UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Announcements

Introduction to Grant Writing in the Nonprofit Sector The grant writing workshop will cover best practices and strategies for securing funds in the nonprofit sector. Topics of discussion will include methods by which to determine funding opportunities, strategies for building long-term relationships with funders, practices for reporting on successes and opportunities during a funding period, budgeting, and more. The goals of this workshop are to introduce graduate students to the nonprofit funding environment and to translate skills learned in graduate school into non-academic contexts. Tuesday, April 23rd, 5:10-6:50 PM Location: Center for the Health Sciences (CHS) 43-105 (4th floor, corridor 3)  GWC Writing Appointments  If you would like to schedule a free one-on-one writing appointment with a writing consultant, please use our online reservation page: https://gwc.gsrc.ucla.edu/Appointments   Please note: only UCLA graduate students are eligible for writing ap...

Where: University of Southern California When: December 13-14, 2018, 8:30am-5pm This workshop presents actionable advice on how to plan and write proposals that win grants. Discover new tools and strategies that teach you how to efficiently find funding from government agencies, foundations, and corporations; develop grant-worthy ideas and projects; improve the quality of your grant application; generate strong, persuasive narrative content; and build credible budgets. Sign up here ! Tuition is $598 per person, with a $50 discount for early sign-ups (10 business days or more before the workshop). Participants qualify for 15 contact hours or 15 CFRE Continuing Education Units.

Email Etiquette at the University A graduate student will write hundreds of emails while getting his or her degree—emails that invite professors to serve on thesis/dissertation committees, emails that ask for extensions on papers, emails in which graduate students introduce themselves to potential mentors or advisors. Designed for graduate students who speak English as a second or foreign language, this workshop breaks down the language necessary to make polite requests over email. It also covers basic email etiquette and includes opportunities to edit real example emails written by graduate students. Friday, October 6th, 12:00-2:00 PM Location: Conference Room 4, Student Activities Center   (basement level) Map:  http://gwc.gsrc.ucla.edu/ Location GWC Writing Appointments If you would like to schedule a free one-on-one writing appointment with a writing consultant, please use our online reservation page:  https://app.gsrc.ucla.ed u/gwc/reservati...

Writing Successful Grant and Fellowship Applications (Science and Engineering Focus) This workshop will first briefly review funding opportunities for graduate students in sciences and engineering. The workshop will then focus on strategies for writing effective applications for grants and fellowships to support graduate study and research, especially for students seeking doctorates and research MAs. The workshop will also cover tips for organizing the application process. Friday, October 6th, 2:00-4:00 PM Location: Conference Room 4, Student Activities Center   (basement level) Map:  http://gwc.gsrc.ucla.edu/ Location GWC Writing Appointments If you would like to schedule a free one-on-one writing appointment with a writing consultant, please use our online reservation page:  https://app.gsrc.ucla.ed u/gwc/reservations/ Please note: only UCLA graduate students are eligible for writing appointments.

Academic Writing Skills Workshop for ESL Graduate Students  In this interactive workshop, ESL graduate students will learn skills and strategies to build their fluency, accuracy, and comprehensibility in English academic writing. In addition, we will discuss useful on-campus, online, and print resources that will help students to work independently to improve their writing. There will also be time for questions and answers about ESL writing issues and concerns .  Tuesday, October 3rd, 5:15-7:00 PM Location: Conference Room 3, Student Activities Center   (basement level) Map:  http://gwc.gsrc.ucla.edu/ Location GWC Writing Appointments If you would like to schedule a free one-on-one writing appointment with a writing consultant, please use our online reservation page:  https://app.gsrc.ucla.ed u/gwc/reservations/ Please note: only UCLA graduate students are eligible for writing appointments.

Writing Targeted Resumes for Graduate Students & Postdocs REGISTER: https://resumespring17.eventbrite.com Tuesday, April 4th  |  Career Center, Room 200  |  12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Learn how to format and structure an effective resume, to articulate persuasive accomplishment statements to demonstrate your strengths and skills, and to tailor the resume to the job or industry to which you are applying. Please bring two copies of your resume and at least one job posting you are interested in applying for to this workshop. Co-sponsored by: UCLA Career Center & UCLA Graduate Division

Introduction to Zotero Find out about the purpose, uses, and features of Zotero, a free, open-source application that helps researchers manage references and notes and create formatted bibliographies. Taught by Teresa Barnett, Head of The Center for Oral History Research, Charles E. Young Research Library. Monday, January 23 ,  4:30-5:30 p.m.  in Young Research Library, Research Commons Classroom Strategic Reading Feeling overwhelmed by your reading lists? Concerned that you are missing the point of what you have just read? Are you taking pages of notes for every article you read? This workshop will cover effective reading and note-taking strategies so that you read more efficiently, assess your reading with a critical eye, and annotate each work so that important concepts are easily accessible. Nota Bene: This workshop does not teach speed-reading techniques. Friday, January 27th ,  12:00-1:30 PM Location: Conference Room 4, Student Activities ...

Collaborative Writing with Authorea Friday, Jan 20, 2017 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm Science and Engineering Library SEL Learning Commons The UCLA Library has licensed access to Authorea, an online collaborative research writing tool, for UCLA faculty and researchers. Authorea allows authors to write and edit privately or with others, insert and format citations, add and review comments, include data and figures, and export and publish documents in 100+ journal formats. In this workshop, learn how to use Authorea to make collaborative writing easier! Taught by Alberto Pepe, Authorea CEO.

Writing/Designing DoD Proposals Online Workshop December 15, 2016 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Hosted by the Grant Training Center Greetings, If you're applying to NSF or NIH, you might also consider the Department of Defense (DoD), due to having similar grants. We will host a DoD online workshop in a few weeks, which will focus on grant opportunities in research and development, science and technology, and healthcare. You will learn how to: Enhance your funding opportunities in science and medicine Locate an appropriate DoD grant for your ideas Address the DoD proposal guidelines Comprehend the mission of DoD and how it pertains to your interests Identify and effectively write the key elements of a DoD proposal Understand the DoD review process After completing this webinar, you will be able to effectively navigate the DoD agency mechanisms of grant procurement, know how the Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) submission guidelines apply to your research, and ...