SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION OVERVIEW
The following guide is designed to provide a general overview of the information required to complete a Theta Foundation scholarship application for those interested in applying.
The Theta Foundation scholarship and complete application instructions and information for the current year are posted in November at www.KappaAlphaThetaFoundation.org/scholarships.
Contents
2010-11 Awards Page 1
Scholarship Uses Page 1
Eligibility Page 2
Deadlines Page 2
Summary of Application Questions
Contact Information
2010-11 Awards
Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation is a leader in the Greek world in the number and amount of scholarships awarded to the women of Kappa Alpha Theta. For the 2010-11 academic year, 249 Theta women received $615,425 in graduate and undergraduate scholarships from Theta Foundation in support of their pursuit of highest scholarship.
SCHOLARSHIP Uses
Theta Foundation scholarship awards are issued to the recipient’s university. Scholarships support academic expenses (undergraduate or graduate) including tuition, books, and course-related fees and can be used for full-time or part-time study.
Any unused scholarship dollars are returned to Theta Foundation and cannot be held for future academic study.
Returned scholarships cannot be re-awarded and, as such, Theta Foundation encourages scholarship applications from only those women who expect to have academic expenses not funded by other scholarship or grant awards in the year for which they are applying.
SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for Theta Foundation scholarship, you must be an initiated member of Kappa Alpha Theta in good standing with Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity by the scholarship application deadline.
New members (not yet initiated) are welcome to apply for Theta Foundation scholarships, but will only be considered eligible to receive an award if Fraternity records indicate them as initiated members at the time recipients are selected.
Failure to follow complete application instructions, provide accurate information, or submit application or scholarship materials by the deadlines indicated may result in a loss of points or eligibility.
Deadlines
The Theta Foundation scholarship application is available in November and due February 1 for the coming academic year. References are due February 15. Theta Foundation scholarships are awarded once annually on June 30 and can be used in fall, spring, and/or summer semesters of the academic year for which they are awarded.
A complete calendar of deadlines is provided with each application in the Application Instructions. Deadlines are strictly enforced. Absolutely no late information is accepted.
sUMMARY oF qUESTIONS
Applicant Information
▪ Application Type: Undergraduate or Graduate.
▪ Member ID Number: Seven-digit number (1234567) assigned by Theta upon initiation. Your member ID number can be verified by visiting the Fraternity website at http://bit.ly/ThetaID, using the reference code FdnScholar2011. Providing an incorrect Member ID number will result in ineligibility.
▪ Name
▪ Chapter of Initiation/Affiliation
▪ Alumnae Chapter: Indicate only if you are a dues-paying alumnae chapter member.
▪ Contact Information
▪ Your official contact information on record with Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity and Theta Foundation will be used for all communications: e-mail, phone, and mail. You can update this information at any time by logging in to www.KappaAlphaTheta.org.
▪ E-mail Address: Provided as a back up.
Current Academic Information
▪ Current Status: Year in school.
▪ Planned/Anticipated Graduation Date
▪ Current Cumulative GPA: Must match your current cumulative GPA as reported on your most current transcript. GPAs will be verified by transcripts for those applicants selected to receive an award.
▪ Description of GPA Scale if different than 4.0
▪ Field of Study: List provided. For the purpose of identifying your eligibility for scholarships available for students in specific fields of study.
▪ Degree Being Sought
Academic History
▪ Colleges/Universities Attended and Years Attended: Identify in reverse chronological order the colleges/universities you’ve attended and the month/year you began and ended attendance.
NOTE: Official transcripts will be required after scholarship selections are made from those women selected to receive awards. Transcripts will be used to verify academic information provided on the application. If an applicant is unable to verify information submitted or fails to submit a transcript by the deadline, she will forfeit her award and a new recipient will be selected.
Qualifications
▪ Identify any and all qualifications which apply.
▪ Legacy: Defined as a mother, sister, grandmother or great-grandmother. Your legacy relationship must be on record with Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity.
▪ Educational Leadership Consultant: Current or former.
▪ Panhellenic Involvement: If you have served as an officer or served on a Panhellenic committee.
▪ Founders Memorial Scholarship Nominee: Nominated by your chapter in the current year. Note: Founders Memorial Scholarship Nominees must be reported by the chapter to Theta Foundation via the online nomination form.
▪ Undergraduate Fraternity Involvement: List of recognized offices provided.
▪ Alumnae Fraternity Involvement Held: List of recognized offices provided.
Personal Statements
The aim of Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity is threefold: intellectually, the highest scholarship; socially, the widest influence for good; and the moral code is love. Applicants are required to provide three personal statements, one related to each aim. Each statement is limited to 3,500 characters (including spaces) or approximately 500 words.
▪ HIGHEST SCHOLARSHIP
▪ Question related to your academic performance, academic or professional goals, selection of your area of study, or purpose for applying for a Theta Foundation scholarship.
▪ WIDEST INFLUENCE FOR GOOD
▪ Question related to the impact you have made or hope to make in your community (community service, does not include your Theta community.)
▪ LOVE
▪ Question related to the impact you have made within Kappa Alpha Theta or the impact Kappa Alpha Theta has had on you as a member.
References
You are required to provide the names and e-mail addresses of two references. Links to the online reference form are sent via e-mail. References must be completed online.
Reference forms include two to three short answer questions and ten questions rating your performance in different specified areas.
Individuals selected as your references should know you well, or have personal experience with your achievement. References from relatives or friends are not permitted. You should verify that the individuals are willing to provide a reference prior to submitting their names and e-mail addresses. All references must be submitted by February 15.
▪ Theta
Must be a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. May not be a family member or current scholarship applicant; submission of such will result in in a loss of reference points and possible ineligibility.
▪ Undergraduates applicants, preference in order: (1) a Theta advisor with whom you have worked, (2) a Theta alumna, (3) a current or former Theta chapter officer, (4) a Theta collegian who has been a member for a minimum of one calendar year.
▪ Graduate applicants: A Theta alumna.
▪ Academic
Must be a professor, dean, division chair, teaching assistant, advisor or comparable position. Preference is for an individual who has experience with you in an instructional setting at your current or most recent school. Graduate applicants returning to school and not currently enrolled may use an employer/community reference in the absence of an academic reference.
Contact Us
Please direct all scholarship questions or requests for information to:
Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation
Attn: Scholarship
8740 Founders Road
Indianapolis, IN 46268
toll-free: 1.800.KAO.1870
e-mail: fdnmail@kappaalphatheta.org
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