Elaine Cencak Memorial Scholarship Program
Applications for the 2012 SPC Scholarship must be received by March 1, 2012.
The SPC is proud to offer a $1000 scholarship prize to either an undergraduate student majoring in a communications field, or a graduating senior continuing on to graduate school at a college in Worcester County.
The winner also receives a one-year free membership to SPC, which provides an opportunity to explore an array of career paths and the chance to find an internship or employment upon graduation.
SPC established this scholarship to commemorate its 50th anniversary, which was celebrated during its 2001-2002 membership year. The award is named for Elaine Cencak, who helped to establish the organization and nurtured it as advisor and mentor during its first four decades.
Criteria for applying are as follows:
Applicants must be a full- or part-time college student majoring in a communications field.
Currently enrolled as a sophomore or junior, or a first-semester senior or a senior continuing on to graduate school to pursue a higher degree in a communications field.
All applicants must be attending a college within Worcester County, Massachusetts.
Applicants cannot be a current member of the Society of Professional Communicators.
How to apply:
Submit a completed scholarship application to SPC no later than March 1, 2012. (The application form is available here, 2012 Application Word document, and also through your institution’s English or Communications Department Chair and/or its Financial Aid Office.
Mail application to: SPC, P.O. Box 60488, Worcester, MA 01606
Provide two (2) letters of reference. One reference must be an instructor or faculty advisor; the other should be someone who has supervised the applicant in a volunteer or employment position. Letters may be mailed or emailed to preidy@ndebc.org
Judging criteria:
A panel of SPC members will judge scholarship applications based on the following criteria:
Quality of application
Contributions to the communications field
Academic achievement and accomplishments
Demonstration of a commitment to a communications career
Communications skills
Enthusiasm for communications
Please direct any questions to Pamela Reidy, Scholarship Chair at preidy@ndebc.org
Application Deadline
For the 2012 scholarship, completed scholarship application packages must be sent by postal service and postmarked by March 1, 2012. Letters of reference must be emailed by March 1, 2012.
