NORTHEASTERN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA (NESHAP)

YEAR 2012 UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

NESHAP will be offering an undergraduate student scholarship for the seventeenth consecutive year.  NESHAP is happy to announce a $1000.00 scholarship to be awarded at our spring 2012 workshop.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible, a student:

·         must be a first or second semester Junior majoring in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology at the time of application.

·         must be attending one of the institutions in our geographic area (Bloomsburg University, East Stroudsburg University, Marywood University or Misericordia University).

·         must be a full-time student, a member of local or national NSSLHA, and have at least a 3.3 QPA.

Requirements

Students applying must submit all of the following requirements:

·         a cover letter listing all the contents of the application.

·         proof of the following:  full-time status and first or second semester Junior status. Obtain a letter from your department chairperson or academic advisor on the institution's letterhead addressing each item stated above.

  ·         proof of current NSSLHA membership (either local or national).

  ·         proof of activity level (officer, committee chairperson, committee member) within

      local NSSLHA.  Obtain a letter from your chapter's NSSLHA advisor stating

      your involvement.

  ·         a transcript (official or unofficial) reflecting performance through the Fall 2011 semester. 
This transcript must include your cumulative QPA.

  ·         two current letters of recommendation written by professionals in the speech-language pathology or audiology field.

  ·         an essay addressing one of the following topics:

                         a) the impact you will have on your chosen profession upon completion of your final degree (Master's or Doctorate)

                         b)  the importance of the speech-language pathology or audiology profession

                         c)  why you deserve to be awarded this scholarship.

             This essay must be typed and double-spaced.  It may not exceed two pages.

  ·     a statement indicating whether or not you grant permission to have your essay in its entirety appear on  NESHAP’s website (http://neshap.org/index/).  Only the essay of the winning recipient will appear.

If information is missing from the initial application or if information is received after the deadline, disqualification will automatically occur.   

Procedure

Please submit all of the above requested items to:
Dr. Susan Moon Meyer
404 Barclay St.
Mertztown, PA 19539
In order to be eligible, this information must be received on or before 2 March 2012.  The recipient of this scholarship will be announced at NESHAP's spring workshop.  It is not necessary for the scholarship recipient to be present.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Meyer at 610-682-4238 or any member of the scholarship committee (Diane Harpster 610-838-8810, Eileen Puglia 570-385-6731, Elaine Shuey 570-422-3681, Pam Smith 570-389-5371 or Dave Spivak 610-967-3746.) 

Use of Scholarship

NESHAP trusts that the scholarship money will be used toward your education in some manner.  The purchase of course related or professional books, speech-language pathology tests or therapy materials or payment toward tuition, laboratory fees, or other educationally related fees would be acceptable uses of this money.

Documentation of Scholarship Usage

The scholarship recipient must provide NESHAP with documentation prior to 31 December 2012 regarding the use of the scholarship money.  This documentation should be sent to Dr. Susan Moon Meyer.  The address can be found above in the section titled Procedure.

                                                                       
Susan Moon Meyer, Ph.D.
NESHAP Scholarship Committee, Chairperson