline for purchase is Friday, May 12. If you have any questions, email James Saltat at saltatJ@missouri.edu Support for Graduate StudentsIntersectional Graduate Student CircleHosted by the Nurturing Minority Wellness Program, the Intersectional Graduate Student Circle is meant for grad students who might not fit in with typical identity-based spaces to find support and community. It’s student-led and is NOT a therapy group, but a peer support meeting where graduate students can find common ground and build community. The first meeting is on Thursday, March 23, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. at the Wellness Resource Center (MU Student Center). Contact nmw@missouri.edu for more information. Filing taxes this year? Office for Financial Success VITA Tax Prep Site The Office for Financial Success (OFS) will host a VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) site at 162 Stanley Hall in February. Students (U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents) can use MU Connect to schedule an appointment for free tax preparation from tax-certified OFS peer financial coaches. Appointments open on February 15 and run through April 14. To access services, log into MU Connect, search for "Financial Success," then select the "Financial Success Tax Preparation" tile. If you are an International Student - Check your tax status! International students need to know if they have nonresident tax status or are considered U.S. tax residents for the year 2022. If you are unsure of your tax status for 2022, you may send an inquiry to umsharedservicesu1@umsystem.edu. International students should also have received an email from the International Center recently with tax information. |
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Did you know ...TAO - Therapy Assistance Online - is a free suite of online tools, available 24/7, that is designed to provide you with a tool kit of effective evidence-based resources customized and individualized for your needs. How to Register: | 1. | In your browser window, navigate to us.taoconnect.org/register. | | 2. | Enter First Name, Last Name, and your school email address. | | 3. | Leave the “Enrollment Key” field blank. | | 4. | Click “Sign Me Up.” | | 5. | Check your email. You will be sent a Welcome to TAO email with a confirmation link which you must click on to sign in. |
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Show Me Research Week - Monday, April 17 - Friday, April 21.A campus-wide event that celebrates and recognizes student scholarship in all disciplines with events, presentations, and keynote speakers for students, faculty, staff, and the community. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are encouraged to register for the 2023 Spring Research & Creative Achievements Forum. Presentations from all disciplines are welcome. The Forum will occur Tuesday, April 18 - Thursday, April 20. Check out more information about presenting in the forum. Space is limited, so apply early. Register now or by Wednesday, March 22! Judges needed! Faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows can participate as a judge for undergraduate presentations. Learn more about being a judge. Welcome Week Opportunities (for Fall 2023)| • | 2023 Welcome Week Call for Programs - Deadline today! Recognized Student Organizations can submit programming. | | • | Welcome Week Leader Application - Sign up to be a Graduate/Professional Student Welcome Week Leader! Learn more by attending a Welcome Week Leader Information Session. |
gradESSENTIALS at MU EngageAll members of the Mizzou community are encouraged to Download the MU Engage app! This semester the Grad School will use MU Engage for gradESSENTIALS event registration, announcements, and follow-up. Download the gradESSENTIALS Spring 2023 Calendar. Go to the gradESSENTIALS webpage for more information and event registration. Do you need feedback on your resume, CV, or cover letter? Individual meetings (in-person or via Zoom) to discuss feedback on these documents are available to all graduate students. Documents should be emailed in advance. Contact Dr. Laura Page to schedule: PageL@missouri.edu |
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GRAD 7303: Communication and Culture for American College Teaching is designed to provide you with oral language communication skills to be an effective communicator as a non-native English speaker. Enrollment requires instructor consent. More information and permission number requests for Fall 2023 are in the Course Request Form. This course requires ITAP Language Level 2, or TOEFL speaking 24-25 or IELTS speaking 7.5.
GRAD 9040: Academic and Professional Writing for Graduate Students is designed to help emerging scholars learn the processes and practices of academic writing. We will work on macro elements—learning how to produce more writing, better writing, and different writing—and micro elements—the tiny grammatical and mechanical details that can make writing challenging for all of us. Graduate students will use writing they are already producing (a thesis, dissertation, manuscript, course paper, etc) to practice these new skills in the context of their disciplinary writing tasks. The Summer 2023 class will meet via Zoom from 3:00-5:00 pm on Wednesdays. Please email Dr. Christy Goldsmith (GoldsmithC@missouri.edu) with questions or to obtain a permission number to enroll.
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Center For Inclusive Excellence
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Global Grad ConnectThis is a new pilot program for international graduate students that provides conversation opportunities about adjusting, teaching, and communicating. Meetings happen every two weeks on Wednesdays at 5 PM. Individual registration is required for each meeting. Meetings are first-come, first-serve for up to 25 individuals. Please register by 3 p.m. on the meeting day. If no one is registered by then, the meeting will be canceled. Participants are expected to watch or listen to the corresponding short resource assigned that week before each meeting. March 22 – Ambivalence. Zoom registration link. April 5 – Did you take a break during Spring Break? Zoom registration link. April 19 – Is this program helpful? Zoom registration link. |
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Division of Research, Innovation & Impact
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ReminderMake sure there are no delays in your research projects involving human subjects. Submit applications, amendments, and annual updates by March 25 for a full IRB board view on April 12. Professional Development and EventsGrant Application Know-How
Learn how these federal agencies are organized, the role of the program officer, how to identify funding opportunities, and what it takes to create a successful grant application. Introduction to National Institutes of Health Funding, March 16, 12-1 p.m. (Register) Introduction to National Science Foundation Funding, March 22, 12-1 p.m. (Register) Entrepreneur Quest Competition Watch undergraduate and graduate students pitch their business ideas for $30,000 in prizes, March 21, 3 p.m., Monsanto Auditorium, Bond Life Sciences Center. National Institutes of Health - K99/R00 Club The Graduate School in partnership with the Division of Research, Innovation & Impact, NextGen, and the MU Department of Medicine brings you the K99/R00 Club. The club will provide a 6-month proposal development program supporting MU Ph.D. candidates or postdoctoral scholars in biomedical or behavioral sciences to develop and submit National Institutes of Health (NIH) K99-R00 pathway to independence applications. These awards facilitate a timely transition of outstanding postdoctoral researchers from mentored postdoctoral research positions to independent, tenure-track, or equivalent faculty positions. If you are interested in the program, request your mentor to nominate you for the program or to support your self-nomination, which you can submit online. Nominations are due by April 1. NextGen Clinical Trial Investigator Training Designed for researchers who lead or would like to lead clinical trials. Attend virtual sessions from 5-6:30 p.m. on April 5, 12, 19, 26 and May 3. (Register) MU Libraries Virtual Session Artificial Intelligence and Chatbots (ChatGPC, Claude, Dragonfly), April 18, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. (Register) |
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