Scholarships

Nutrition Alumnae/i Scholarship

The Nutrition Alumnae/i Scholarship is funded by nutrition and dietetics alumnae/i of the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University.  Started in 1997, the scholarship is awarded to students in the third or fourth level (junior or senior) of dietetic/nutrition education. 

Applications are due by March and an announcement of the scholarship award will be made by May with payment of the award at the beginning of the next academic year.

Applicants for this scholarship must:

1. have second of third year status at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University,
2. have applied for the dietetics or nutrition science major at the time of application and been accepted into the  program to receive the scholarship, and                                            
3. have a minimum GPA or 3.0. 

A completed application includes 3 copies of each of the following:

1. a typed, completed application form,
2. one letter of recommendation from a faculty member outside the nutrition department, and
3. the most current transcripts (official copy).

Applications will be reviewed and scored by a Selection Committee consisting of three alumnae.  The Chair of the Nutrition Department will attend the Selection Committee meetings, but is not a voting member.  Interviews of scholarship candidates will be held at the discretion of the Selection Committee.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 1.

Nutrition Alumnae/i Scholarship Application Form

Please complete the following questions:

1. Name __________________________________________________
   Permanent Address ______________________________________
   City, State, Zip Code _____________________________________
   College Phone (___)______________________________________
   College Address__________________________________________
2. Major _______________________  Minor _____________________
3. Current Overall GPA _______  Nutrition Course GPA  _______
4. Current extra curricular activities:
   Within Field of Nutrition              Outside of Nutrition  
5. Indicate the one factor that contributed most to your decision to major in dietetics/nutrition (in 300   words or less).     
6. Upon completion of your academic degree, what do you hope to do in the field of dietetics/nutrition?
   Why?  (300 words or less)
7. What separates you from the others applying for this scholarship (in 300 words or less)?

Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation

The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation will award 5 scholarships to Minnesota Private College juniors this fall. The scholarship provides the following to each recipient:

• $5,000 Scholarship for 2000-01
• $4,000 Summer Stipend (self-designed community service project the summer of 2001 - must be done in Minnesota)
• $5,000 Scholarship for 2001-02

Selection Criteria:

be entering the junior year;
be a U.S. citizen
have an academic record with a minimum GPA of 2.75;
have demonstrated financial need;
have demonstrated community and campus leadership;
have an interest in and a history of participation in community service;
have a determination to serve disadvantaged people; and
make a commitment to fulfill a summer community service project in the summer following their junior year.

Applications are available at the Financial Aid Offices at CSB (Main 244) and SJU (Quad 149.)

American Dietetic Association Scholarship

• Scholarship Application Deadline:  mid-February
• Eligibility information and the application form can be downloaded from the ADA Web site. 

The American Society for Healthcare Food Service Administrators: Dorothy Killian Scholarship Program

• Scholarship Application Deadline:  March 1.
• Eligibility:  Candidate must be enrolled in four-year Food Service? Dietetic Management Program at an accredited University in the United States.  Students not enrolled at the time of application (i.e. still in high school) are not eligible.
• Award:  $1,000 for one year.  Can reapply for a second year.
• For more information contact the Nutrition Department.

College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Scholarships: www.csbsju.edu/scholarships