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National Scholarship Program

Sigma Delta Tau Foundation Inc

Foundation Annual Grants for Women

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

From the program guidelines: “Submit applications according to Foundation guidelines (typically announced annually)”

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Eligible organizations

  • Focus Areas: Individual scholarship funds have varying criteria including:
  • Alpha Beta Chapter Scholarship (University of Rhode Island)
  • Upsilon Chapter Scholarship (Indiana University)

Other requirements

  • Collegiate members of Sigma Delta Tau
  • Postgraduate members of Sigma Delta Tau
  • Each fund has unique criteria outlined by the donor
  • Financial need

Overview

National Scholarship Program

Overview: Since 1976, endowed scholarship funds have made it possible for the SDT Foundation to directly support individual sisters in achieving their educational goals.

Geographic Scope: United States (Sigma Delta Tau chapters nationwide)

Eligibility:

  • Collegiate members of Sigma Delta Tau

  • Postgraduate members of Sigma Delta Tau

  • Each fund has unique criteria outlined by the donor
  • Focus Areas: Individual scholarship funds have varying criteria including:

  • Financial need

  • Academic study area

  • Leadership success

  • Family circumstances

  • Chapter affiliation
  • Available Funds: Multiple endowed scholarship funds including:

  • Alpha Beta Chapter Scholarship (University of Rhode Island)

  • Amy Apfel Tishman Scholarship (Alpha Chapter)

  • Beth Metzger Gruber Scholarship (Phi Chapter)

  • Brandi Gurwitch Memorial Scholarship (Chi Chapter)

  • Carol Posner Goldstein Scholarship

  • Debbie Reduce Eleftheriou Scholarship (Beta Tau)

  • Delta Alumnae Scholarship (SUNY Buffalo)

  • Elizabeth McQueen Sesler Scholarship

  • Elysa Luick Alpha Zeta Scholarship (Pittsburgh)

  • Harriet Appelman Beck Scholarship

  • Ilene Rabinowitz Fleischmann Scholarship

  • Joan Ellis Shatkin Scholarship

  • Judith Rubenstein Rosenberg Scholarship

  • Marissa Altman Gottfried Scholarship (Gamma Eta)

  • Maxine Foreman Zarrow/Gail Zarrow Richards Scholarship

  • Melissa Sarkis Memorial Scholarship (Gamma Chi)

  • Miriam Rosenbloum Grant Scholarship (Journalism)

  • Regene Freund Cohane Scholarship

  • Ruth Coine Scholarship

  • Ruth Metzger Katz Scholarship (Kappa)

  • Ruth Neuman Jacobson Scholarship

  • Sheila Garon Schwartz/Helene P. Garon Scholarship

  • Sister to Sister Scholarship

  • Sunflower Scholarship in memory of Pricilla Perez Torres (Gamma Mu, Northeastern)

  • Trudy Kirchhausen Turkel Scholarship

  • Upsilon Chapter Scholarship (Indiana University)

  • Xi Scholarship (All Members)

  • Melinda Bordy Grossman Scholarship

  • SDT Foundation Scholarship
  • How to Establish a Fund: Minimum $25,000 over five years

    Contact: Kristen Jackson at 317-846-7747 or kjackson@sigmadeltatau.org

    How to Apply

    Application Process

    Application details are not publicly provided on the website. Members should:

    1. Contact the Sigma Delta Tau Foundation directly at 317-846-7747 or kjackson@sigmadeltatau.org
    2. Inquire about specific scholarship fund requirements and deadlines
    3. Submit applications according to Foundation guidelines (typically announced annually)

    Note: Awards are announced at the annual National Convention. The 2025 recipients were announced in June 2025.

    What Sigma Delta Tau Foundation Inc actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

    Grants in 2025
    4
    Total given
    $609K
    Median grant
    $69K
    Range
    $28K–$442K
    • By dollars: Illinois 73%, District of Columbia 12%, Indiana 11%. Top recipient cities: Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; Carmel, IN.

    Example grants

    • Prevent Child Abuse America · Chicago, IL

      Programming support

      $442K

    • Jewish Women International · Washington, DC

      Programming support

      $70K

    • Sigma Delta Tau Society · Carmel, IN

      Educational programming

      $69K

    • Sigma Delta Tau - Gamma Lambda Chapter · Ithaca, NY

      Educational housing project

      $28K

    IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    women

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