ALPHA DELTA KAPPA
SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANT:
*REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS (For Alpha
Delta Kappa members only) — The Alpha
Delta Kappa Foundation annually allocates each region $3,000 to fund two
Regional Professional Development Scholarships. However, the
amount awarded cannot exceed the applicant's
estimated expenses. The Regional
Professional Development Scholarships are awarded on the basis of
"merit" rather than "need." The program is for advanced study or a
project in connection with a degree
program. Applications are available
from the Alpha Delta Kappa password-protected Website or from the
Regional Scholarship Programs Committee chairman in each region. Each
chapter president has the name and
address of the Regional Scholarship Programs Committee chairman in her
region. The completed
application and one copy must be returned to your Regional Scholarship
Programs Committee chairman "Priority Mail — Delivery Confirmation" and one copy via regular mail to
International Headquarters postmarked by January 31.
*REGIONAL MINI-SCHOLARSHIPS (For
Alpha Delta Kappa members only) — Under the umbrella of t Regional
Professional Development Scholarships, International annually gives each
region $3,000 to distribute to members in good standing, whether
actively engaged in teaching or not, who apply to attend personal or
professional continuing education programs. Graduate and/of doctoral
studies are beyond the scope of this program. The maximum scholarship is
$300. Brochures containing applications are available
from the Regional
Scholarship Programs Committee chairman in each region,
state/provincial/national and chapter presidents, on the
password-protected portion of the Alpha Delta Kappa Website and
Headquarters. Applicants shall mail
via "Priority Mail — Delivery Confirmation" completed applications
original and one copy) to
their regional scholarship chairman and one copy of completed
application via regular mail or FAX to International Headquarters by the
following deadlines: Applications for activities taking place
between November 15, and May 15, must be postmarked no later than
October 15; Applications for
activities taking place between May 15, and November 15, must be
postmarked no later than April 15.
*LIVING MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP For
Alpha Delta Kappa members only) — The Living Memorial
Scholarship is an annual scholarship in the amount of $2,500. The Living
Memorial Scholarship program
provides an Alpha Delta
Kappa member the opportunity for professional growth through traveling
away from her home environment and/or
studying another culture to promote World Understanding and to
expand her knowledge and develop
materials to be used in the classroom. The program provides
incentive for a member to enrich the lives of her pupils by imparting to
them this expanded knowledge in her
field of education. Requests for applications should be made in
writing to the Living Memorial
Scholarship Chairman Jane H. Kivell,
304 Austin Acres Road, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 or by accessing
the password-protected portion of the Alpha Delta Kappa Website. The
completed application and one copy
must be returned to the Living Memorial Scholarship chairman via
"Priority Mail — Delivery Confirmation" and one copy via regular mail to
International Headquarters postmarked by February 15.
*FINE ARTS GRANTS — The Fine Arts
Grants are awarded biannually in two categories, Performing Arts
and Visual Arts. The next
Performing Arts awards will be given in Instrumental Music (Stringed
instruments only) and the next Visual
Arts awards will be given in Painting (all media). A maximum of on
$5,000 first place grant, one $3,000 second place grant and one
$1,000 third place grant may be given in each
category, and will be paid over a two year period. The grants are for a
graduate degree program or a study course.
INTERNATIONAL TEACHER EDUCATION
— The ITE scholarship enables as many as seven young women from
foreign countries to study for one year in colleges and universities
throughout the United
States. The applicant must be an
unmarried woman with no dependents and at least 20 years of a
and no more than 35 years of age. She must also be a non- U. S.
citizen
residing outside the United States and must maintain
that residency status from the time of application to the awarding of
the scholarship.
She shall plan to enter the teaching profession or be engaged in the
teaching profession and shall have completed at least one year of
college. Doctoral studies are beyond the
scope of this program. The next application deadline is January 1,
THE AGNES SHIPMAN ROBERTSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP —
In honor of one of our Founders
perpetuating endowment administered by the University of Missouri -
Kansas City Conservatory of Music
awards scholarships for students to study at the Kansas City
Conservatory of Music. Applications may be
requested from UMKC, Conservatory of Music, 4949 Cherry, Kansas City, MO
64110.
THE MARIE
NEAL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
— In honor of one of our Founders, a perpetuating endowment administered
by Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas awards an annual scholarship
to a young
woman choosing to enter the teaching profession. Applications may be
requested from Baker University,
Baldwin City,
KS 66006.
THE ALPHA DELTA KAPPA SCHOLARSHIP
— To commemorate the organization's 50th anniversary, a
perpetuating endowment administered by the Kansas City Art Institute
awards scholarships for students to
study at the Art Institute. Information may be requested through the
Advancement Office, Kansas City Art
Institute, 4415 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64111.
Texas Beta Lambda Local Chapter Scholarships are presented to members’
children who are seniors each year at the last meeting of the year and
at the different local schools’ programs where they present awards.
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