The College of New Jersey Chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is seeking applications for competitive fellowships worth up to $7,000 for first year graduate or professional study.

Fifty outstanding senior students from across the nation will be awarded Phi Kappa Phi Fellowships, worth $7,000 each. Thirty additional students will receive $1,000 Phi Kappa Phi Awards of Excellence.

Criteria used in the selection process include undergraduate academics, leadership and service both on the campus and in the community, graduate prospects, the student’s personal statement, and evaluation reports.

Students who will have finished their undergraduate work by the fall of 2000 and have not completed any previous graduate work should contact Phi Kappa Phi representative Annemarie Mills in the College Advancement Office (Green 207) or call 771-3262 for an application or more information.

The chapter application deadline is February 1, 2000 and winners will be announced in early April.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the oldest and largest national honor society that recognizes and promotes superior scholarship in all academic areas of higher education. Since its Fellowship Program began in 1932, Phi Kappa Phi has awarded more than 1,200 Fellowships.

To download an application from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi's national home page click here http://www.phikappaphi.org