Hello,
Given the current situation with COVID-19, we are extending the deadlines for the Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 22 UM-UMBC scholarship applications to May 15, 2020. Please take the time to review these opportunities and submit an application by the deadline date.
The Marilyn
Demorest Love of Learning Award is bestowed in recognition of the many
significant contributions made by Dr. Marilyn Demorest as a key founder and
seminal leader of Chapter 22 UM-UMBC of Phi Kappa Phi. Dr. Demorest's
clear-eyed determination, detailed planning, and appreciation of both
tradition and innovation infused the infant chapter with the carefully-built
scaffolding needed for it to grow into the chapter we enjoy today.
Marilyn's dedication to PKP and her own love of learning are the foundation for
this award.
Each spring, this chapter invites applications from its graduate student members. Two $500 awards will be distributed each
year to the selected awardees.
Eligibility criteria for the award are as follows:
(1) Each graduate student applicant shall be a current member of Chapter
22 UM-UMBC
(2) Each graduate student applicant shall be selected on the basis of
academic excellence as demonstrated by outstanding grades, academic honors,
awards and recognition, and activities in the University or in the Community as
well as through a clearly articulated essay (no more than 500 words) explaining
what the PKP Motto means to them:
o Philosophia Krateito Photo: Let the Love of Learning Rule Humanity
(3) Each graduate student applying for the Marilyn Demorest Love of
Learning Award must complete and submit the online application form no later
than May 15, 2020
The winning applicant(s) will be notified by email by the end of May 2020.
Click below to access the award application in Google Drive.
Marilyn Demorest Love of Learning Award
The Shirley C. Sorensen Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award is bestowed in recognition of the numerous contributions that Dr. Sorensen has made over many years to The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi and especially to the former five-campus chapter, University of Maryland Chapter 22 UM-UMBC. Each spring, this chapter invites applications from its undergraduate student members. One $1000 award will be distributed each year to the selected awardee.
Eligibility criteria for the award are as follows:
(1) Each undergraduate student applicant shall be a current member of
Chapter 22 UM-UMBC
(2) Each undergraduate student applicant shall be selected on the basis
of Academic Excellence as demonstrated by outstanding grades, academic honors,
awards and recognition, and activities in the University and in the Community
(3) Each undergraduate student applying for the Shirley C. Sorensen
Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award must complete and submit the online
application form no later than May 15, 2020
The winning applicant will be notified by email by the end of May 2020.
Click below to access the award application in Google Drive.
Shirley C. Sorensen Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award
Sincerely,
Constance Pierson
President
PKP Chapter 22 UM-UMBC
