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Competitive Scholarships
Serving Students and the Public Good
Edited by Suzanne McCray
Guidance for students applying for national scholarships
Nationally competitive scholarship programs attract thousands
of applicants every year for a relatively small number of
awards. Providing informed and dedicated support to applicants
is the critical and fundamental goal of the National Association
of Fellowships Advisors (NAFA). The thirteen essays in this
volume are a direct result of the 2005 NAFA conference held
in Louisville. Contributors include both scholarship advisors
and representatives of the Truman and Marshall foundations
as well as the former executive director of the US-UK Fulbright
Commission.
These essays provide practical information ranging from helping
faculty write persuasive letters of recommendation to serving
international students effectively to negotiating the British
and Irish high-educational systems. In addition to providing
the students with useful tips, these essays also reflect on
the broader impact of the application process. They address
the successes of students who do not win as well as the public-service
involvement of those who do as they give back to their campus,
local, and global communities.
Suzanne McCray is associate dean of the Honors
College, director of the Office of Post-Graduate Fellowships
at the University of Arkansas, and a past president and vice-president
of the National Association of Fellowships Advisors.
July
6 x 9, 184 pages, index
$17.95 (s) paper
ISBN 978-1-55728-860-8 | 1-55728-860-7
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