How do I submit an application?
My invitation letter status has not changed. Help!
Note that it may take up to 3 business days to update your letter status after we have received letters sent by your referees/sponsor. Please do not email or call us to ask whether we received your email until this time has passed. Thank you.
To submit an application for this year's grant, you have to create an account, complete the online application form AND request recommendations from 3 referees and 1 statement of support from your faculty sponsor.
How do I complete the application form?
General Instructions
- Click the Submit application link on the left hand side of your page.
- Make sure you have selected the right grant. At the top of the Submit application page there will be a reminder that says "You are applying to the 2007 Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund. Change". Click on the Change link, and click the Refresh button after you are done making changes to your password or other information. You will be taken back to your application page.
- For each section of the application listed on your application page, click Modify to edit that section. The instructions for completing each field will be listed underneath the field where applicable. Make sure to check the confirmation checkbox after each field. The full list of form fields can be found here.
Note that for this year's application all fields must be formatted in plain text.
References, figures and legends pertaining to the proposal may be attached (electronically) to the General Statement section. Each attachment (up to 5) may not be more than 2MB. Accepted file formats are .doc, .ppt, .pdf. .pdf files are best if your attachment contains complex formatting. - Once all the confirmation checkboxes have been checked for each section, the status of the section will change to Complete.
- When all sections are marked Complete you may submit the whole application (after which you can no longer make any changes to it). Once the application is submitted you will
- receive a notice that your application has been received
- be able to print out your application as many times as necessary.
How do I request recommendations from my sponsor and referees?
At the bottom of your application is a section for requesting support letters for your application. When you send an invitation to your referees/sponsor, they receive instructions by email on how to submit a letter for you. This letter is sent to a special email address. Once a letter has been received, it may take a few days for the status on your application to reflect the receipt of their letter.
Letters are due on the same day as the application itself.
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