1. Fellowships 101 Scholar Development and Fellowships Advising Tuttleman 201

2. We offer assistance to Temple students in all stages of the application process for competitive, merit-based national fellowships. We provide information on available programs, advice, opportunities for strategic planning and reflection, and guidance for completing a competitive application. Scholar Development and Fellowships Advising (SDFA): What Do We Do?

3. Guidance to help students identify and apply for competitive, merit-based awards Support in developing application materials, especially personal statements and other essays Individual advising sessions and walk-in hours Workshops Resources for students seeking other merit- based award opportunities Fellowships Blackboard site Scholar Development and Fellowships Advising: Services

4. Boren (Undergraduate) Carnegie Fulbright Goldwater Marshall Mitchell Rhodes Schwarzman St. Andrew’s Truman Udall Competitive, Merit-Based Awards Requiring Institutional Nomination These are the major scholarships that SDFA coordinates. Rather than applying directly to the external organization, students must first go through an internal screening process before being nominated. Check this Compilation of competitive external awards with brief descriptions (not all of these require nomination)Compilation of competitive external awards

5. Academic excellence: All competitive fellowships are looking for students who have done well in the classroom. Some of these opportunities require that students have GPAs as high as 3.6 or 3.7. Leadership: Strong applicants should be able to show leadership on campus and in their community. Fit: Each of these awards has very specific eligibility and selection criteria, and students must ensure that they are the right "match" for a program. Awards Requiring Institutional Nomination: Should You Apply?

6. Expect that a well-crafted application essay or personal statement will take many drafts: Start at least two months before the internal or external deadline Seek feedback from The Writing Center, friends, faculty and Fellowships Advising Personal statements and essays are not cover letters or research papers. This is where you, among other things: Get to tell your own story Control how people see your accomplishments Express your passions Show the obstacles you’ve overcome Demonstrate the scope of your ambitions Explain your project or research idea Support in Developing Application Materials: Personal Statements and Other Essays

7. Resumes Transcripts Letters of Recommendation Budgets Short-answer questions Support in Developing Application Materials: Other Components

8. One-on-one Advising –Can be scheduled onlineonline –30-minute sessions. If you need more time, schedule two blocks in a row Walk-In Hours –First-come, first-served –20-minute sessions for quick questions –Spring 2016: Every Friday from 1:00-3:00 Individual Advising and Walk-In Hours in Tuttleman 201

9. Announced via Fellowships Advising Blackboard site and email Sample workshops –Personal statements –Resumes (offered by the Career Center) –Email etiquette –LinkedIn for fellowship/scholarship applicants –Undergraduate research opportunities –Fulbright Week Workshops

10. As a resource, Fellowships Advising maintains lists of Temple and non-Temple opportunities. Want to See What Else Is Out There?

11. College-specific endowed scholarships –Your school at Temple may offer awards. Check out the opportunities here.here University-wide Awards –Supplemental Academic ScholarshipsSupplemental Academic Scholarships –Memorial AwardsMemorial Awards –MarcDavid LGBT ScholarshipMarcDavid LGBT Scholarship –Disability Resources ServicesDisability Resources Services Temple Undergraduate Scholarships

12. Undergraduate Research –Diamond ScholarsDiamond Scholars –Creative Arts, Research and Scholarship Grant (CARAS)Creative Arts, Research and Scholarship Grant –Undergraduate Research Program (CST)Undergraduate Research Program –Alter Research Scholars (Fox)Alter Research Scholars –CHPSW Visionary Research FundCHPSW Visionary Research Fund –Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC U*Star)Minority Access to Research Careers Undergraduate Creative Works Grants –Creative Arts, Research and Scholarship Grant (CARAS)Creative Arts, Research and Scholarship Grant –Boyer Dean’s Student GrantsBoyer Dean’s Student Grants –Tyler Dean’s GrantsTyler Dean’s Grants Undergraduate Teaching –Diamond Peer TeachersDiamond Peer Teachers –Teaching with Technology FellowsTeaching with Technology Fellows Graduate –Center for the Humanities at Temple fellowshipsCenter for the Humanities at Temple fellowships –Dissertation and thesis completion grantsDissertation and thesis completion grants Everyone –Be Your Own Boss BowlBe Your Own Boss Bowl Other Temple Opportunities

13. Fellowships Blackboard site for external awards broken down by disciplineFellowships Blackboard SDFA website: lists of external and internal awardsexternalinternal Scholarship Databases (for all disciplines) –PivotPivot –SpinSpin –ProfellowProfellow –Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia Foundation Other Awards

14. Here are some examples. Be sure to look for your own disciplinary and sub-disciplinary association. American Anthropological Association American Historical Association American Psychological Association American Association of University Women Academic Associations

15. Here are some examples. Be sure to look for cultural and religious associations that reflect your background and beliefs. NIAF Hellenic University Club of Philadelphia Islamic Scholarship Fund Cultural and Religious Associations

16. Here are some examples. Be sure to look for associations that advocate for populations you identify as a member of. Hispanic College Fund United Negro College Fund Ford Foundation Human Rights Campaign LGBT Scholarship DatabaseHuman Rights Campaign LGBT Scholarship Database Advocacy Organizations

17. Most federal funding (NSF, NIH, etc) will require citizenship NSF dissertation improvement grants are open to international students because the faculty member is the PI Private companies and professional associations are the most likely source of funding without citizenship restrictions Be sure to search using Pivot and SpinPivotSpin Check with local cultural associations Clearinghouse of awards available to international studentsClearinghouse Check with your country’s embassy Look at http://www.educationusa.info/http://www.educationusa.info/ International Students

18. General questions –feladv@temple.edufeladv@temple.edu –215-204-0708 (Director: Barbara Gorka) –Walk-In Hours in Spring 2016: Every Friday from 1:00-3:00 One-on-one Advising (for specific scholarships and personal statement review) –Can be scheduled onlineonline Fellowships Blackboard siteFellowships Blackboard LinkedIn Fellowships Advising Group Fellowships Advising on Twitter Questions? Follow-up?

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