NSF GRFP Program - Giant Angstrom, NORDP 2017

We introduce an approach to winning NSF Graduate Research Fellowships based on narrative and plot theory. Success rates for participants at one university were 4X that of nonparticipants. To serve more students, we developed a method of training writing center consultants to support applicants. The method makes use of rhetorical concepts familiar to consultants, such that people without disciplinary knowledge can still coach effectively. We conclude with thoughts about the applicability of the method to train writing consultants to support faculty research proposals.

本研究提出了一种基于叙事与情节理论的美国国家科学基金会（National Science Foundation, NSF）研究生研究奖学金（Graduate Research Fellowships）申请制胜策略。某高校参与该策略的申请者成功率是非参与者的4倍。为惠及更多学生，我们开发了一套培训写作中心辅导顾问以支持奖学金申请者的方法。该方法采用辅导顾问熟悉的修辞学概念，即便不具备相关学科专业知识的人员也能有效开展指导工作。最后，我们探讨了该方法在培训写作辅导顾问以支持教职员工研究计划书申请方面的适用性。