Scholarships & Grants
Academic Scholarships
Applications accepted December 1, 2022 – February 9, 2023
Sigma Kappa Foundation is pleased to offer scholarships for academic expenses to both undergraduate and graduate students. Last year, 92 scholarships were provided by the Foundation to encourage and support the scholastic development of our collegiate and alumnae sisters. Since 1989, Sigma Kappa members have been awarded more than $1.79 million in scholarships. While many are designated for members of specific chapters, more than 20 are available to members at large. Scholarships are made possible by our generous donors.
Eligibility
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Sigma Kappa members, both collegiate and alumnae, in good standing with the organization, as well as, new members provided they are initiated and in good standing by April 1, 2023.
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Member is pursuing undergraduate or graduate degree.
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In addition to general eligibility guidelines, many scholarships are designated with specific qualification criteria. For further details, please see our Scholarship List and FAQ.
Timeline
Dec. 1 - Feb. 9, 2023 – Applications accepted
February - March – Scholarship committee reviews applications
April – Board of Trustees reviews and approves scholarship awards
Mid-April – Applicants are notified of status
June 30 – Scholarship checks are distributed directly to recipients’ college or university
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| Scholarship FAQs | |
| 2022-23 Scholarship Recipients |
Individual Emergency Grants
Open application all year-round
Questions? Please email foundationgrants@sigmakappa.org or call the Foundation office: 317-381-5531.
Paper applications available upon request.
Alumnae Heart Fund
Apply for an Alumnae Heart Fund Grant
This charitable program is designed to provide assistance to alumnae who find themselves facing financial distress, emergency or crisis through aging, medical, natural disaster, or other severe personal or family problems.
During convention 2012, the Sigma Kappa Foundation announced that thanks to a recent bequest, the endowment requirement for the Alumnae Heart Fund has been met and emergency grants may now be awarded.
Collegiate Emergency Grant
Apply for a Collegiate Emergency Grant
The purpose of the Collegiate Emergency Grant is to provide emergency grants to aid truly needy collegiate members in good standing, who find themselves in financial distress, due to unforeseen life-changing circumstances. The amount and number of grants made will depend on the availability of funds and the need of each applicant. Grants from this program are restricted in their use to payment for tuition and books, rent and housing related expenses, personal medical bills, replacement of personal items, and other critical needs to help keep the member in school or to overcome personal loss of property.
A Collegiate Emergency Grant does not need to be repaid unless the member changes her membership status during the grant award year. A change of membership status will result in full repayment of the grant.
Note: The Foundation is unable to provide grants for dues, per the Internal Revenue Service, as dues are not considered a basic necessity nor an educational expense, and, as a result, we cannot use tax deductible contributions for this purpose.
Sister to Sister Disaster Recovery Fund
Apply for a Sister to Sister Disaster Recovery Grant
The Sister to Sister Disaster Recovery Fund assists alumnae and collegiate members of Sigma Kappa who find themselves in financial distress due to the occurrence of a Presidentially declared major disaster or emergency. Grant applications for the Sister to Sister Disaster Recovery Fund can be accepted for up to six months following the Presidential declaration. This grant is funded by member donations and contributions are accepted at any time.
In response to the back-to-back hurricanes that ravaged the Gulf Coast in late summer 2005, the Sigma Kappa Foundation established the Sister to Sister Disaster Recovery Fund. The fund provided a means for helping hurricane victims as well as setting a framework through which to assist future disaster victims.
Leadership Grants
Applications accepted Jan. 9 - Feb. 6, 2023
Sigma Kappa Foundation offers grants for Sigma Kappa members to attend the Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute (UIFI). While attending UIFI, participants will enhance their leadership potential, foster personal growth and gain skills to positively impact their chapters and fraternity/sorority communities. These grants are made possible by collegiate membership in the 1874 Giving Circle.
Eligibility
- Sigma Kappa members in good standing with the organization.
- Leaders and future leaders within the chapter and fraternity/sorority communities.
Timeline
Jan. 9 - Feb. 6 – Applications accepted
Mid Feb. – Committee reviews applications
Late Feb./Early March – Applicants are notified of status
April 13, 2023 - UIFI Early-Bird registration closes
Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute
UIFI is a four-day, three-night, immersive leadership experience where fraternity/sorority students come together to challenge conventional wisdom, discover new solutions to critical problems and accelerate progress in their fraternity/sorority communities. Participants will learn from each other in large and small groups with space for individual reflection and introspection. Our goal is for all participants to have a new perspective about their own fraternity/sorority experience as a result of their time at UIFI. Click here for conference dates.
Chapter Grants
DEIA Chapter Grant
Apply here
Questions? Please email foundationgrants@sigmakappa.org or call the Foundation office: 317-381-5531.
Vision: Chapters work with their campus diversity office to create an educational program for the chapter utilizing a speaker from the college or university.
Possible topics: unconscious bias, creating an inclusive environment within the chapter, cultural appropriation, privilege walk, inclusive language/inclusive language of diversity
Eligibility/Expectations:
• program must be educational in nature;
• program must feature a facilitator external to the chapter;
• program must have at least 50% of the chapter in attendance (virtual attendance is certainly acceptable);
• chapter must submit a grant report after the event and submit a list of action items to be taken by the chapter or individuals as next steps as a result of this program