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National Scholarship Program

SIGMA DELTA TAU FOUNDATION INC

Foundation Annual Grants for Women
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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.

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