Since 2020, WySCI director Bethann Garramon Merkle has partnered with Rick Fisher, director of the UW Communication Across the Curriculum program. Each semester, they run a six-week cohort program for graduate students. Fall cohorts focus on foundational mindsets and practices that are essential to productive writing in any discipline and genre. Spring cohorts focus on fine-tuning valuable writing methods, including a weekly writing practice, writing group/accountability group strategies, and numerous other practical tools. Participation in the fall cohort is recommended prior to participation in a spring cohort. Since 2020, these programs have supported several hundred students to improve their mindset and sense of self-efficacy with writing.
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While tailored to the NSF GRFP, much of the material from this workshop series is applicable to good practice in writing any funding proposal. (See especially the personal and research statement resources).
The recordings and slides include facilitated peer- and self-review sessions focused on clear, accessible language, compelling messaging, and more.
These resources are from a set of workshops developed and hosted in 2019 by Emily Gelzer & Bethann Garramon Merkle (WySCI director). Contact Bethann at bmerkle@uwyo.edu with questions and requests for workshops.
Slides - Workshop 2: Telling Your Story and Refining Your Personal Statement
Recordings - Workshop 2: Telling Your Story and Refining Your Personal Statement
Slides - Workshop 3: Pitching Your Science and Refining Your Research Statement
Recordings - Workshop 3: Pitching Your Science and Refining Your Research Statement
GRFP Resource Guide curated by Emily Gelzer
Writing Science in Plain English by Anne Greene
The Scientist's Guide to Writing by Stephen Heard
The UWyo Writing Center and the UWyo Science Communication Initiative