{"id":7,"date":"2015-09-22T14:21:34","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T19:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/national-scholarship-opportunities\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-03-06T14:56:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T20:56:50","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/national-fellowship-opportunities\/getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><p>Are you interested in pursuing a nationally competitive scholarship or fellowship? We are committed to guiding you through your respective\u00a0application process. Outlined below are the steps to get started.<\/p>\n<h4>Step 1. Explore your options<\/h4>\n<p>Take a look at our nationally competitive fellowships (including those that require\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/national-fellowship-opportunities\/fellowships-requiring-institutional-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">institutional endorsement\u00a0<\/a>and those that are\u00a0<a title=\"Direct Apply Fellowships\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/national-fellowship-opportunities\/direct-apply-fellowships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">direct apply<\/a>) and familiarize yourself with those that are of greatest interest to you.<\/p>\n<h4>Step 2. Speak to your Fellowships Adviser<\/h4>\n<p>Whether you are interested in exploring fellowship or scholarship options, or are finalizing last steps to your application, don\u2019t hesitate to make an appointment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have any questions, please contact <a href=\"casson@stolaf.edu\">Professor Douglas Casson<\/a> or <a href=\"wright5@stolaf.edu\">Professor Matthew Wright<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For fellowships whose focus is <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/service-internship-employment-fellowships-sponsored-by-the-piper-center\/\">service, internships, or employment<\/a>, please contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/meet-the-staff-2\/\">Piper Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Step 3. Attend a Coaching Meeting<\/h4>\n<p>We will support you through the scholarships and\u00a0fellowships process by coaching you on any of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resources and information specific to a variety of scholarships and fellowships<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities that fit your academic and\/or career interests best<\/li>\n<li>The application process<\/li>\n<li>Writing, revising, and providing feedback on your personal statement and project proposals. Also, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/asc\/writing-help\/\">Writing Desk<\/a> for\u00a0writing support.<\/li>\n<li>Preparing for the\u00a0interview and providing feedback<\/li>\n<li>Offering advice from past scholarship winners and finalists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><!-- end-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you interested in pursuing a nationally competitive scholarship or fellowship? We are committed to guiding you through your respective\u00a0application process. Outlined below are the steps to get started. Step [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/national-fellowship-opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/national-fellowship-opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/national-fellowship-opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/national-fellowship-opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/national-fellowship-opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/national-fellowship-opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1139,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/national-fellowship-opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/1139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/national-fellowship-opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/national-fellowship-opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/national-fellowship-opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}