The Nationally Competitive Scholarships Committee has been created to identify and nurture exceptional candidates for nationally competitive scholarships, grants and awards. The committee members are dedicated to your success and will advise you throughout the scholarship application process. The high support provided by this committee was instrumental in helping an honors student win the Udall Scholarship in 2005. For information on a Nationally Competitive Scholarship that you may be eligible for, please make an appointment with Maude Bigford.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

• Maude Bigford, Associate Professor, Honors Program Coordinator
• Jana Pisani, Assistant Professor, History
• John Cullen, Professor, Languages & Literature
• Cliff Franklund, Assistant Professor, Biology
• Connie Meinholdt, Associate Professor, Social Sciences
• William Potter, Dean, University College
• Karen Strasser, Academic Department Head, Biology

SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA

The elements that will make you a more viable scholarship candidate are:

• excellent grades
• compelling internships
• a faculty mentor
• present/publish research
• study abroad
• founder of an RSO
• exceptional volunteerism
• enroll in scholarships seminar