Humanities Career Spotlight on Grant Writing and Research Development

Join us for a 90-minute conversation exploring the pathways from doctoral studies to careers in grant-making and research development. Our virtual panel features three humanities/social science PhDs who will share how they prepared for roles in these settings — whether during or after completing their doctoral degrees — and offer insights into their current work.

Through guided discussion, we’ll learn more about the positions these panelists hold and explore how aspects of their doctoral training prepared them for this work. Today’s graduate students are often encouraged, without much context, to “get into grant writing”; this session offers practical advice and cases for how that can work.

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Panelists

Michael O’Toole (PhD, Ethnomusicology, University of Chicago), Research Development Associate, Center for the Environment, WashU

Kristin Foringer (PhD, Sociology, University of Michigan), Research Development Associate, Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy, WashU

Charlotte Forstall (PhD, Art History, Indiana University), Senior Associate Director of Programs and Seed Grants, Office of Research Development, WashU