Scholarship Committee
Chair
- Kylie Jacobsen
Members
- Jack DeLand
- Peggy Frizzo
- Priyanka (Priya) Ganguly
- Guiseppe Getto
- Barb Horvath
- Marcia Shannon
Board Liaison
- Wendy Ross
Mission
- The Scholarship Committee recommends to the Board policies and procedures for awarding Society-level scholarships and grants, provides oversight and recommendations for geographic community scholarships and grants, reviews applications for scholarships and grants, and recommends recipients to the Board.
Responsibilities
- Recommend STC policies and procedures for awarding scholarships, as an organization and as constituent chapters.
- Promulgate policies and procedures for Society-level scholarships and grants.
- Promulgate effective scholarship and grant practices for geographic communities.
- Recommend new scholarships or consolidated society-level scholarships to the Board, as appropriate.
- Review scholarship and grant applications and recommend recipients for Society-level scholarships and grants to the Board.
- In the event that a geographic community does not have a qualified applicant pool for a grant or scholarship that the geographic community is offering, at the request of the geographic community the committee will assist in publicizing the scholarship or grant and evaluating qualified applicants.
- Maintain a list of active STC scholarship and grants, develop promotional content, and work with the STC Communications Director to promote the scholarship and grant opportunities.
Goals
- Promote services offered by the scholarship committee
- Disseminate effective scholarship and grant practices for geographic communities.
- Create and disseminate policies and procedures for Society-level scholarships and grants.
Criteria for Success
- Timely report to the board of directors following the external audit.
Contact Information
Chair: Kylie M. Jacobsen, PhD
Committee: scholarship@stc.org
Chapter Scholarships and Awards
| Scholarship Name | Chapter | Description | Undergrad/ Grad | For More Information |
| Blakely Award | East Tennessee | Up to 12 awards granted to students who demonstrate interest in technical communication or science writing, and are enrolled in an accredited institution of higher learning in East Tennessee | Both | http://www.stc-etc.org/blakely |
| Dr. Kenneth M. Gordon Scholarship | Jointly sponsored by STC chapters of northern California | Students enrolled in technical communication programs at accredited colleges or universities in Northern California. | Not specified | http://www.stc-touchstone.org/GordonSchol.html |
| San Francisco State University Scholarship | San Francisco Chapter | Student at San Francisco State University enrolled in Technical and Professional Writing Program | Not specified | https://english.sfsu.edu/tpw-scholarships |
| STC Chicago Chapter Scholarship | Chicago | Current students pursuing technical communication-related degrees or certificates in the United States | Both |
http://www.stc-chicago.com/resources/student-scholarships/
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| Ernie Mazzatenta Scholarship | Carolina | Clemson University student pursuing a degree or concentration in some aspect of technical communication | Both |
http://www.stc-carolina.org/tiki-index.php?page=Clemson+Scholarship
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| STC-PMC Scholarship | Philadelphia Metro Chapter | Attending a college full-time in greater Philadelphia area | Both | http://www.stcpmc.org/education/scholarship/ |
| Orange County STC | Orange Country | TBD | ||
| Melissa Pellegrin Memorial Scholarship | Orlando-Central Florida | University of Central Florida Student | Both | https://stc-orlando.org/education/scholarships/ |
| Souther and White Scholarship | Puget Sound | Puget Sound area colleges and universities | Both | http://www.stc-psc.org/scholarship/ |
| Heritage Award | Rochester | Rochester-area colleges Syracuse to Buffalo) | Both | http://stc-rochester.org/heritage-award-in-honor-of-edline-chun/ |
| Charles F. Brooks Award in Technical Writing | Orlando Central Florida | Full-time students in the Professional Writing, Rhetoric, and Technology major/minor at the University of South Florida | Undergrad | For more information: http://english.usf.edu/about/awards/#tech |
Student Membership Sponsorships
| Chapter | Description | For More Information |
| Canada West Coast | Full sponsorship of 20 student memberships | http://stcwestcoast.ca/chapter/stc-canada-west-coast-chapter-offers-full-sponsorship-of-20-student-memberships |
| Northeast Ohio | 50% of student membership | http://neostc.org/cmswp/join-the-stc/student-membership-funding/ |
| Philadelphia Metro | Multiple student memberships | http://www.stcpmc.org/education/scholarship/ |
| Rochester | 50% of student membership for mentoring program participants | http://stc-rochester.org/explore-the-exciting-field-of-technical-communication/ |