Ithaca College

Are you a member of Phi Kappa Phi? Will you be applying to grad school soon?

The Ithaca College Chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi invites outstanding seniors and recent graduates* to apply for selection as the Chapter’s candidate for one of the prestigious National Fellowships for the first year of graduate or professional study.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi currently awards fifty-one Fellowships of $5,000 each and six at $15,000 each to members entering the first year of graduate or professional study. Each active Phi Kappa Phi chapter may select one candidate from among its local applicants to compete for the Society-wide awards.

Criteria used in the selection process include undergraduate academics, leadership and service both on the campus and in the community, graduate prospects, the student’s personal statement, and faculty and other recommendations.

Please submit a completed application packet to Phi Kappa Phi, Office of the Provost, 302A Peggy Ryan Williams Center by April 1st, 2016 at 4 PM. (The Chapter selection will be made by April 11, 2016. National winners will be announced by June 15, 2016.)

For more information about PKP Fellowships and to find an application packet, go to: http://www.phikappaphi.org/grants-awards/fellowship

Questions? Contact Professor Hormoz Movassaghi, President of the IC Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, Whalen 4210, 274-3328, hormoz@ithaca.edu. There will also be an information session with Professor Movassaghi for interested students on February 9, 2016 at 12:10 PM in BUS 202.

* We accept all applications submitted by active Phi Kappa Phi members (dues paid through April 15, 2016) and individuals who will have accepted the invitation to join Phi Kappa Phi by June 30, 2016. Applicants must be seeking full-time enrollment status in a graduate/professional school program to begin between May 1, 2016 and February 1, 2017. Applicants who have completed more than 9 hours of graduate credits before April 15, 2016 are ineligible.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Tammy Sritecha at phikappaphi@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-3113. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.