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Austin T. Brown Technical Communication Scholarship • Shirley G. Carter Memorial Scholarship

Shirley G. Carter Scholarship Application

The chapter is unable to offer a scholarship award this year.

Enquiries about the scholarship should be sent to the chapter president at .

The STC Washington, DC Chapter regrets that it cannot offer the Shirley G. Carter memorial scholarship award this year. We look forward to offering it to qualifying students in the future.

When it is able to offer the scholarship, the Washington, DC chapter awards scholarships of $1,500 to an undergraduate student and $1,500 to a graduate student. The Shirley G. Carter Memorial Scholarship is intended to further the education of college students who may, upon graduation, contribute to the technical communication profession in Maryland, DC, or Virginia. Scholarships are awarded to a graduate and an undergraduate who meet the following requirements:

• School student with at least a sophomore standing enrolled in a degree program (graduate, undergraduate, or associate) at a District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia university or college
  OR
  a resident of the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia Schoolly enrolled with at least a sophomore standing in a degree program (graduate, undergraduate, or associate) at any university or college
• Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
• A degree program in technical communication is preferred but other disciplines are acceptable. All applicants should show promise of contributing to the technical communication field after they graduate.

To apply for a scholarship, students must complete the following items:

• Submit a 500-word essay answering the following question: "How do you demonstrate your commitment to technical communication outside the classroom?"
• Submit a School, official transcript of grades
• Submit at least two letters of recommendation
• Submit the following application.

For e-mail, fill in the form and click on Send application. For postal service mail, print this form then fill in the requested information and send the form to the address given below.

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Or print and mail this form and any supporting material to

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Austin T. Brown Technical Communication Scholarship • Shirley G. Carter Memorial Scholarship

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