Identify scholarships and research funding for your graduate education
- Visit the Grad School fellowships page, scroll to “External Funding Opportunities” and expand “SPIN funding alert service”
for instructions.
- The University of Illinois has an excellent Fellowship Finder featuring awards that are open to grad students from any university. It features
several filters to aid your search.
Graduate Leadership Academy
Deadline: May 16, 2022
As part of the GradCat 360 professional development framework, the Graduate Leader-ship Academy is now accepting applications for the 2022-2023 year. Participants will explore leadership
and inclusivity through workshops and group projects focused on theoretical and practical
perspectives. Upon completion of the program, participants will receive a $500 scholarship
award. For more program information and how to apply, visit the Grad Leadership Academy page.
NASA Fellowships
Start planning now!
Each year the NASA Fellowship Activity seeks student-authored and independently  conceived graduate research proposals responding to a NASA Research Opportunity listed
in the solicitation. The NASA Fellowship Activity is designed to support NASA STEM
Engagement objectives and to provide academic institutions the ability to enhance
graduate-level learning and development. To be eligible to submit a proposal, candidates
must be a U.S. citizens or naturalized citizens who hold a bachelor's degree in a
science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) field earned before fall semester
of the academic year. Candidates must be enrolled in a masters or doctoral degree
program no later than Sept. 1 of the academic year, and intend to pursue a research-based masters or doctoral program
in a NASA-relevant field.
For more funding opportunities, visit MSU’s Research Funding Opportunities.
Two opportunities to de-stress: Honors Presents Lecture Series
Intermountain Therapy Animals
Tuesday, May 3, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Montana Room, Norm Asbjornson Hall
Therapy dogs will be available for petting, hugs, photos, and general good feelings.
They will be accompanied by handlers who will watch out for the dogs and who will
visit with the attendees. Intermountain Therapy Animals' home office is in Salt Lake
City and the Bozeman group has been active for almost 25 years, visiting assisted
living facilities, libraries, schools hospitals, and other places where our pets can
provide comfort and companionship. **You are not required to arrive at the start time,
please attend at any time throughout the scheduled event to prevent crowding!** Please RSVP for this event.
Destress and Decompress with Yoga -- Jocelyn Larson
Tuesday, May 3, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
SUB Ballroom B
This event will feature foundational yoga poses and breath techniques to help relief
stress during dead week. Please bring loose fitting clothes you can move in and a
yoga mat or blanket. Please RSVP for this event.
 MSU Student Research Celebration
Thursday, May 5, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Graduate & undergraduate students from all academic disciplines will present their
research and creative projects to the MSU community. This event is free and open to the public. Please attend to support MSU research and scholarship!
Spring Commencement 2022
Friday, May 13, 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Arena
Tickets are not required for guest admission to the Spring 2022 Commencement ceremonies. Degree candidates are asked to RSVP for the ceremony by May 2. Commencement will be livestreamed for those not able to
attend in person.
Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Sunday, May 15-Wednesday, May 18 (all-day event)
Strand Union Building
The 15th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) is an opportunity to gather, share discoveries and ideas, find common ground, and
examine different ways of understanding natural and cultural resources. The GYE Biennial Scientific Conference series, initiated in 1991, encourages awareness and application of wide-ranging, high-caliber
scientific work on the region's natural and cultural resources. These conferences
provide a forum for knowledge-sharing among hundreds of researchers, park managers,
and the public. They attract world-class speakers and are interdisciplinary by design.
 Women’s Circle of Excellence Conference
Thursday, May 19, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Jake Jabs Hall
Registration is now open for the Women’s Circle of Excellence (WCOE) conference. Designed to encourage professional networking and to further launch and support
success, the conference will feature inspirational speakers, impactful networking,
and opportunities to re-energize personal and professional development.
Undergraduate Research Mentoring for Graduate Student Mentors
Tuesday, May 24, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location TBD
Facilitated by Jennifer Brown, Associate Professor, Chemical & Biological Engineering
and Dana Skorupa, Assistant Research Professor, Center for Biofilm Engineering/ Thermal
Biology Institute. Looking for some ideas on how to best mentor undergraduate students
in research? This two-hour session will go over principles for undergraduate mentoring: aligning expectations and assessing
understanding. Tools and practices will be suggested to help you and your students
navigate the mentor relationship. Please pre-register.
The Science of Stigma
Wednesday, May 25, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
(Virtual Training)
Stigma is a barrier to progress on several social issues relevant to those working
in the fields of public health, prevention, mental health, and substance misuse. Stigma
is associated with a variety of negative social and health outcomes. Many people in
need of services do not access them because of perceived stigma. Understanding stigma
and methods to reduce it are important for efforts to grow a culture that supports
health and safety for everyone. This virtual training will help you understand how stigma is manifested in your community or organization
and ways you can reduce stigma. Presented by the Center for Health & Safety Culture.
Two places for Graduate Writers to get support: Writing Center & NCFDD
National Center for Faculty Diversity & Development (NCFDD)
The NCFDD offers a 14-day Writing Challenge and a Dissertation Success Curriculum for doctoral
candidates focused on finishing their dissertations. MSU has an Institutional Membership
with the NCFDD. All faculty, staff, postdocs and graduate students have access to
a range of resources designed to increase your writing productivity, work-life balance,
and overall academic success. By activating your Individual Subaccount, you can take advantage of these resources.
The MSU Writing Center offers ongoing support to students working on graduate-level writing.
One-on-one appointments are available both in-person and online with graduate or undergraduate peer tutors: Make a tutoring appointment.
Interdisciplinary graduate writing groups are a small group of graduate students who meet regularly to work on improving their
own writing and give feedback to others. Learn more and sign up.
Focus Fridays are a weekly “write with us” time for grad students to work alongside each other, in Wilson
1-114 every Friday from 9 a.m.-12 noon, for as much or as little of that time as you'd
like. No need to register. Tutors will be available to answer questions.
For more information, visit our website or contact the Assistant Director of WAMSU, Erin Strickland, at erin.strickland@montana.edu or (406) 994-5314.
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