Preparing Future Faculty Fellowship Program

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Preparing Future Faculty Fellowship Program

• What makes an application competitive?

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The most competitive applicants in past
competitions shared 4 characteristics
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• Demonstrated that they have a realistic knowledge
  of the program
• Clearly met the selection criteria
• Taken time to be accurate in filling out the
  application
• Had strong support (in writing) from the faculty
  in their disciplines and/or program

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Todays plan is to address each of these points
so that you will be well prepared to fill out
your applications for the Fellowship
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First, do you have a realistic knowledge of the
PFF Fellowship program?
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• The fellowships are intended to prepare doctoral
  program graduates for academic careers in higher
  education
• They provide monetary support for three years
• They provide exposure to a variety of types of
  institutions of higher education
• PFF Fellows work with a PFF Faculty Mentor
  throughout their tenure in the program

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Next, do you know the Eligibility and Selection
criteria? There are 5 components
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• Applicants must
• Be a doctoral student at UMKC who will not have
  reached candidacy prior to becoming a PFF Fellow
• Desire to pursue an academic career in higher
  education
• Have an undergraduate or prior graduate grade
  point average of at least 3.5 on a 4-point scale

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• Agree to participate in a Teaching Excellence
  Program throughout their fellowship tenure.
• Be recommended by the faculty in their degree
  program. This faculty recommendation needs to
  address the applicants potential for an academic
  career and name the faculty member who will be
  mentoring the student should he or she receive a
  PFF Fellowship.

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Third, you REALLY need to be accurate when
filling out the application form.For example
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• Information should be complete and address the
  specific questions on the application
• Type the information on the form
• Proof read your form Have someone else check
  your form before you turn it in

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Include ALL required attachments to the
application form

• Transcripts
• Faculty recommendations
• Narrative statement / educational philosophy

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Faculty Recommendations

• When you ask a faculty member to write a
  recommendation for this fellowship, be sure they
  understand they need to address your potential
  for an academic career.
• Determine whether the faculty member feels he/she
  can give a positive recommendation.

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Your Narrative Statement should address

• Your educational philosophy
• Your teaching and research objectives
• Your career goals

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Remember that the deadline to submit your
application for this (or any of the Fellowships
awarded through the School of Graduate Studies)
is February 1, 2008.Send or bring applications
(10 copies) to Room 348 / Administrative Center /
5115 Oak Street
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For more information

• Contact Patricia Hovis-French at hovisp_at_umkc.edu
  / 816-235-1057
• Nancy Hoover at hoovern_at_umkc.edu / 816-235-1731
• http//sgs.umkc.edu/financial.asppreparing
• http//sgs.umkc.edu/futurefaculty.asp