2018FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION –SECTION 1

(Note: to maintain anonymity during the judging process, do not mention company or co-workers’ names anywhere in your submittal.)

  1. FELLOWS FORUMS
  1. Which Fellows Forum(s) have you attended?

Oct 2010Career Advice on How to Reach the Top (Even if You Start at the Bottom)

Dec 2010How’s Your Hit Rate? Need We Say More?

Feb 2011The Business of Business Development

April 2011The Frugal Marketer - How to Survive (and thrive!) in This Economy

June 2011Best Practices: Shortlist Interviews

Aug 2011What’s On Your Mind? An Open Q&A with the Fellows

Oct 2011To Manage Your Career, Manage Your Boss’ Expectations

Dec 2011How Important is Your Marketing Budget?

Feb- 2012Navigate the Future, Pacific Regional Conference (PRC), San Diego

April 2012It Takes Money to Make Money: How Many Client Touches Does It Take?

Sept 2012Marketing Marketing: How to Infuse a Marketing Culture in Your Firm

Dec 2012What’s Trending Now?

Feb 2013What’s Our Role in Analyzing and Preparing for the Future PRC, Portland

Mar 2013 The Business of Business Development, Part 2

June 2013 Client Intelligence: Gathering the Right Information

Sept 2013 Client Care: Strengthen Relationships for More Work and Greater Profits

Dec 2013 Making $EN$E of ROI: How to Calculate Return on Investment

Feb 2014 The Future of the Marketing Department, PRC, Huntington Beach

Mar 2014 Technical Staff as Marketers & Business Developers

June 2014Branding: How Do Your Clients See You?

Sept 2014Social Media Marketing vs Traditional Marketing: Pros and Cons

Dec 2014Crisis Communications: S**t Happens. Be Prepared!

  1. FELLOWS FORUMS(continued)

Mar 2015Accountability: Inspire, Coach, Cajole, or Browbeat Your Internal Marketers

June 2015Lead Finding: Generate, Capture, Qualify, Cultivate, Measure

Sept 2015Plans and Budgets and Bears! Oh My!!

Dec 2015Straight Talk with Firm Leaders

Feb 2016Fellows on the Hot Seat! PRC, Palm Springs

Mar 2016Knowledge Management and Knowledge Sharing

June 2016 Future Planning: How to Grow and Retain the Next Gen of Firm Leaders

Sept 2016Integrated Marketing Communications: Making the Connection

Dec 2016Straight Talk with Our Fellows: Scholarship Winners Interview the Fellows

Feb 2017Future Forecast: Growing Your Next Generation of Rainmakers PRC, Anchorage

Mar 2017Marketing vs. Business Development: What’s the Magic Mix?

June 2017Research to Win Work—Preparing for Success

Oct 2017Improve Your Bottom Line by Managing Your Client

Dec 2017Boom Times & Industry Evolution: Marketing & BD Best Practices (with AIA)

Feb 2018The Fellows Studio, PRC, Napa, CA

Mar 2018Marketing Metrics Done Right

  1. What do you find valuable from your attendance at the Fellow Forums?
  1. What topics would you like the Fellows to consider for the future?
  1. SMPS Involvement
  1. Indicate if you are a:

SMPS member

Employed by a SMPS member firm (proceed to question 4)

  1. SMPS Involvement(continued)
  1. When and why did you join SMPS?
  1. What do you get out of your SMPS membership?
  1. What types of SMPS events have you attended during the course of your SMPS involvement?

Lunch Programs

Education Workshops

Seminars

Networking Events

CPSM Study Group

Roundtables

Committee meetings

SMPS Regional Conference

SMPS National Conference

Other ______

  1. Where do you get the most value and why?
  1. ROLE AND EXPERIENCE
  1. What is your role in your firm? What are you responsible for?
  2. What type of firm do you work for?

Architecture

Engineering

Construction

Other ______

  1. ROLE AND EXPERIENCE(continued)
  1. How many total years of AEC industry experience? ____
  2. How many years with your current employer? ____
  1. ESSAY QUESTIONS
  1. Why are you applying for this scholarship? What does it mean to you professionally and personally?
  1. How will it benefit your employer or future employer?
  1. BONUS QUESTION

If you are selected to receive the Seattle Fellows Scholarship, are you willing to present a summary of one of the sessions you attended at Build Business 2018for the Seattle Chapter’s annual conference wrap-up program, and/or write about your experience for the Seattle Chapter website blog? (Note: this is not a requirement for selection.)

Yes, I’ll share what I learned at the conference wrap-up program

Yes, I’ll write about my conference experience on the Seattle Chapter’s blog

No thanks, but don’t hold it against me
Maybe, I’ll think about it

Follow the instructions in Section 2 and submit your completed application by
Friday, April 20, 2018.