How to Find and Apply for Academic Awards
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this comprehensive and engaging course, you will be able to:
- List the 5 key benefits of applying for academic awards
- Compare and contrast the 2 main types of academic awards
- Decide when to apply for academic awards and explore strategies for where to find them
- Identify 10 application materials often required when applying for academic awards
- Use a structured template to track your academic award applications
Instructor
Tyler McFayden, PhD is an NICHD T32 Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, where her research focuses on how social communication develops in the absence of spoken language. Dr. McFayden received her PhD in Clinical & Developmental Psychology from Virginia Tech, after having completed her undergraduate studies at Davidson College. Having engaged in numerous service and leadership roles, including as a Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Disorders (LEND) Fellow, a Project SHORT Graduate Student Mentor, and a PCSAS Student Representative at Virginia Tech, she is now an active ad hoc peer-reviewer and conference submission reviewer. In addition to having delivered dozens of conference presentations across the country, Dr. McFayden has published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Molecular Psychiatry, Perspectives on Psychological Science, and Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
