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Leading
the Way
Student Engagement and Nationally Competitive Awards
The National Association of Fellowships Advisors
Edited by Suzanne McCray
Preparing students to negotiate the complexities of the application
process
“A must read for fellowship advisors old and new. Leading
the Way: Student Engagement and Nationally Competitive Awards
shares valuable insights into what sometimes seems to be the
mysterious world of foundations,
fellowships and advising.”
—Mary C. Denyer, Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission
Universities and colleges across the country are creating
offices to support students as they apply for nationally competitive
awards. The competition is fierce. Each year more than 1,200
applicants compete for thirty-two Rhodes Scholarships and
an equal number compete for forty Marshall Scholarships. Thousands
more apply for Gates, Mitchell, Truman, Goldwater, Udall,
Fulbright, NSF, NIH, Jack Kent Cooke, and other prestigious
awards.
Here are eleven essays addressing various aspects of the application
process: building an office, engaging students in research,
connecting them to internships and other special opportunities,
embracing diversity, defining leadership, involving faculty,
and preparing for an interview. There are also realistic assessments
of the odds of winning a scholarship. Three of the essays
are by directors or presidents of the Ron Brown Scholar Program,
the Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute,
and the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. The essays are a result
of the National Association of Fellowships Advisors conference,
NAFA in Washington: Scholarships in a National Context, held
in Washington, D.C., in July of 2007. The collection is a
valuable resource for faculty, advisors, and administrators
who want to provide opportunities for student engagement and
to use the process to help shape tomorrow’s leaders.
The book also includes two appendices: “NAFA Foundation
and Institutional Membership” and “Competitive
Scholarships, Opportunities, Internships, and Programs at
a Glance.”
Suzanne McCray is interim dean and director
of the office of postgraduate fellowships at the Honors College,
University of Arkansas. She is the editor of two previous
books on this topic: Beyond
Winning and Nationally Competitive
Scholarships.
July
6 x 9, 150 pages, index
$19.95 (s) paper
ISBN 978-1-55728-918-6 | 1-55728-918-2
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