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The Overseers Scholars Program identifies, recruits and develops the top-ranking undergraduate students to win important national fellowship competitions. This program provides an enriched educational experience, along with the sophisticated perspective and the social presence that will help U of L students apply and compete for prestigious national fellowships such as the Truman (public service), the Goldwater (natural sciences and engineering), the Rhodes (Oxford University) and Fulbright. This would not be possible without the help of the funds from the U of L Foundation. As Associate Director for the program, Dr. Patricia Condon helps students coordinate submissions for national and local scholarships while providing high-achieving students with the critical support services to smooth their way for the applications. “The
Foundation has provided tremendous support for the Overseers Scholarship
Endowment Fund by providing the initial funding until the Overseers raise
$1 million from their own solicitation. It has also paid for opera, ballet,
and other arts tickets to enhance the cultural education of our honors
students. We have generated Truman and Fulbright scholars from among this
pool, and it has been an excellent attraction for outstanding students.” “The
Overseers Scholars Program granted me the opportunity to travel overseas.
It has also helped me find myself. Filling out the applications is a very
introspective process. You have to write many essays, and talk about what
you’ve done and where you see your future. The Overseers program
also gives you connections and networking opportunities that have allowed
me to interact with community leaders and people already in my chosen
field.” “The
Overseers Scholars Program has had a great impact on our students’
abilities to go after these national scholarships, while providing students
like me with great travel opportunities. And as part of the McConnell
Scholars Program, I got an incredible opportunity to interact with political
leaders on a regular basis. My interests are politics and medicine, and
the Overseers program has given me some great in-depth political opportunities.”
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