Director of National Scholarships and Fellowships
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Job posting number: #7299322 (Ref:BSU46360)
Posted: January 26, 2025
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Lead the university's efforts to recruit and mentor students and recent alumni who apply for major national and international scholarships and fellowships; foster and enable constant contact beginning at an early stage with the kind of student who is likely to be a serious candidate for these scholarships.
The Honors College is seeking an innovative and engaging Director for the Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships (ONCS). ONCS is situated within the Honors College but serves students from across campus. The Director will help recruit and prepare students and recent alumni in applying for nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships.
Job Function:
Lead the university's efforts to recruit and mentor students and recent alumni who apply for major national and international scholarships and fellowships; foster and enable constant contact beginning at an early stage with the kind of student who is likely to be a serious candidate for these scholarships.
Minimum Education:
Master's degree in an academic discipline by date of appointment.
Preferred Education:
Doctorate or terminal degree in an academic discipline by date of appointment.
Minimum Experience:
Two years of experience in advising students on major scholarship applications.
Preferred Experience:
Four years of experience in successful advising on major scholarship applications; evidence of successful university-level teaching; evidence of successful Honors advising or teaching at the university level.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Organize and oversee recruiting of scholarship applicants.
- Organize and oversee early identification of scholarship applicants.
- Advise students and recent alumni interested in applying for scholarships.
- Mentor and/or work collaboratively with faculty and administrators who are designated as individual scholarship or fellowship advisors.
- Maintain publicity on a regular basis about scholarship competitions and results and coordinate recognition of scholarship nominees and publicity about scholarship winners.
- Coordinate on-campus scholarship review committees and mock interview committees.
- Oversee relevant support staff (Honors Undergraduate Fellow and writing faculty).
- May teach one Honors course in accordance with interests and at the discretion of the Dean of the Honors College.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
At Ball State University, we recognize inclusive excellence as an integral endeavor to fulfill our University’s mission and our strategic plan. We recruit, support, and retain a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. We encourage and reward diversity of thought. We promote a work environment that encourages and rewards innovation and creativity. We pledge to keep Inclusive Excellence at the highest level of institutional importance and as a foundation in all that we strive to do. Our over-arching goal for Inclusive Excellence is to adopt a university-wide Inclusive Excellence approach to academic, administrative support, and service functions of the university. We believe Inclusive Excellence must be infused in every step we take.
