SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY-2010:
NESHAP will be offering a student scholarship for the fifteenth consecutive year. NESHAP is happy to
announce a $1000.00 scholarship to be awarded at our spring 2010 workshop.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible, a student:
·
must currently be a Junior or Senior
majoring in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology with a graduation date of December 2010 or May 2011.
· must be attending one of the institutions in our geographic
area (Bloomsburg University, East Stroudsburg University, Marywood University or College Misericordia).
· must be a full-time student, a member of local or national
NSSLHA, and have at least a 3.3 QPA.
Requirements
Students applying must submit all of the following requirements:
·
a cover letter listing all the
contents of the application.
·
proof of the following:
full-time status; Junior or Senior status; and
graduation
date. Obtain a letter from your department chairperson or
academic advisor on the institution's letterhead addressing each item
stated above.
·
proof of current NSSLHA membership
(either local or national).
·
proof of activity level (officer,
committee chairperson, committee member) within
local NSSLHA.
Obtain a letter from your chapter's NSSLHA advisor stating
your involvement.
·
a transcript (official or unofficial)
reflecting performance through the Fall 2009 semester. This transcript must include your cumulative QPA.
· two current letters of recommendation written by professionals in the speech-
language pathology or audiology field.
· an essay addressing one of the following topics:
a) the impact you will have on
your chosen profession upon completion
of your final degree (Master's or Doctorate)
b) the importance of the speech-language pathology or audiology
profession
c) why you deserve to be awarded this scholarship.
This essay must be typed and double-spaced. It may not exceed two pages.
· a statement indicating whether or not you grant permission
to have your essay in its entirety appear on NESHAP’s website (http://neshap.org/index/). Only the essay of the winning recipient will appear.
If information
is missing from the initial application or if information is received after the deadline, disqualification will automatically
occur.
Procedure
Please submit all of the above
requested items to Dr. Susan Moon Meyer, Kutztown University, Center for Communication Disorders, Room 148A, Kutztown, PA
19530. In order to be eligible, this information must be received on or before 2 March 2010.
The recipient of this scholarship will be announced at NESHAP's spring workshop. It is not necessary
for the scholarship recipient to be present.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Meyer at 610-683-4297
(W), 610-683-4238 (H) or any member of the scholarship committee (Diane Harpster 610-838-8810, Eileen Puglia 570-385-6731,
Elaine Shuey 570-422-3681 or Dave Spivak 610-967-3746.)
Use of Scholarship
NESHAP trusts that the
scholarship money will be used toward your education in some manner. The purchase of course related or
professional books, speech-language pathology tests or therapy materials or payment toward tuition, laboratory fees, or other
educationally related fees would be acceptable uses of this money.
Documentation of Scholarship Usage
The scholarship recipient
must provide NESHAP with documentation prior to 31 December 2010 regarding the use of the scholarship money. This
documentation should be sent to Dr. Susan Moon Meyer. The address can be found above in the section titled
Procedure.
Susan Moon Meyer, Ph.D.
NESHAP Scholarship Committee, Chairperson
