Former IASH Fellow Dr Anna Pilz, now Academic Developer and Trainer (Researcher Development) in the Institute for Academic Development, has produced a superb resource for scholars considering making applications for Fellowships at IASH and elsewhere. The Comprehensive Guide to Fellowship Applications is available on the IAD website: https://support-for-researchers.ed.ac.uk/career-development/resources It provides information on the different types of fellowship, has guiding questions for self-reflection and covers the essentials of a compelling narrative for an application, including:
- What is a fellowship?
- Finding opportunities and the preparation required
- Application essentials and formalities
- The evaluation process
- Truths about rejections
- Resources
Dr Pilz has also produced a blog on the benefits of writing fellowship applications and how her new fellowship application guide could support the process:
Lean into it. Every fellowship application is an opportunity to reflect on career goals, to develop time and project management skills, and to shape your research projects and research strategy. The labour that goes into fellowship applications is active research time.
Read the full blog here.