For Students
Advice for Succeeding in Graduate School

• Great resources for Ph.D. students from Prof. Chris Blattman at the University of Chicago
• ​Ideas on how to be a (successful) graduate student, from Prof. Steve Manson at the University of Minnesota.
• Graduate school (and research more generally) is a humbling experience. You should expect to be challenged.
• Some modest advice from Stephen Sterns, and a more uplifting reply from Ray Huey.
• Failure is an important part of the process.

Finding a Job (academic or not)

• Several additional thoughtful pieces by Dr. Steve Manson, at the University of Minnesota:
  • Finding a job with an academic degree
  • Advice on your CV or resume
  • Some reasons NOT to apply for an academic job

Research, Writing, and Presentations

• Getting started in the research process
• Some advice - again from Dr. Manson - for planning a research project (particularly a GIS-based one)
• Writing a literature review
• An excellent style guide for technical writing from Joe Schall from Penn State University

Funding Resources

• UCLA fellowship database
• National Institute of Justice Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF)