Career Development Grant
PURPOSE
The Career Development Grant program encourages graduate students to prepare for placement into their chosen field. Students will submit their Career Development Grant Application to the Council of Graduate Students (CGS) for an opportunity to receive an award to defray costs associated with the development of their careers.
By offering grants of up to $250 each, CGS will be providing an incentive for graduate students to invest effort in their own career development while attending OSU. These grants will provide subsidy for expenses incurred by the activities outlined by applicants in their Career Development Plan.
The Career Development Grants will be awarded to individuals demonstrating strong linkages between their stated professional goals and their submitted Career Development Plan. Additionally, applicants will be evaluated upon the relevance and strength of proposed activities as they relate to the applicant's resume and the Career Development Plan.
RATIONALE
The financial expenses associated with defined activities or engagements included in one's Career Development Plan may be cost-prohibitive to many graduate students, and the availability of financial support for students varies widely across the university. Whereas students in some departments, schools, and colleges may have several opportunities for funding, others may have no sources of funding whatsoever. For this reason, the absence of such funds at the university-level has resulted in significant concern from CGS. Inquiries on this matter to the CGS office and delegates, from both individual students and other graduate student associations within the university, are frequent. Therefore, the Career Development Grant will help fill a void for many students. Additionally, it will also provide financial continuity for graduate students to further their professional activities upon exhausting other funding sources. The Career Development Grant is intended to supplement -- not replace -- existing funds at the program, department, school, college, and/or university levels.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Fall 2011 Deadline: October 17, 2011
Funding Period: January 3- March 25, 2012
Winter 2012 Deadline: January 30, 2012
Funding Period: March 26- June 17, 2012
Spring 2012 Deadline: April 23, 2012
Funding Period: June 18, 2012- last day before Fall 2012 semester begins
Summer 2012 Deadline: July 20, 2012
Funding Period: First day of Fall 2012 semester - last day before Spring 2013 semester begins
Turn in completed applications to 2088 Ohio Union (Student Government Suite) during the following hours:
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
If you are unable to deliver application materials to our office, you may mail them to Council of Graduate Students, Attn: Rebecca Delo, 2088 Ohio Union, 1739 N High St, Columbus, OH 43210.
PAST DEADLINES
Summer 2011 Deadline: July 25, 2011
Funding Period: September 21, 2011 - January 2, 2012
Spring 2011 Deadline: April 29, 2011
Funding Period: June 20, 2011 - September 20, 2011
Winter 2011 Deadline: January 31, 2011
Period for Eligible Expenses: March 28, 2011 - June 19, 2011
Applicants will be notified of decisions within 6 weeks of the deadline. Please do not e-mail the CDG committee before this deadline.
Please contact the committee chair, Erica Hartwell (cgscareerdevgrant@osu.edu) with questions.
For tips on developing your Career Development Plan or resume/CV, such as resources for identifying your career goals, visit Career Connection on the 2nd floor of the Younkin Success Center, or visit Career Connection online at http://careerconnection.osu.edu/