PHI UPSILON OMICRON

National Honor Society in Family and Consumer Sciences
2006-2007
Undergraduate Scholarship Application

APPLICANTS MUST BE MEMBERS OF PHI UPSILON OMICRON AND ENROLLED IN A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAM
Available Scholarships: Carefully review the criteria for each scholarship and apply for all of those for which you are eligible. Scholarship recipients must be enrolled as fulltime students for the semester(s) in which scholarship money is received. The following Scholarship is available to Phi Upsilon Omicron members to be enrolled during the full 2006-2007 academic year: Margaret Jerome Sampson Scholarships - preference given to dietetics and/or food and nutrition majors. Must provide a financial statement and one double-spaced typewritten page explaining the need for additional financial assistance.
The following Scholarships are available to Phi Upsilon Omicron members to be enrolled for the fall 2006 academic quarter/semester OR during the full 2006-2007 academic year: Challenge Scholarship Closs/Parnitzke/Clarke Scholarship Genevieve Forthun Scholarship Geraldine Clewell Scholarship Golden Anniversary Scholarships Jackman Scholarship - preference given to majors in family and consumer sciences education who have shown exemplary commitment to Phi Upsilon Omicron
Lillian P. Schoephoerster Scholarship - must be non-traditional student. Must provide a financial statement and one double-spaced typewritten page explaining the need for additional education for gainful employment and giving reasons why to be considered a viable candidate.
Lucile Rust Scholarship Martha Combs Jenkins Scholarship - preference given to student who has shown exemplary commitment to Phi Upsilon Omicron Mary Weiking Franken Scholarship -preference given to majors in child and/or family and consumer sciences education Nell Bryant Robinson Scholarship - preference given to majors in dietetics and/or food and nutrition Past Presidents Scholarship
S. Penny Chappell - preference given to majors in fashion design and construction, textile design and development, and/or textile preservation Sutherland/Purdy Scholarship - preference given to majors in clothing and textiles or a related area such as apparel design or fashion merchandising Tommie J. Hamner Scholarship - preference given to student who has shown exemplary commitment to Phi Upsilon Omicron Treva C. Kintner Scholarships - must be non-traditional student who must have completed at least one half of credits required for degree
General Directions
1.	Application package must be postmarked on or before February 1, 2006.
2.	All requested documents must accompany the application, not be sent separately.
3.	All application documents must be typed on regular typing paper, not handwritten.
4.	Submit one (1) original of all information requested. A separate application must be submitted for awards.
Please collate. Applicants may apply for more than one scholarship. Only one application is necessary even for more than one scholarship. Be sure to list the name(s) of all scholarships for which you apply.
5.	All application documents are to be assembled in the order described below, clipped together with a paper clip, placed in a standard size manila file folder with tab, and then placed in a 10"x13" envelope (regular or priority envelope) for mailing.
Application Directions
1.	Complete and submit application information in the following order: application, transcript(s), recommendations (in order as stated on application). Use the correct format for each section.
2.	Submit one official transcript from each college/university attended (if latest transcript does not include previous information). To be official, the Registrar of the University is requested to place the transcript in an envelope, seal it, write his/her signature across the seal, and give (or mail) to student for inclusion in application folder.
3.	Request three recommendations. List the names of the three persons whose references you are including. Include a current or previous academic advisor and a current or previous professor. To be official and confidential, each person writing a letter of recommendation should be requested to place the letter in an envelope, seal it, write his/her signature across the seal, and give to student for inclusion in the application folder.
4.	Enclose a self-addressed stamped postcard. It will be returned when the application is received.
5.	On or before February 1, mail completed application package to Phi Upsilon Omicron, Inc. P.O. Box 329, Fairmont, WV 26555.
Application Information THE FIRST PAGE OF THE APPLICATION SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: Prepare a cover page that is to include the following information: (Please type each heading and subheading and then requested information.)
1.	List the name(s) of scholarship(s) for which application is being made. Note: the specific criteria for each scholarship should be reviewed carefully
2.	Personal Information Name(last, first, middle or maiden) Address (including street, house or apartment number, city or town, state ZIP) phone, fax, e-mail (current) Address, phone, fax, e-mail (permanent) Date of Birth (if applying for Kintner or Schoephoerster Scholarships) Cumulative Grade Point Average Phi Upsilon Omicron Chapter (where initiated, then month and year) Membership Verification (As verification, include your Chapter Advisor's signature)
3.	Classification Major Year and Term (e.g., junior, second semester) Degree Currently Pursued Expected Graduation Date
	THE SECOND PAGE OF THE APPLICATION SHOULD BEGIN WITH ITEM 4, ACADEMIC INFORMATION, AND CONTINUE THROUGH ITEM 11.
4.	Academic Information Institution (college/university) where degree is being, or will be pursued Overall Family and Consumer Science Unit name (e.g., Human Ecology), not subunit. Address, phone, fax, e-mail of overall unit. Administrator of overall unit (name, position, title, e.g., Dean, Ph.D.)
5.	Current status of Degree Institutions attended (dates attended, hours completed, degree pursued)
6.	Honors and Recognitions received while attending college
7.	Professional Service Use the three headings below and outline by semester/quarter the name of the organization and specific nature of your service and participation (including but not limited to offices and committees): Phi Upsilon Omicron Other Family and Consumer Sciences Organizations Other University and/or Community Organizations
8.	Professional goals� statement and how goals contribute to family and consumer sciences (500 words or less)
9.	Additional financial and written statements required for Sampson and Schoephoerster Scholarships (if application is being made for one or both).
10.	Recommendations List the names of the three persons whose references you are including. Include a current or previous academic advisor and a current or previous professor. (NOTE: Please refer to item 3 under Application Directions to ensure that the letters of recommendation submitted are official and confidential.) Recommendations need to address character, leadership, service and ability. Financial need should be addressed in recommendations for Sampson and Schoephoerster scholarships.
11.	Applicant responsibility Important: Applicants are responsible for notifying the Phi Upsilon Omicron National Office if status should change from the information provided on the application. (e.g., name, address, institution) Please indicate in a statement, which includes your signature, your understanding and willingness to comply with the request.
	Rules Governing Phi Upsilon Omicron undergraduate scholarships
1.	Recipients will be selected without bias toward race, creed, gender, national origin or age.
2.	Alternate recipients will be selected and notified if the original recipient is unable to accept.
3.	Picture and resume will be requested of undergraduate scholarship/award recipients for publicity purposes.
4.	Scholarship payments will be sent to the unit administrator. Recipients must be enrolled as fulltime students for the semester(s) in which scholarship money is received.

01/22/2006