Doctoral Education Resources: Annotated Web Links

The following are Web links to resources for PhD students and others interested in doctoral education.

• Publishing: Advice and Information
  List of Web sites that offer information for graduate students on how to improve their chances of getting papers published.
• The National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research offers publication tips for researchers submitting papers for publication in peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
• The American Educational Research Association provides guidelines and tips for publishing in a vareity of research fields. The site offers information of particular value to graduate students and faculty with little or no publication experience. 

• Public Speaking & Presentation Skills
  List of Web sites that offer tips on public speaking and presentations by graduate students.
  
• The Office of Naval Research provides suggestions for successful preparation and delivery of scientific presentations and the use of visual aids.

• Grants - Writing Successful Proposals
  Links to several university Web sites providing tips for writing grant proposals.
• This Science magazine site includes articles on preparing successful grant funding proposals for submission to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation, and private foundations. This site also includes links to sites containing information on research career paths.
• The National Science Foundation provides grant proposal submission criteria and tracking information on grant proposals.
• TGCI-The Grantsmanship Center offers samples of successful grant proposals in a variety of research areas.