Reporting to the Associated Director of Fellowships, the Temporary Fellowships Assistant will assist with coordinating the campus application process for prestigious national fellowships, especially Fulbright and Watson. In addition, the Fellowships Intern will participate in advising prospective applicants (students and alumni). Due to the rhythm of the fellowship application cycle, this position will focus on: receiving training (June), advising (late June through August), campus interview and endorsement support along with initial advising for winter deadline competitions (September and October), and as well as records work and mock interview logistics.
Responsibilities include:

• Coordinates logistics of the application process: communicates with faculty committees and fellowship applicants to schedule campus and mock interviews, sets up and facilitates Zoom meetings, reserves rooms, distributes materials to committees, ensures timely submission of participants’ application materials for national deadlines
• Conducts initial intake advising of applicants, helps with developmental application advising for Fulbright and other competitions, as matches the individual’s experience/skill set
• Under the direction of the Associate Director of Fellowships, leads virtual and/or in-person informational sessions and/or writing groups
• Assists with outreach about fellowships events, opportunities, and deadlines, using email, social media, and Moodle
• Maintains participant, event, and outreach records
• Other duties as needed.

Please prepare a document that includes an example of your own writing (ideally a fellowship or scholarship application essay but it could also be a grant, job application or similar). Include the prompt were responding to and a paragraph describing how you would advise a student approaching this same application task. Include this document in the Writing Sample field in the online application.

All offers to external applicants are contingent on the candidate’s completion of a pre-employment background check screening to the satisfaction of Wesleyan University.

https://careers.wesleyan.edu/postings/10500