$96,000 in scholarships available for 2026!

Every year, the Alpha Sigma Tau Foundation awards scholarships to aid Sisters in their academic pursuits.

Thanks to our generous past and present donors, we have $96,000 in scholarships available to AΣΤ collegiate and alumnae members for the 2026-2027 year.

Scholarship applications are now open! Applications are due on March 16, 2026.

Check back on this page later this year for more information on the 2026 Scholarship Application. Here, you’ll find our available scholarships, award amounts, and the resources you need to complete your application.

The scholarship application and timeline will be coming soon!

Eligibility

Scholarships

To qualify for an Alpha Sigma Tau Scholarship, you must:

  • Be a member in good standing financially, academically, and behaviorally (Pyszka Scholarship open to non-members)
  • Have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale
  • Fully complete the entire General Scholarship Application, including all necessary attachments
  • Be enrolled in a degree-seeking program at a four-year accredited institution in the Fall 2026 semester
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Fellowship

To qualify for the Dr. Tiffany K. Street Fellowship, you must:

  • Be a member in good standing financially, academically, and behaviorally
  • Complete the entire Dr. Tiffany K. Street Fellowship application, including all necessary attachments.
  • Be in pursuit of a program, certificate, course, or other development opportunity fostering leadership skills, values-based learning, professional development, healthy lifestyles, or cultural and emotional intelligence.

What to Know Before You Begin

  1. You must create a GivaGrant account to start an application, and you will be prompted to do so. Once you begin an application, you can save and return to it later.
    • When you create an account, you will be asked to verify your email. If you do not recieve a verification email from GivaGrant, please check your spam and/or junk email folders.
  2. You should complete the General Application to be considered for any award. Some awards have additional application components. Each award and its criteria are listed below.
    • If you apply for one of our Special Interest Scholarships with additional components, you also need to fill out a General Application. You’ll be considered for all scholarships for which you are eligible.
  3. Reference letters are required and are submitted alongside your application. You need to directly contact your references and have them send their letter to you, so you can upload it via the application. References letters can not be submitted by the person writing the reference. We encourage you to allow references ample time to complete their letters, and recommend a deadline of March 13 at the latest for uploading references to your application. Please note this significant change from previous years of scholarship applications.
  4. Some portions of the application are open-ended text box responses, and others require documentation uploads. Consider creating your open-ended responses in advance to avoid proofreading errors.
  5. The due date for all materials is March 16, 2026.
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Fellowships

Dr. Tiffany K. Street Fellowship – $1,000
This fellowship supports educational and fellowship opportunities for Alpha Sigma Tau alumnae and collegians that develop and foster training in leadership skills, values-based learning, professional development, healthy lifestyles, and the promotion of one’s cultural and emotional intelligence.

Begin Dr. Tiffany K. Street Fellowship Application

Special Interest Scholarships

If you apply for one of our Special Interest Scholarships with additional components, you also need to fill out a General Application. You’ll be considered for all scholarships for which you are eligible.

Martha Drouyor Belknap DeCamp Outstanding Philanthropy Scholarship – $1,500
Applicant must be motivated by her desire “to contribute to the progress of humankind” and have demonstrated leadership ability to involve others in philanthropic endeavors.

Kathleen Orrison Sharp Scholarship – $2,000
Applicant must be an alumna or collegian who is enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education in a degree-seeking program; enrolled at an institution in the state of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, or Minnesota, and demonstrates actions and advocacy of a socially conscious citizen engaging in animal welfare and/or environmental preservation.

Michael Pyszka Scholarship – $1,000
Applicant must be an undergraduate student in their study abroad semester. Eligibility is open to collegiate members of Alpha Sigma Tau and the children and grandchildren of Alpha Sigma Tau alumnae members.

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Awards Through the General Scholarship Application

Special Interest Scholarships

  • Nayle Family Scholarship – $1,000
    Applicant must be an initiated member who is the daughter of an active-duty or honorably discharged Veteran in any of the Armed Forces; an alumna who is active duty or honorably discharged Veteran in any of the Armed Forces; or the daughter of an active-duty or honorably discharged Veteran (whether the Veteran is a member of Alpha Sigma Tau or her spouse).
  • Michele L. Golob Scholarship – $2,000
    Applicant must be a graduate student in an ACPE-recognized Doctor of Pharmacy program (PharmD).
  • Epsilon Mu Chapter – Lois Anne Cooke Scholarship – $2,000
    Applicant must be a collegiate member of the Epsilon Mu Chapter at SUNY Buffalo.
  • Epsilon Rho Chapter – Lois Anne Cooke Scholarship – $2,000
    Applicant must be a collegiate member of the Epsilon Rho Chapter at SUNY Geneseo.

