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July 2015: most posts in this category have been temporarily unpublished pending review in the context of my current services and direction. Do not hesitate to contact me with your specific questions.

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Making Decisions: Applying for Funding

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Jo VanEvery

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Making Decisions: Applying for research funding Funding can often feel like an externally imposed mandate that has more to do with institutional underfunding than your own research needs. Conversely, if you do lab based research, securing funding may be fundamental to your ability to pursue an academic career at […]

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Take control of your research plans

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Jo VanEvery 1 Comment

One thing that frustrates me, is how often researchers seem to be giving over control of their research to others. You don’t think about planning your research until a funding deadline looms. You do that planning within the constraints of this particular grant. You are trying to figure out what makes a good 3-5 year […]

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Start thinking about your post-doc early

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Jo VanEvery 1 Comment

Are you within 12 – 18 months of finishing your dissertation? I know that’s a hard question. And you can’t really know with any certainty. Do you feel like you are approaching the end of this process? Have you considered a post-doctoral fellowship? Even if you are closer to finished or have already defended your dissertation, […]

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Where do you start with doctoral fellowship applications?

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Jo VanEvery 1 Comment

I received the following question from a reader: My MA is completing end of August this year, and I plan to go on to PhD.  My department has recommended I apply for SSHRC and other grants. I am completely green when it comes to applying for grants/scholarships, and have no idea where to start. There […]

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How Professors Think

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Jo VanEvery Leave a Comment

I have been awaiting Michèle Lamont’s book, How Professors Think: Inside the Curious World of Academic Judgment, for a long time. Her study of peer review in multi-disciplinary humanities and social science grant competitions in the US first came to my attention via the co-authored article “What is Originality in the Social Sciences and the […]

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