SDT Foundation 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: All SDT chapters nationally

Eligibility:

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

Focus Areas:

• Financial need
• Academic study area
• Leadership success
• Family circumstances
• Chapter affiliation

Award Structure:

• Minimum endowment to establish new fund: $25,000 over 5 years
• Scholarship awards generated from investment earnings, preserving endowment in perpetuity
• Multiple named scholarship funds available

Existing Scholarship Funds Include:

• 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)
• Ilene Rabinowitz Fleischmann Scholarship
• Marissa Altman Gottfried Scholarship (Gamma Eta)
• Maxine Foreman Zarrow/Gail Zarrow Richards Scholarship
• Melinda Bordy Grossman Scholarship
• Regene Freund Cohane Scholarship
• Ruth Coine Scholarship
• Ruth Metzger Katz Scholarship (Kappa Chapter)
• Ruth Neuman Jacobson Scholarship
• Sheila Garon Schwartz/Helene P. Garon Scholarship
• Sister to Sister Scholarship
• Sunflower Scholarship (Gamma Mu, Northeastern)
• Upsilon Chapter Scholarship (Indiana University)
• And many others

Application Process

Application details not provided on website. Interested members should contact the SDT Foundation directly:

• Phone: 317-846-7747
• Email: kjackson@sigmadeltatau.org
• Mailing Address: Sigma Delta Tau Sorority, 714 Adams Street, Carmel, Indiana 46032

Applications appear to be reviewed annually, with awards announced at the National Convention (typically June).