National Awards of Excellence

National awards – The National Scholar Award and the National Artist Award honor those individuals who demonstrate the ideals of Phi Kappa Phi through their activities, achievements and scholarship. Each of the society’s five regions has similar competitions at the regional level.

National scholarship and grant competitions

More than $500,000 is awarded each year to outstanding Phi Kappa Phi members and chapters through the society’s various awards competitions: the Graduate Fellowship, National Scholar and Artist, Promotion of Excellence, Study Abroad Grants, and Literacy Grants.

Established in 1932, the Fellowship Program annually awards 60 fellowships of $5,000 each and 40 awards of excellence of $2,000 each for postgraduate study at accredited institutions of higher learning. The 100 scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis for first-year graduate or professional study. Each chapter may nominate one student for the national competition. All national nominees receive a one-year active membership in Phi Kappa Phi.

Please note that the Virginia Commonwealth University chapter of Phi Kappa Phi is permitted to submit only one nominee for the graduate fellowships offered by the national organization. You need not be a member of Phi Kappa Phi to apply.

Fellowship applications will be available in your dean’s office and online sometime in the fall.