The SHRM Foundation will award scholarships to SHRM student members totalling more than $50,000 in awards.
Timeline
November 1, 2013: Deadline to submit all application materials.
December 31, 2013: Applicants notified of results.
Scholarship checks will be distributed to winners after receipt of official transcript (academic scholarships) and tax ID (all scholarships).
Who Is Eligible?
SHRM student members with a valid SHRM ID number as of November 1 are eligible to apply for these scholarships. Local student chapter members who are not SHRM members are not eligible to apply.
SHRM professional, general and associate members are eligible for another SHRM Foundation Scholarship program for HR professionals, but are not eligible for this student scholarship program.
Scholarship Criteria
Scholarship recipients will primarily be selected on merit. Undergraduate applicants must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale and must have completed at least one HR management course.
Graduate student applicants must be enrolled in a master’s degree program and clearly pursuing an emphasis area in HR or an HR-related program (such as business, psychology or labor relations) and have completed at least six hours of graduate course work with at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
New! Assurance of Learning applicants must have taken the assessment in the current calendar year (2013) or already be registered to take the exam later this year.
How to Apply
All award applications must be submitted electronically. Start an application.Please do not send any application materials through the mail. All scholarship recipients will be required to provide a Social Security number or tax ID. To be considered for a scholarship, applicants must submit the following information:
Academic scholarships*:
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Completed application
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Resume
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One or Two letters of reference
* If selected for an academic scholarship, students will be required to submit an official transcript at that time, prior to receiving funds.
Assurance of Learning scholarships:
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Completed application
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Exam registration acknowledgment or Authorization to Test (ATT) letter
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Resume
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One letter of reference from advisor or professor
Please Note: Scholarship applicants must submit proof of exam registration to be eligible for this scholarship.
Questions? Contact Elissa Soares at (703) 535-6020 orSHRMScholarships@shrm.org.
The SHRM Foundation does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, disability, age, veteran status, ancestry, national origin or citizenship in the administration of its grant and scholarship programs.
Employees or national board members of SHRM, HRCI, the SHRM Foundation or any other SHRM affiliate, and members of their immediate family are not eligible to apply for SHRM Foundation grants, awards or scholarships.
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