Lone Star Community Scholarships

The Lone Star community's Scholarship Committee offers two scholarship programs for technical communication professionals in Region 5 or members of the STC Lone Star Community.

• The Traditional Education Scholarship helps students pursuing a technical communication degree and beginning a career in the field.
• Our Professional Development Scholarship helps both students and professionals who are transitioning into the field and are furthering their professional development by enrolling in technical communication courses or workshops.

The Scholarship Committee evaluates applicants' academic records and potential for contributing to the technical communication profession. However, when applicants are judged to be comparable in these respects, the committee also considers a student’s or professional’s financial need.

Judging will take place soon. Winners will be notified by phone or mail. The scholarship recipients will be formally recognized at a Lone Star Community meeting.

Deadline for Applications for Either Scholarship

Submit your application by midnight (CST) on Friday, March 28, 2008.

Scholarship Application Submission Information

Scholarship applications are only accepted in electronic format, either PDF or HTML. Specific requirements for either scholarship are listed below. Send your completed application to scholarship@stc-dfw.org

NOTE: You can send PDFs as an attachment. If you create an HTML submission, please email the link so we may judge your application.

Traditional Education Scholarship

Eligibility

To be eligible for a scholarship, you must be:

• A graduate or undergraduate student working toward a degree or certificate in the technical communication field, or
• Pursuing a career in the field of technical communication, and
• Living or attending school in STC Region 5, or be a member of the STC Lone Star Community

How to Apply

To apply for a scholarship from the Lone Star Community Scholarship Committee, show us your organizational and technical communication skills. Persuade us. Be creative. Submit your entry in PDF or HTML format and use no more than 1500 words and three graphics. Include the following information:

• Explain how you meet our eligibility requirements.
• Include your full name and mailing address.
• Include your student ID number.
• Tell us about the technical communication program in which you are registered, including the name of your college or university, department, and department chair.
• Include the number of hours you plan to take during the next semester. If your college or university uses a non-standard scheme, be sure to include an explanation.
• Include your expected graduation date. Provide information about the special awards you may have received in the high schools, colleges, and universities you've attended, as well as any information about any degrees or diplomas you've earned.
• Tell us about your technical communication experience (or communication experience, or technical experience) thus far (if you'd like, you can submit your resume or a brief sample or two from your portfolio); optionally, include a summary of your practical situation (fiscal, family, etc.).
• Describe your career goals, significant achievements, honors, and awards to date.
• Estimate your tuition, fees, and book expenditures for the coming academic year. Include information about any funds already in place to offset these costs (grants, scholarships, employer reimbursement programs, etc.).
• Provide information about the best way to contact you if you are a scholarship winner (phone numbers, e-mail, address).
• Include information about how to send a check to your university for your account (contact name and/or title, office name if applicable, address, student ID/student account number).
• Submit everything electronically.

Note: This information is required; applications without this information will not be considered.

Attachments Required

Submit the following items with your submission:

• A scanned copy of your transcript from the school you currently attend (or the school you last attended if you are changing schools).
• Scanned letters of recommendation from two faculty members in the field of technical communication or one faculty member and a colleague from your place of employment (preferably a supervisor or STC Member). We require a scanned copy because we need to see the official letterhead and the endorser’s signature.
• An electronic copy of your degree/certificate plan.
• An electronic copy of any document showing your school's tuition (a page from the catalog, for example). If there are multiple rates, explain which rate applies to you.
  

Professional Development Scholarship

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Professional Development Scholarship, you must be:

• Enrolled in workshops or courses in the field of technical communication
• Pursuing a career in technical communication (including a career change)
• A current member of the STC Lone Star Community.

How to Apply

To apply for a scholarship from the Lone Star Community Scholarship Committee, show us your organizational and technical communication skills. Persuade us. Be creative. Submit your entry in PDF or HTML format and use no more than 1500 words and three graphics.

To apply for a scholarship:

• Explain how you meet our eligibility requirements.
• Tell us about the technical communication classes you are taking. Include the name of your school, department, and instructor.
  -OR-
  Tell us about the professional development opportunity for which you are requesting support. This could be a pre- or post-conference workshop, a special topics workshop, or a professional course or workshop in your field. Include the name of the company or association sponsoring the course, and the dates, time, and costs associated with attendance.
• Include the number of professional development classes you plan to take and the course topics (if applicable).
• Provide information about awards you have received.
• Tell us about your work experience. This may be technical communication experience, communication experience, technical experience, or other experience you may have. You may include a resume or samples from your portfolio.
• Describe your career goals, significant achievements, and honors. If you are changing careers, tell us why.
• Estimate the tuition, fees, and book expenses for the professional development classes you plan to pursue or the costs associated with attendance at the professional conference, course, or workshop. Include information about any funds already in place to offset these costs such as employer reimbursement, grants, or scholarships.
• Provide information about the best way to contact you: phone number, email address, mailing address.
• Include information about how to send a check to the school where you’re taking your professional development classes (contact name and/or title, office name if applicable, address, student ID/student account number) or to the organization sponsoring the conference, course, or workshop. The scholarship award check will be paid to the sponsoring organization. If you cannot prove enrollment before the deadline, you will need to provide proof of course or workshop completion within six months after scholarship presentation in order to receive the award.
• Submit everything electronically.

Submit your completed application and attachments to scholarhip@stc-dfw.org.

Note: This information is required. Applications without this information will not be considered.

Note: The Professional Development Scholarship award may only cover a portion of the total cost of the course or workshop for which you are requesting support.

Attachments Required

Attach the following items to your presentation:

• Scanned letter of recommendation from a faculty member in the field of technical communication or from a colleague at your place of employment (preferably a supervisor or STC member).
• An electronic copy of the class description, or description of course or workshop.
• An electronic copy of any document showing your school's tuition (a page from the catalog, for example). If there are multiple rates, explain which rate applies to you.
  -OR-
  Electronic copy of appropriate documentation that shows you have enrolled in the course or workshop.