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 2024 semester

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.

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What to Know Before You Begin

1. Once you begin an application, you can save and return to it later.
2. You should complete the General Application to be considered for any award except the Dr. Tiffany K. Street Fellowship. Some awards have additional application components. Each award and its criteria are listed below.
   • If you apply for a Special Interest Scholarship, you do not need to fill out an additional General Application. You’ll automatically be considered for all scholarships for which you are eligible.
3. Reference letters are required and are submitted directly by your references to your application. You will include your references’ names and email addresses. They will receive a direct link to load their letter to your application. This is the only way your reference letters will be received, so enter that information early to allow references ample time to complete their application portion.
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 April 15, 2024.

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.

Special Interest Scholarships

With separate applications

If you apply for one of these three Special Interest Scholarships, you do not need to fill out an additional General Application. You’ll automatically 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 a resident of the state of Illinois and enrolled at an institution in the state of Illinois 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.

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 2024 Award Amounts

• Alpha Chapter – Joyce Berg Memorial Scholarship – $1,000
• Alpha Lambda Chapter Scholarship – $1,000
• Beta Eta Chapter – Emma Caserotti Memorial Scholarship – $1,000
• Beta Mu Chapter Scholarship – $1,000
• Beta Xi Chapter – Andrea Merrick Dranberg Scholarship – $2,000
• Beta Xi Chapter Scholarship – $4,000 (2 x $2,000 awards available)
• Delta Chapter Scholarship – $1,000
• Delta Beta Chapter Scholarship – $2,000
• Delta Nu Chapter Scholarship – $3,000
• Delta Phi Chapter Scholarship – $1,500
• Delta Tau Chapter Scholarship – $1,000
• Epsilon Alpha Chapter – Brittani Fussinger Berg Scholarship – $1,500
• 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 – $2,000
• Omicron Chapter Scholarship – $2,000
• Phi Chapter – Southeastern Louisiana Alumnae Chapter Scholarship – $2,000
• Psi Chapter Scholarship – $2,000
• Upsilon Chapter Scholarship – $1,000
• Psi Chapter – Sara Yakovac Scholarship – $1,000
• Zeta Chapter – Denny Strouse Scholarship – $3,000 (2 x $1,500 awards available)
• Zeta Chapter Centennial Scholarship – $1,500

Field of Study Scholarships and 2024 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 – $
  Health or physical education
• Nannie Rudd Evans Scholarship – $1,000
  Dietetics or science
• Thomas J. King Jr. Scholarship – $1,000
  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 2024 Award Amounts

• Christina Covington Scholarship – $1,000
• Elizabeth Wilson/Dorothy Bennett Robinson Scholarship – $1,000
• Effie E. Lyman Memorial Academic Scholarship
• Founders Scholarship – $4,000 (2 x $2,000 awards available)
• 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 – $3,000