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Pi Gamma Mu
Social Sciences Honor Society
1001 Millington, Suite B,
Winfield, KS 67156
Phone: (620) 221-3128
Fax (620) 221-7124
Email: pgm@sckans.edu
Scholarship Application

Application for Pi Gamma Mu Annual Scholarship:

Due no later than January 31
1001 Millington, Suite B, Winfield, KS 67156.

 

All scholarship applications must contain the following components: this application cover sheet, personal statement, resume, transcripts from all institution of higher learning attended, and at least three letters of recommendation from individuals qualified to assess the applicant's academic merit. Only complete applications will be considered for awards.

I. Personal Details

Name

Email Address

Citizenship

School Address

Current Phone Number

Home Address

Home Phone Number

Pi Gamma Mu Chapter


II. Education

List below all institutions of higher learning you have attended. Submit, with your application, transcripts from each. For application purposes, photocopies will suffice, but scholarship recipients will be required to submit official transcripts. Include any additional schools on a separate piece of paper.

School

Degree

Major and Minors

Graduation Date

School

Degree

Major and Minors

Graduation Date

School

Degree

Major and Minors

Graduation Date


III. Graduate Education

Graduate Major

Degree Sought

Career for which you are preparing

List in order of preference, the graduate schools to which you are applying:


IV. Personal Statement

Submit a personal essay (about 500 words) stating why you have chosen your field of graduate study and what you hope to achieve by a career in this field. What special qualities, skills, training, or expertise do you possess that will likely make you a success in your graduate work?


V. Resume

Include in your resume a full description of your activities as an undergraduate and those since graduation (if applicable). This may encompass honors and scholarships, leadership positions, social service activities, employment record, travel experiences, foreign languages, professional presentations, memberships in organizations, and/or publications.


VI. Letters of Reference

List below the names of your references. Ask each to send a letter of recommendation directly to the Pi Gamma Mu office. Reviewers would be most interested in knowing the referee's opinion on the applicant's intellectual qualities and his/her chance for success in graduate school. Feel free to make any comments appropriate to the evaluation, but consider, in particular, the following: the quality of written and oral skills; the ability to think on one's feet and to make public presentations; the ability to analyze and to think deeply, abstractly and critically; the skills to interact with others socially and intellectually; the ability to accept constructive criticism.

Name

Position

Address

Name

Position

Address

Name

Position

Address


Instructions:

After completing the above application click Continue below. Print out two copies of the next page generated. This is your cover sheet for all the other documentation that you will need to send. Read it carefully, you will have to sign it and mail it in.

 

 

Completed applications should be postmarked no later than January 31 and mailed to:

 

Pi Gamma Mu
1001 Millington, Suite B,
Winfield, KS 67156

 

Notification of winners will be made in March with grants awarded in September.



If you have any problems or comments please contact Sue Watters.