Delta Gamma Foundation Scholarships: Requirements and Opportunities
The Delta Gamma Foundation offers various scholarships and grants to support its members' academic and personal growth. These opportunities range from need-based scholarships to leadership grants and anchor grants, catering to different aspects of a member's life and financial situation. The Foundation's commitment extends to promoting Service for Sight and ensuring the future of the Delta Gamma sisterhood.
Foundation Scholarships
The Foundation Scholarship application opens on January 1st. For inquiries, contact the Foundation Office at 317.663.4242. To receive updates regarding the scholarship application, ensure your contact information is current with the Fraternity.
Eligibility for Foundation Scholarships
Initiated collegiate and alumnae members of Delta Gamma in good standing with the Fraternity are eligible to apply for Foundation scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate studies.
Applicants must be classified as an undergraduate Junior, undergraduate Senior, or Graduate Student for the academic term in which the scholarship is awarded. Note that some chapters offer scholarships exclusively to members initiated into that specific chapter.
Selection Criteria
Selection is based on scholastic excellence, participation and leadership roles in chapter, campus, and community activities, and required recommendations.
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Candidates must have a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) or the equivalent and have completed either three semesters or four quarters of course work (typically current sophomores or juniors).
Scholarship Award Details
If a Foundation Scholarship is awarded, funds are sent directly to the university for credit to the recipient’s account beginning in the fall academic term. Funds are restricted to educational expenses only.
Need-Based Scholarships
Need-based scholarships are available throughout the fiscal year (July-June) for eligible candidates.
Sisters Helping Sisters Campaign
Due to a matching grant challenge from Carlene Moore Ellis, Delta Iota-Georgia, over one hundred Delta Gamma members, collegiate chapters, alumnae groups, and house corporations responded to the Sisters Helping Sisters campaign.
These awards are designated to assist collegiate members who have proven financial need or who find themselves in a sudden or unexpected financial crisis.
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Award Amount and Usage
Each recipient will be granted $2,500, which will be paid directly to the college or university for credit to her account for educational purposes only. Funds may not be used for Delta Gamma dues or expenses.
Leadership Grants
Grants from the Foundation to the Delta Gamma Fraternity fund scholarships for Delta Gamma collegians to values-based leadership institutes each summer.
Leadership Development Programs
Approximately 147 collegiate emerging leaders attend the Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute (UIFI) and the LeaderShape Institute each year.
Impact of Leadership Programs
Current leadership literature indicates the increased leadership ability of individuals who attend leadership programs and devote time and resources to enhancing leadership skills. Delta Gamma supports engaging our members in meaningful leadership events.
Anchor Grants
Anchor Grants aid truly needy members of Delta Gamma, including members who find themselves in financial distress, emergency, or crisis through aging, medical, or other severe personal or family problems.
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Application Requirements
A written financial statement and statement as to the reasons for need will be obtained from each applicant prior to any financial help being instituted.
Three letters of reference must also be submitted to the Anchor Grant Committee. Two of the letters must be from Delta Gamma alumnae, and one must be from an individual such as a doctor or member of the clergy who is knowledgeable about the member’s needs and reason for applying. All letters must be signed, dated, and include the current phone number and address of the writer.
Eligibility for Anchor Grants
To apply for an Anchor Grant, you must be an initiated Delta Gamma member and in good standing with the Fraternity. Anchor Grants cannot be used to pay sorority dues or study abroad. If you are a collegiate member of Delta Gamma and would like to apply for financial assistance or learn more, visit Anchor Grants. This program is an option for collegians and alumnae alike.
Golden Anchor Program
The Golden Anchor Program is compatible with the mission of the Foundation, sight preservation, and aid to the blind. The program is funded by the Foundation.
Participation
It can be used for service hours needed by collegians. This is a group commitment where members would only need to participate once a semester as a collegian or a few times a year as an alumna.
External Scholarship Opportunities
The National Panhellenic Conference Foundation (NPC Foundation) awards scholarships to sorority women to help offset their undergraduate or graduate education costs.
Centennial Scholarship
The NPC created the Centennial Scholarship program in 2023 to help young women achieve their undergraduate education more affordably.
To be eligible, applicants had to be current high school seniors with plans to attend an undergraduate university in the fall of 2025.
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