A2i Industry Insights (July. 2024 by NC State)
(offered and administered by North Carolina State University Graduate School)
Industry Insights is a series of talks led by industry partners that enables participants to expand their networks, explore career paths related to their graduate degrees, and prepare for a successful transition into industry. Not only will participants gain valuable insight from industry leaders but they will also get to network and connect with other graduate students and postdocs within the A2i community during this summer series.
Consulting Careers
Communicating the Science of the Stars
Written by Johnny Jackson, from Diverse: Issues in Higher EducationJordan Ealy counts herself among the stargazers who delight in watching specks of light twinkle against the darkness of outer space. But her scholarship focuses on those stars she can barely see.
Driving the Research
Written by Arrman Kyaw, from Diverse: Issues in Higher EducationGrowing up, Ann Ramirez really wanted to be a doctor. But she also held a fascination with math, specifically with how math can be used to create tools and engineer solutions to problems.
Building a Network
Vanessa Greer Ettema
Fellowship and Grant Writing Support
The Center for Writing and Oral Communication provides one-on-one consultations, a self-paced course, writing groups, and workshops to support graduate students and postdoctoral scholars seeking funding from both external sources (grants and fellowships) and internal University of Maryland based fellowships and funding opportunities.
Semester Dissertation Fellows
The Semester Dissertation Fellowships (Wylie Fellowship, Lee Thornton Fellowship and McNair Final year Fellowship) are full-time fellowships and provide full support for one semester (a $15,000 stipend, a credit for mandatory fees, tuition remission for 899, and reimbursement for health insurance (up to $1,707) The goal of the Semester Dissertation Fellowship is to provide students with time during the semester in order to fully focus on writing. Therefore, Dissertation Fellows cannot hold a GAship during the fellowship semester.