Chapter Scholarships and 2026 Award Amounts

  • Alpha Chapter – Joyce Berg Memorial Scholarship – $1,000
  • Alpha Lambda Chapter Scholarship – $1,000
  • Alpha Pi Chapter Scholarship – $2,000
  • Alpha Rho Chapter – Louise Einstein Scholarship – $1,000
  • Beta Eta Chapter – Emma Caserotti Memorial Scholarship – $1,000
  • Beta Mu Chapter Scholarship – $1,000
  • Beta Omega Chapter Scholarship – $1,000
  • Beta Pi Chapter Scholarship – $1,000
  • Beta Xi Chapter – Andrea Merrick Dranberg Scholarship – $5,000
  • Beta Xi Chapter Scholarship – $5,000
  • Delta Chapter Scholarship – $1,000
  • Delta Beta Chapter Scholarship – $2,000
  • Delta Nu Chapter Scholarship – $7,000
  • Delta Phi Chapter Scholarship – $1,000
  • Delta Tau Chapter Scholarship – $1,000
  • Epsilon Alpha Chapter – Brittani Fussinger Berg Scholarship – $1,000
  • Epsilon Omicron Chapter Scholarship – $1,000
  • Gamma Gamma Chapter – Melinda Henry Oates Scholarship – $3,000 (2 x $1,500 awards available)
  • Gamma Iota – Kimberly Kahmer Scholarship – $2,000
  • Gamma Pi Chapter Scholarship – $1,500
  • Gamma Tau Chapter Scholarship – $1,000
  • Gamma Theta Chapter Scholarship – $5,000
  • Omicron Chapter Scholarship – $2,000
  • Phi Chapter – Southeastern Louisiana Alumnae Chapter Scholarship – $4,000 (2 x $2,000 awards available)
  • Psi Chapter Scholarship – $4,000 (2 x $2,000 awards available)
  • Upsilon Chapter Scholarship – $1,500
  • Psi Chapter – Sara Yakovac Scholarship – $1,000
  • Zeta Chapter – Denny Strouse Scholarship – $3,000 (2 x $1,500 awards available)
  • Zeta Chapter Centennial Scholarship – $1,000

Field of Study Scholarships and 2026 Award Amounts

Education

  • Ferne Shumate Phipps Scholarship – $1,500
  • June E. McCarthy Scholarship – $1,500
  • Mary Ellen Willmitch Scholarship – $1,000
    Elementary education
  • Ricki Bargman Trosen Scholarship – $1,000

STEM

  • Edith Minerva Elliott Scholarship – $1,000
    Science or mathematics
  • DonnaMarie Grenier Scholarship – $1,000
    Nursing
  • Dr. Sara H. Cree Scholarship – $1,000
    Health or physical education
  • Nannie Rudd Evans Scholarship – $1,000
    Dietetics or science
  • Thomas J. King Jr. Scholarship – $1,500
    Engineering

  • Arts
  • Carrie Washburne Staehle Scholarship – $1,000
    Classic modern language study, advancing skills in spoken or written languages

Business

  • Charlotte Evans Floyd Scholarship – $2,000
    Business administration

General Scholarships and 2026 Award Amounts

  • Christina Covington Scholarship – $1,000
  • Elizabeth Wilson/Dorothy Bennett Robinson Scholarship – $1,000
  • Effie E. Lyman Memorial Academic Scholarship
  • Founders Scholarship – $1,000
  • Karen J. Beggs Memorial Scholarship – $1,000
  • Lenore Seibel King Scholarship – $2,000
  • Lois Schweikart O’Dell Scholarship – $1,000
  • Mary Charles Adams Ashby Scholarship – $1,000
  • Mary Louise Mandrea Doyle Scholarship – $1,000
  • Meda Ray Elliott Sewell Scholarship – $1,000
  • Rose Marie Schmidt Scholarship – $4,000
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Questions? Please email foundation@alphasigmatau.org