Phi Beta Kappa scholarships

The Delta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa fosters and recognizes excellence in liberal arts education through nomination or selection of students for three types of scholarships. All undergraduate students enrolled in nonprofessional academic areas of study at the University of Puget Sound are eligible for consideration.

Campbell Scholarships
The Campbell Scholarship is awarded each year to one or more Puget Sound students who are studying abroad for the completion of a project or course of study that fosters cultural understanding. Faculty nominate students to the Scholarship Committee, which reviews applications for selection.
2009 Recipient
Conrad Gowell is studying the conservation of tropical game fishes.

2008 Recipient
Nhung (Kate) Trinh studied the efficacy of macro financial policies in China and Vietnam.

2007 Recipient
TaReva Warrick-Stone studied "Mourchidat" women performing Imam duties in Morocco.

2005 Recipients
Cassie Halladin studied the primary school educational system in France.
Emily Ehrlich examined the conservation of biodiversity in New Zealand’s national parks.
Elise Kruidenier studied the work and life of Gustave Courbet while in France.

James Slater Scholarships
The Slater Scholarship is awarded to one or more rising seniors who have earned a grade point average of 3.8 or higher and who exhibit breadth across the liberal arts curriculum, especially in the areas of math and foreign language. Faculty nominate students to the Scholarship Committee, which reviews applications for selection.
2009 Recipient
Caroline McClure

2007 Recipient
Eric Schneider

2006 Recipient
Christine Vanos

2005 Recipients
Jennifer Davis
Andrew Meyer

Puget Sound Association of PBK Scholarships
Each spring the Delta Scholarship Committee identifies ten rising juniors who are invited to submit an essay in response to a question selected by the Chair of the Puget Sound Association Chapter. The Delta Scholarship Committee reviews submitted essays and submits the nomination of one to four students for consideration for the Puget Sound Association PBK Scholarships.
2009 Recipients
Katherine Buckley
Greg Kirkpatrick
Lauren Vandenberg

2007 Recipients
Sarah Glancy
Elena Martinis
Madeline Ryen

2006 Recipients
Rachel Gross
Tristan Orford

2005 Recipients
Jason Bensch
Christine Vanos

Phi Beta Kappa fosters and promotes the liberal arts through the Scholarships and Awards it bestows upon those who have excelled in the liberal arts and sciences. This is done through fellowships, service awards and literary awards.

The Sidney Hook Memorial Award recognizes national distinction by a single scholar in each of three endeavors - scholarship, undergraduate teaching, and leadership in the cause of liberal arts education.

The Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship, established by a bequest from Miss Isabel Stone in honor of her mother, is awarded annually to young women who wish to study Greek or French language and literature.

The Walter J. Jensen Fellowship, aimed to help educators and researchers improve the study of French in the U.S., is awarded annually for six months of study in France.

The Award for Distinguished Service to the Humanities is given to recognized individuals who have made significant contributions in the field of the humanities.

The Romanell-PBK Professorship is awarded annually, on a nonrenewable basis, to scholars in the field of philosophy, without restriction to any one school of philosophical thought. The Professorship is intended to recognize not only distinguished achievement but also the recipient’s contribution or potential contribution to public understanding of philosophy.

The Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards, which are sponsored by the Phi Beta Kappa Society, are given annually in December to outstanding scholarly books that have been published in the United States in the fields of the humanities, the social sciences, the natural sciences and mathematics.

Further information about these scholarships and awards may be obtained through the PBK website, www.pbk.org/scholarships.htm.