SimpsonScarborough Scholars

The deadline for 2013–2014 SimpsonScarborough scholars has passed. Applicants will be notified of results by early February.

The Program

The SimpsonScarborough Scholars program supports the professional development of promising communications and marketing practitioners in the educational advancement profession. The program has three primary purposes:

• To nurture and sustain the professional development of the scholars,
• To establish a network of scholars over time who become mentors to other promising newcomers and
• To support the communications and marketing disciplines overall.

The SimpsonScarborough Scholars program is generously sponsored by SimpsonScarborough, a leading communications and marketing consulting firm specializing in higher education. The program celebrates Christopher Simpson’s accomplished career as an exemplary communications and marketing professional and builds on his longtime commitment to serving as a role model, mentor and colleague to young advancement professionals.

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Benefits

Scholars will be appointed for a two-year term and will receive:

• CASE Premier Membership status for two years,
• A subscription to CURRENTS, CASE’s award-winning magazine, for two years,
• Attendance at an in-person CASE conference specifically targeted to communications and marketing professionals,
• Registration for your regional district conference,
• Participation in a CASE Online Speaker Series program,
• Access to the CASE Benchmarking Toolkit,
• Christopher Simpson’s book, Weathering the Storm: Protecting Your Brand in the Worst of Times, and
• Up to four additional CASE books.

CASE will also support the efforts of each scholar to:

• Engage in peer-to-peer networking to help build his or her own career networks and 
• Contribute to activities that mentor the scholar's peers, campus colleagues and students interested in advancement careers.

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Eligibility

To be eligible for the scholars program you must:

• Work at a CASE member institution in North America;
• Have three or fewer years of advancement experience, or
• Have changed areas of professional expertise to education communications and marketing from another area of advancement, another profession or another field within three years of your application; and 
• Be highly motivated and committed to continuing your career in the educational advancement profession.

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Application Process

To apply to become a SimpsonScarborough Scholar, you must complete a nomination packet. The nomination packet includes a completed application, a current résumé, letters of recommendation and a signed program agreement form.

A panel of judges from CASE and SimpsonScarborough will select up to five scholars annually. Selections will be based on:

• Career accomplishments to date,
• Potential for growth,
• Potential for leadership,
• Stated goals and
• Quality of nomination materials.

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More Information

For more information on the SimpsonScarborough Scholars program, please contact Heyward Smith at +1-202-478-5666 or hsmith@case.org.