Minnesota Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Scholarship

Revised October 2012

MINNESOTA SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

Purpose

Minnesota Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation scholarships are awarded to members, associate members or student associate members of the Minnesota Speech-Language Hearing Association (MSHA) for purposes of pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree (M.S./M.A., Ph.D., Au.D.; part-time or full-time) in speech-language pathology, audiology, or speech-language-hearing sciences. Scholarship recipients have a maximum of two years to spend the award.

Eligibility

Applicants must be enrolled in, or accepted to, a graduate program at a Minnesota University (a university registrar or department chair may be contacted to confirm acceptance/ enrollment). Individuals who have received a MSHF scholarship award in the past five (5) years are not eligible to apply.

Application Process

All application materials must be received by the deadline for the application to be considered by the Scholarship Committee. The following application materials are required: 1. A completed scholarship application. The application may be reproduced on a word processor and submitted via U.S. mail or email. 2. A one-page written narrative (attached to the application) describing career goals and qualifications for the scholarship. 3. Official academic transcripts for all colleges/universities attended. 4. Three letters of recommendation including at least one from a university instructor.

Deadline

All application materials must be received by March 1. Materials should be sent to: MN Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Scholarship c/o Cindy Vachon 4138 Xerxes Ave N Minneapolis, MN 55412 [email protected]

Note: Do not send any application materials via U.S. mail that require a signature (e.g., registered, certified, express, etc.) unless you sign a waiver form at the post office. Materials requiring a signature cannot be accepted. Materials must be delivered to the address listed above. Thanks for your cooperation.

Selection Process Applications are reviewed by the MSHF Scholarship Committee and rated on the basis of the scholarship application materials. Those applications with the highest overall ratings will be awarded scholarships. The number of scholarships and the dollar amount is set each year by the Foundation Board of Directors. Applications are rated strictly on the basis of merit without regard to the current Minnesota university program in which the applicant is enrolled. Scholarships are awarded each year at the annual MSHA Spring Convention. Scholarship recipients are asked to attend the convention awards presentation. By submitting an application you are giving the Foundation permission to use your narrative and/or photo for fundraising efforts.

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Scholarship Application

Please reproduce the following application on a word processor or typewriter. All application categories and information must be included. You may submit your application via email as a Microsoft Word file attachment.

A. Identification Information (on a separate cover sheet)

1. Applicant’s name: 2. Preferred mailing address: 3. Preferred phone: 4. Preferred email address: 5. Graduate program you plan on attending: 6. Degree you are pursuing (include degree and area, e.g., master’s in speech-language pathology):

B. Educational History

For each college or university attended:

Name of Address Dates Degree(s) Date degree(s) Major and College/University attended conferred conferred minor From/To

C. Employment History

For each job held:

Employing firm and address Position held Duties (please describe): Dates employed From/To

D. Professional Activities and Community Service

For each professional or community service activity:

Organization Type of work Average number of hours Dates of activity/service (please describe): of service per month From/To

2 E. Publications, Presentations, Honors and Awards

List all publications, presentations, honors and awards Date

F. References

List three people from whom you will request letters of recommendation. At least one recommendation must come from one of your university instructors. Please give the attached “Information for References” letter to your references.

For each reference, please list:

Name of reference Address Phone Relationship (e.g., major professor, advisor)

G. Narrative on Career Goals and Qualifications (on a separate page)

In one typed page attach a narrative on (1) your career goals and (2) your qualifications for receiving the Foundation Scholarship. You may include personal, scholastic and/or other supporting information.

H. Collegiate Transcripts

Please submit official transcripts from all colleges or universities you have attended.

All application materials must be received by March 1. Materials should be sent to:

MN Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Scholarship c/o Cindy Vachon 4138 Xerxes Ave N Minneapolis, MN 55412 [email protected]

Materials cannot be accepted that require a signature, or that must be picked up at the post office.

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Scholarship Applicants: Please present a copy of this note to the individuals that you ask to write letters of recommendation.

To References of Scholarship Applicants:

The Minnesota Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (MSHF) annually awards a post- baccalaureate scholarship to a MSHA member, associate member or student associate member who exhibits outstanding academic, clinical and/or research abilities.

The MSHF Scholarship Committee gives a great deal of weight to letters of recommendation when evaluating scholarship applicants. Please be as specific as you can when discussing the applicant. To view examples of excellent letters of recommendation, as well as other tips for writing a good recommendation, please visit the “Foundation” section of the MSHA website (www.msha.net). We thank you in advance for your thoughtfully crafted letter.

Please mail the letter of recommendation to the address listed below. Letters must be received by March 1. Thank you for your cooperation.

Send letters via mail or email to:

MN Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Scholarship c/o Cindy Vachon 4138 Xerxes Ave N Minneapolis, MN 55412 [email protected]

Note: Do not send any application materials via mail that require a signature (e.g., registered, certified, express, etc.) unless you sign a waiver form at the post office. Materials requiring a signature cannot be accepted. Thanks for your cooperation.