curiousnerd

re: Roquentin: I'd be interested in looking into all opportunities, if they're out there. The programs I'm applying to generally tout themselves as being fully funded, but the big blank spaces left for "Outside Funding You've Applied For" intimidates me, haha. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't some secret everyone knew but me. It sounds like I shouldn't be too worried if I don't find any that I qualify for (my small liberal arts school only has one, and it's one of those "must already be accepted" grants) but I'll keep my eyes open just in case! Thanks for the help, everyone!

I've noticed that several of my applications are interested in knowing if applicants have received/applied for outside grants and fellowships, but in my preliminary searches, I've only been able to find awards that you can only apply to after you've been admitted to a PhD program. So: Anyone have any insight about how this weighs in on an application? or Advice on where I can look for fellowships that don't require that you've already been admitted (obviously, if you aren't admitted then you don't receive the funds)? I guess this goes without saying since I'm on the literature board, but I'm looking for any possible humanities grants. I have seen a lot of potential fellowships for sciences, but not many for humanities. They may not even exist! I just...want to be sure I'm not missing something, haha.

Thank you very much! I had no idea the English forum existed, haha. Both of your responses have been helpful!

The research proposal for my SoP is complete, but most schools want you to mention specifically why you are applying to their program. I'd be interested in hearing the kinds of things others have included--professors you're interested in, merits of the program, location? I could see doing it a number of different ways, and I'm curious to see what others are doing. If it matters, I'm applying to English PhD programs--Stanford, Harvard, Yale, UVA, U Penn, UC Berkeley, Brown, U Chicago, Princeton.