National Scholarship Program

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

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.