The College of New Jersey’s chapter of the national scholastic honorary society, Phi Kappa Phi, is seeking applicants for the Phi Kappa Phi Student-Faculty Research Scholarships. Each semester, the chapter offers students from all disciplines scholarships of $400. Our purpose is to support and encourage student involvement in serious academic research.

These scholarships will oblige student recipients to commit at least five hours per week for a semester, assisting a faculty member with academic research. The work performed by student recipients may also result in academic credit, but the awards will be determined without reference to whether or not a project is designed to achieve academic credit.

1. a letter from the sponsoring faculty member which describes the goals of the research project and the qualifications of the student. The letter should include:

• the merits of the project
• the methodology
• the expected significance or value of the results of the project
• qualifications of the student for working on the project and the student’s role in the project

• a copy of the one page summary of courses completed and grades achieved by the student, with courses highlighted that are pertinent to the research project (all departments have received these one page summations of student records).

1. a letter from the student nominee that indicates:

• the student’s interests and background
• the impact that the project will have on his/her education and/or career plans
• qualifications of the student for working on the project and the student’s role in the project

Applications should be sent to Nancy Freudenthal, Secretary of Phi Kappa Phi, Acedemic Affairs, Green Hall 212. Faculty members of Phi Kappa Phi will oversee the selection process and make the final decision.

A final report, in the form of a letter signed by both the faculty member and the student, should be submitted at the completion of the semester to Chapter Secretary Nancy Freudenthal, Green 212.