Contact Our Office
Looking to get in contact with a fellowships advisor in our office?
Have a quick question, a general inquiry, or not sure what you need? Send us an email anytime at [email protected].
We aim to answer all emails with 24-48 hours, but please note that our response time outside of regular business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm ET) and on holidays may be slower.
Drop-In Hours
You can find a NFP advisor at the Imagine Center on the Homewood campus from 1-3 pm, Mondays through Thursdays during the fall and spring semesters (apart from holiday breaks). Please come see us to learn more about what our office does, how to find fellowships, our advice on finding the best fit among awards you may be considering, etc.
Please note: we do not review drafts at drop-in hours – please email us at [email protected] if you would like to arrange to receive feedback on application materials.
If you are interested in discussing a specific award in detail, an appointment for a Zoom call with the advisor who handles that award is likely to yield a more focused conversation – please see below about advising appointments.
Advising Appointments on Zoom
Already know who you want to meet with?
If you know the name of the staff member you would like to speak with, please visit our Scholars and Fellows Staff Contact page on Calendly and choose that advisor’s calendar to book an appointment for a Zoom video call.
Already know the award(s) you’re interested in, but aren’t sure who to speak with?
If you would like to speak with someone about a particular award (or awards) that we work on, but aren’t sure who that would be, please use our Choose an NFP Advisor form on Calendly to find the right advisor for a given fellowship. If you are interested in more than one award, please select whichever is most of interest on the form. (When in doubt, please use John Milstead’s Calendly page.)
Don’t know which awards are of interest yet or who to speak with?
To start an exploratory conversation with us, please stop by during our drop-in hours at the Imagine Center from 1-3 pm, Mondays through Thursdays.
If you are not on campus, we are happy to meet on Zoom, but ask that you please spend some time reviewing the awards we have listed in our awards directory and create a short list of those you may be interested in before scheduling a meeting with us. There are many fellowships out there of various kinds and without knowing anything about your academic background, eligibility factors, location preferences, language skills, etc., it’s hard for us to come up with fellowships to point you to on the spot. We know from experience that it doesn’t make for a very productive meeting and we know your time is valuable. So if you could please come prepared to discuss specific opportunities of interest, we would appreciate it!
We also don’t know every fellowship out there – we focus on those with broad national and multidisciplinary scope. If you are interested in an award that is not included in our directory, we are happy to discuss it with you, but please understand we may know nothing more about it than the description on the award website.
Feedback on Application Materials
If you are seeking feedback on application materials, please email us at [email protected] to arrange this with at least a few day’s (ideally a week’s) notice – do not simply schedule an appointment or come to drop-in hours and arrive with a draft you’d like reviewed. We’re eager to help, but we can’t read an essay, resume, etc. on the spot in a Zoom meeting or at a drop-in session and offer helpful feedback that way, nor can we necessarily read and provide feedback on a piece of writing with just a few hours’ notice. Thank you!