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The Austin Alumnae Panhellenic Association (AAPA) offers yearly scholarships to initiated Junior or Senior collegiate sorority members from the Austin area. Scholarship recipients are members of National Panhellenic Conference sororities. The scholarships awarded are based on the applicant's grade point average, involvement with her sorority chapter, community service, and financial need.
Requirements for Application:
- You will have Junior or Senior collegiate status, in the fall semester of the year you are applying for this scholarship.
- Your Home address has a zip code beginning with "787" or "786".
- You will be registered as a full-time college student for the next college year.
- You will remain an "active" status in your collegiate sorority, during the next college year.
- You can download the Scholarship Application
As a Word document or
As a pdf - Obtain ONE letter of recommendation, from someone other than a relative or student, who has knowledge of you as a sorority member (such as: your housemother, a chapter advisor, College Panhellenic / Advisor, etc)
- Write a letter, explaining why you are applying for financial assistance, through this scholarship.
- Submit a yearbook-type photo for local newspaper publicity of scholarship recipients.
- Include a current, official transcript from your university or college.
- Mail all these items, postmarked by FEBRUARY 15., to:
AAPA Scholarship Chairman
P. O. Box 26528
Austin, TX 78755
Recipients will be notified by March 15 and will be invited to receive their scholarship award in person (or, if at a school out of the area, have their parent accept for them) at the annual AAPA Spring Awards Luncheon. Scholarship funds will be paid to the college or university, after proof of college registration for the fall semester is received. Submitted application photos will be used for local publicity of scholarship recipients.
AAPA Scholarships are supported by proceeds from the Austin Alumnae Panhellenic Association's annual fundraising event. A goal of the Greek alumnae women in Austin is to provide financial assistance to collegiate sorority women, thereby assisting them to remain active with their collegiate chapters.
