TY  - BOOK
AU  - McCray,Suzanne
ED  - National Association of Fellowships Advisors.
TI  - Nationally competitive scholarships: serving students and the public good : The National Association of Fellowships Advisors 2005 conference proceedings 
SN  - 9781610752732
AV  - LB2338 .N385 2007
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Fayetteville
PB  - University of Arkansas Press
KW  - College students
KW  - Scholarships, fellowships, etc
KW  - United States
KW  - Congresses
KW  - Scholarships
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Institutional Members of NAFA; 1. Recognizing and Challenging Our Colleges' Most Outstanding Students; 2. Connecting Undergraduate Research Programs with Fellowship Advising; 3. Marshalling Service; 4. Defining Moments in the Development of a Fellowships Office; 5. Student Ambassadors in the Age of Anti-Americanism; 6. Alternative Winning; 7. Helping Faculty Write Better Recommendation Letters; 8. International Students: A Case for More Advisor Support; 9. A Path Revealed: Reflections of a Former Scholarship Advisor; 10. The Truman Scholar Community: Unconventional StudentsServing the Public Good11. Why Visit the United Kingdom: Confession of a JourneymanFellowship Advisor; 12. Why Ireland?; 13. Coin of the Realm: Graduate Education in Britain; Notes; Index; 2; b
N2  - 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
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