Leading the way : student engagement and nationally competitive awards / National Association of Fellowship Advisors ; edited by Suzanne McCray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Association of Fellowships Advisors. Conference (4th : 2007 : Washington, D.C.)

Contributor:

McCray, Suzanne, 1956-

National Association of Fellowships Advisors.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College students--Scholarships, fellowships, etc--United States--Congresses.

College students.

Scholarships--United States--Evaluation--Congresses.

Scholarships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (183 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<div>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.</div>

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. State Department Initiatives for International Academic Exchange; 2. Non Ducor, Duco; 3. How Soon Is Too Soon?; 4. The National Institutes of Health/Oxford/Cambridge Scholars Program; 5. Understanding the Odds; 6. Creating Opportunities for Experiential Education in a Resource-Strained Environment; 7. A Newcomer's Guide to Scholarship Advising; 8. Encouraged to Apply; 9. Preparing for the Interview; 10. Involving Faculty in the Scholarship Effort; 11. Undergraduate Research Revisited; Notes; Appendices; NAFA Foundation and Institutional Membership

Competitive Scholarships and Internships at a GlanceIndex

Notes:

Proceedings from the 4th National Association of Fellowship Advisors (NAFA) conference in Washington, DC, in July of 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61075-231-7

OCLC:

787842896