SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA

GEORGE HERNDON GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

 IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

INTRODUCTION:

The George Herndon Graduate Scholarship in Communication Disorders was initiated to provide financial support for a student formally admitted to the Graduate Program in Communication Disorders at Arkansas State University.  The scholarship funds are held in trust by the ASU Foundation, Inc., as an interest bearing account.  As such, the actual value of the annual scholarship will vary based on the interest accrued by the account and the number of contributions made by donors to the principal value of the account.

The scholarship recipient will be selected during their second term of graduate enrollment and the funds will be remitted at the beginning of the spring semester.  The Scholarship Selection Committee will have, as a result, student academic and clinical performance information from the summer and fall enrollments to assist them in making the final selection.

The Scholarship Selection Committee will be comprised of four members; the Communication Disorders Program Director, two members of the Communication Disorders faculty, and one representative of the Regional Association for Communicative Disorders.  The Scholarship Selection Committee will accept applications through November 1^st each year and will name a scholarship recipient by December 1^st.  The scholarship will then be awarded to the recipient for use in the spring semester.  The scholarship funds may be used for tuition, fees, books, or expenses incurred while completing a thesis or other research endeavor. 

SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFICATIONS:

·        Applicants must be unconditionally admitted to the Graduate Program in Communication Disorders.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR MAINTAINING THE SCHOLARSHIP:

·        The recipient must maintain full-time graduate student status in the Communication Disorders Program.

·        The recipient must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher.

APPLICATION MATERIALS REQUIRED:

·        Applicants must complete an application form.

·        Applicants must attach a resume’ with the application.  The resume’ should address activities, responsibilities, and achievements completed since high school. 

·        Applicants should include a brief autobiographical narrative to be used for publicity should the applicant be awarded the scholarship.

·        Applicants must include a proposed budget for their anticipated expenses during the spring semester.  The Scholarship Selection Committee will use this information to evaluate each applicant’s need for financial assistance.

·        Applications and all supporting materials must be submitted to the Scholarship Selection Committee by November 1^st.

·        All applications will be reviewed by the Scholarship Selection Committee to narrow the number of applicants to a list of finalists.  All finalists will be interviewed by the committee in order to determine the scholarship award winner.

Applications can be obtained from the Communication Disorders Program Director at the following address:

                        Dr. Richard A. Neeley, Director

                        Communication Disorders Program

                        CNHP Office 413

                        P.O. Box 910

                        State University, AR 72467

                        Phone:  870-972-3106

                        e-mail:  rneeley@astate.edu