Scholarships for TPW Students

Regional Scholarship

Technical Communication Scholarships Available Academic Year 2008-2009

Dr. Kenneth M. Gordon Memorial Scholarship
Sponsored by the Northern California Chapters of the Society for Technical Communication

Awards
Dr. Kenneth M. Gordon Memorial Scholarship recipients receive cash awards ranging from $500-$1000 each. They are also eligible for a complimentary student membership in the Society for Technical Communication (STC).

Sponsorship
The Gordon Scholarship is sponsored by the Northern California chapters of STC. More information about STC may be found at http://www.stc.org.

Eligibility
Applicants must be currently enrolled in a certificate or degree program in technical communication, and
* have at least three technical communication courses completed or in progress.
* have at least one of those courses completed by the time of application.
* will be continuing their technical communication studies in the fall 2008.

For a technical communication program to qualify, it must:
* be at an accredited college or university in Northern California
* emphasize an area of study directly related to professional work in technical communication

Evaluation
* Recipients must demonstrate potential for success as professional technical communicators.
* Recipients will be selected from among the applicants by a committee of experienced technical communicators.

The committee considers all required application materials.
The committee does not consider financial need.

Required application materials
* Completed application form
* Official transcripts and descriptions for technical communication courses
* One or more letters of recommendation
* Three samples of technical communication work
* Personal statement

All application materials must be postmarked no later than 30 June 2008.
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Dr. Kenneth M. Gordon Memorial Scholarship
Sponsored by the Northern California Chapters of the Society for Technical Communication

Technical Communication Scholarships

Scholarship Application
Academic Year 2008-2009

Personal Information

Last name name_________________________________________

First name ____________________________________________

Home phone __________________________________________

Work phone __________________________________________

Email address _________________________________________

Fax ________________________________________________

Street address ________________________________________

City _______________________________________________

State, ZIP ___________________________________________

Please note:
Provide mailing address for August 2008.
If personal information changes, please send updated information to the submission address.

Technical communication courses
Course title
Date completed (or "in progress")
Grade (if completed)
College
Check here if a list of additional courses is attached.

Please note:
You should list all of your technical communication course work completed or in progress.
You must list a minimum of three courses, at least one of which has been completed.
You must be enrolled in a relevant program in an accredited Northern California college or university.
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Dr. Kenneth M. Gordon Memorial Scholarship
Sponsored by the Northern California Chapters of the Society for Technical Communication

Technical Communication Scholarships
Scholarship Application
Academic Year 2008-2009

Required attachments:
* Personal statement (one or two pages) describing your achievements and career goals in the area of technical communication.
* Official transcript showing the technical communication courses listed on page one of this application.

Please note:
You may ask your college to forward a transcript to the address below. However, if it arrives postmarked late, the committee will not consider your application.

Alternatively, you can obtain a transcript from your college and include the sealed college envelope with this application.

The committee does not consider unofficial transcripts.
For courses in progress, obtain an enrollment verification form and include that.

* Program brochure or copies of college catalog pages describing the technical communication courses listed, with listed courses highlighted.

* One or more letters of recommendation, each from someone who can help the committee evaluate your potential for success as a professional technical communicator.

* Three samples of your technical communication work, each with a brief attachment describing the purpose and intended audience for the piece and your contribution in its development and/or production.

Please note:
The scholarship committee will not return materials.

If you provide samples on electronic media, please also provide:
* Printed instructions for use (including platform and application information)
* Printed excerpts of representative elements
(for example: screen shots of a multimedia piece or a photo storyboard for a video)

Submission information
Mail to:
Gordon Scholarship Committee
c/o Richard Mateosian
2919 Forest Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94705-1310

Postmark by: 30 June 2008

Please note:
Submit applications only to the above address.

Include all materials in one mailing (except for transcripts mailed directly by your college). The committee cannot consider late or incomplete applications.
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