Chapter 046 of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi will award a $500 scholarship to one first-year and one second-year undergraduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in recognition of past achievements and future academic potential. The award will be determined by an essay contest. underclassmen are invited to submit a 500-word essay that answers the following question:
What does a college education mean to you? Do you feel the main purpose of pursuing higher education should be to prepare you for the workforce or to prepare you for lifelong learning?
To be eligible for this award you must:
*Be an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who has earned fewer than 60 credit hours at an accredited university.
*Compose a 500-word essay on the topic specified above. Word limits will be strictly enforced.
Essays should be single-spaced with 1” margins, 12-point type, on a standard 8½” x 11” page layout. The essay will be judged on content and technical merit. Essays will be subjected to blind judging. Include your name and contact information on a separate coversheet, not on the essay itself.
Completed essays and applications should be submitted to Amanda Houser (ahouser@illinois.edu) by Friday, March 23, 2018. The award recipients will be announced at the Phi Kappa Phi initiation ceremony in April 2018. Please contact Amanda if you have questions regarding the award or the essay criteria. The Phi Kappa Phi chapter at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been designated a Chapter of Excellence, the highest award a chapter can receive. Visit phikappaphi.org for additional information on The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.