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*For students enrolled in registered nursing, respiratory care or emergency medical services associate degree programs.

Eligibility

  • Applicants need not be members of Phi Theta Kappa to apply.
  • At the time of application, candidates must provide a transcript documenting completion of at least 50% of course work in an associate degree registered nursing, respiratory care or emergency medical services program at a regionally accredited community college.
  • Applicants must provide documentation of enrollment in a minimum of six semester hours at a regionally accredited community college in an associate degree registered nursing, respiratory care or emergency medical services program.
  • Part-time students, full-time students and international students are eligible to apply.
  • Students with previous associate, bachelor’s, or master’s degrees are eligible to apply.
  • Pre-major students and certificate students are ineligible to apply.
  • The director of the program in which the applicant is enrolled (registered nursing, respiratory care or emergency medical services) must complete the Institutional Certification and Eligibility Form to be submitted along with the student’s application.
  • Applicants must submit a copy of their Student Aid Report (SAR) listing their Expected Family Contribution (EFC) for the current academic year (2009-2010 school year).
  • Applicants must post a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative grade point average out of a possible 4.0 on all course work at the time of application, with no courses marked as incomplete.
  • The applicant’s record must be free from suspension, probation or other disciplinary action.
  • # The applicant’s record must be free from any criminal conduct or if the applicant is a convicted felon, he or she must have completed all conditions of sentencing, including probation.





Application Procedure

  • Completed applications must be mailed in one packet to be received (not postmarked) at Phi Theta Kappa Headquarters on or before October 15, 2009. Applications can be sent to Phi Theta Kappa, Attn: Frank Lanza Memorial Scholarship, 1625 Eastover Drive, Jackson, MS 39211
  • Materials may not be submitted by fax or email.
  • Partial materials, even submitted before the deadline, will be deemed ineligible.
  • Photocopied materials and forms may be submitted.