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Sigma Tau Delta presents a variety of international scholarships each year. Chapters may nominate three members to apply for each of the Junior, Senior, Graduate and Study Abroad Scholarships, worth up to $2,500 apiece. Chapters may nominate three members for the Regnery Scholarship, endowed in 1992 in honor of Henry Regnery, the noted publisher. This scholarship, worth up to $2,500, is given to an outstanding student scholar. Chapters may also nominate three members for the new Sigma Tau Delta Scholarship. This scholarship, worth $3,000, is given to an outstanding student scholar who has performed outstanding service to Sigma Tau Delta. In addition to the scholarships, runners up in the Junior, Senior, Graduate, and Sigma Tau Delta Scholarship categories are presented with awards of up to $500.

The Central Office sends scholarship information to every chapter in September. Application forms may be downloaded via this web page. Applications should demonstrate both academic scholarship and chapter service.

Mail Application forms to:
Dr. William C. Johnson
Sigma Tau Delta Executive Director
Dept. of English
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115-2863

Before receiving their stipend, recipients are required to provide proof of registration in at least 50% of a full load of courses as part of an English degree program. Should winners not be able to provide such verification at the beginning of the fall semester following their application process, their awards will be presented to alternates. Awards are usually determined by March 31 and typically are announced at the annual convention.

Address questions to the Scholarship Committee Chair Sidney Watson
 

Scholarship Applications

• The Junior Scholarship (E. Nelson James) - Due October 30
  Given to a student member applying during the junior year. Dr. James served as second Executive Secretary of Sigma Tau Delta and Editor of The Rectangle.
   
• The Senior Scholarship (Elva Bell McLin) - Due October 30
  Given to a student member applying during the senior year (winners may be enrolled as 5th year seniors or graduate students enrolled in an English program when they receive their stipend). Dr. McLin served as Southern Regent and National Historian of Sigma Tau Delta.
   
• The Graduate Scholarship (Edwin L. Stockton, Jr.) - Due October 30
  Awarded to a current graduate student who will be continuing in graduate school. Dr. Stockton was the fourth National President of the Society.
   
• The Henry Regnery Endowed Scholarship - Due October 30
  Does not require applicants to be in a specific year of college. This scholarship was endowed in 1992 in honor of Henry Regnery, founder of Regnery Publishing, Inc., in Washington, DC.
   
• The Sigma Tau Delta Scholarship - Due October 30
  Does not require applicants to be in a specific year of college. This scholarship recognizes academic excellence and outstanding service to Sigma Tau Delta.
   
• The Sigma Tau Delta Study Abroad Scholarships - Due October 30 & March 30
  For active undergraduate members studying for an academic term or year in a certified undergraduate program outside of the country in which their chapter is located.
  
  
• The Sigma Tau Delta Summer Program Scholarships - Due March 30
  For members attending a special summer program in the country where their chapter is located. (This scholarship cannot be used toward a regular summer session at the student's home institution.)