Leaders of Promise/GEICO Business Student Scholarships
Visit the Phi Theta Kappa Enrollment Form to ensure that you have submitted your graduate/transfer date, major and other important information to us. Completing and updating the Enrollment Form will help ensure that you will be considered for scholarships and that you will have access to exclusive membership benefits.
The purpose of the Leaders of Promise scholarship program is to provide new Phi Theta Kappa members with financial resources to help defray educational expenses while enrolled in a two-year college in order to develop leadership potential through participation in Society programs. Leaders of Promise is the Society's first scholarship program available to members to be used during the time they are enrolled in their community colleges. Up to 30 scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded based on applications submitted by members. To be eligible to apply, a student must be a member of Phi Theta Kappa in good standing and currently enrolled in an associate degree program, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 on all college-level coursework. Students who have completed no more than 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) of coursework as of January 31, 2010, ARE eligible to apply. Student with previous degrees are NOT eligible. Applications are due May 1, 2010. Students will be given through May 3 to complete all items as May 1 falls on the weekend.
Additional Opportunity for Business Majors
Students that apply for Leaders of Promise Scholarships and are declared business majors may apply for a GEICO Business Scholarship. The two top scoring Leaders of Promise applicants that are declared business majors will each receive a $1,000 scholarship. Information on the GEICO Scholarships are included on the Leaders of Promise application.
Access the 2010 Leaders of Promise/GEICO Business Student Scholarships Application
| Conditions of Eligibility | Selection Procedure | Leaders of Promise Cash Awards and Participation Requirement Form | Contact Information |
Conditions of Eligibility
- A student must be a Phi Theta Kappa member in good standing and currently enrolled in a community college at the time of application.
- Members must have a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA at time of application on all college-level coursework. Part-time and full-time students are eligible to apply.
- Members who have completed 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) or less of college-level coursework by January 31, 2010, are eligible to apply.
- Students must not hold an associate or bachelor degree from any community college or four-year college.
- Students must enroll at a community college for the fall 2010 semester in a minimum of six semester credit hours.
- The student's record must be free from suspension, probation or other disciplinary action.
- The student's record must be free from any criminal conduct, or if a convicted felon, must have completed all conditions of sentencing, including probation.
Selection Procedure
Complete applications are due May 1, 2010. Students will be given through May 3, 2010, to complete all items as May 1 falls on the weekend. Independent judges will review applications and determine the Leaders of Promise scholarship recipients. Award winners will be notified by August 1, 2010.
Leaders of Promise Cash Awards and Participation Requirement Form
Up to 30 Leaders of Promise scholarship recipients will be named. A Leaders of Promise scholarship winner will receive a $1,000 cash stipend. The award will be disbursed in two equal payments of $500 per semester.
The first payment will be made once the student provides documentation of enrolling in a minimum of six semester credit hours at the community college. The second stipend will be paid once the student provides documentation of enrolling in a minimum of six semester credit hours, has successfully maintained a 3.25 cumulative grade point average and has met minimum participation requirements in his or her Phi Theta Kappa chapter as outlined in the Participation Requirement Form.
Contact Information
For more information about Leaders of Promise, contact scholarship.programs@ptk.org, 601.987.5741.
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