We host presentations each semester on specific funders, funding opportunities, and related topics.
Please note Dollars & Sense presentations do not count toward the Shop Talk Certificate of Completion.
Dollars & Sense Presentations
Funding-Specific Shop Talks
We also offer several sessions each semester as part of Shop Talks: The Graduate College's professional development series. Please view the calendar below to register for the funding-specific sessions offered this semester.
Please note funding-specific Shop Talks do count toward the Shop Talk Certificate of Completion.
Customized Sessions
Our external funding coordinators can even customize a session for your group. If you are interested in a presentation tailored for specific organizations, classes, or programs/departments, please fill out our request form.
Upcoming Sessions
If you would like to register for a Dollars & Sense Presentation on a mobile device, turn the device horizontally to access the registration link on an entry below.
- Location:
- Online
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Dr. Andrea Hilkovitz & Dr. Brian Smith
512.245.2581
gcexternalfunds@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- The Graduate College
This webinar is for prospective graduate student applicants for the FY2027 National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), for which applications are expected to be due in fall 2026. Find out about the anticipated eligibility requirements, application components, and competition timeline. Attendees will also be given information about this year's campus application process for graduate advisees, which starts with an optional summer application accelerator in Canvas.
Presented by: Dr. Andrea Hilkovitz, External Funding Coordinator, The Graduate College
Please note: Dollars & Sense presentations do not count toward the Shop Talk Certificate of Completion.
Register here
Presented by: Dr. Andrea Hilkovitz, External Funding Coordinator, The Graduate College
Please note: Dollars & Sense presentations do not count toward the Shop Talk Certificate of Completion.
Register here
- Location:
- Online
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Dr. Andrea Hilkovitz & Dr. Brian Smith
512.245.2581
gcexternalfunds@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- The Graduate College
This webinar is for prospective graduate student applicants for the FY2027 National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), for which applications are expected to be due in fall 2026. Find out about the anticipated eligibility requirements, application components, and competition timeline. Attendees will also be given information about this year's campus application process for graduate advisees, which starts with an optional summer application accelerator in Canvas.
Presented by: Dr. Andrea Hilkovitz, External Funding Coordinator, The Graduate College
Please note: Dollars & Sense presentations do not count toward the Shop Talk Certificate of Completion.
Register here
Presented by: Dr. Andrea Hilkovitz, External Funding Coordinator, The Graduate College
Please note: Dollars & Sense presentations do not count toward the Shop Talk Certificate of Completion.
Register here