Phi Delta Kappa scholarship deadline approaches

Annually, Phi Delta Kappa International, through its Educational Foundation, awards scholarships to prospective educators.

Applicants must be high school seniors intending to pursue an education career or undergraduate students who are members of PDK and enrolled in an education program at a college or university.

Funding comes from member donations, local PDK chapters, and endowments from individuals, families, and other entities that have established scholarship accounts with the PDK Educational Foundation.

• The number and amount of the awards varies each year, ranging from $500 to renewable awards totalling $5,000 over four years.
  
  Several awards have specific eligibility criteria that are further explained on the last page of the application.

• Award payments are made directly to the institution the student attends and are applied toward the cost of tuition and fees.

• The criteria used to select PDK’s scholarship recipients are academic standing, written essay, letters of recommendation, and leadership activities. A committee of PDK members reviews the applications and determines the winners.

The applications are due Feb. 1, 2006. For an application form and additional information, visit www.pdkintl.org/fea/feahome.htm.