Scholarships in Technical Communication

from the STC Head Office

Background

The Society for Technical Communication is a professional organization for people developing technical information through such occupations as technical writing, editing, graphical design, interface design, and Web design. The goal of the Society is to improve the transfer of information about science and technology from its developer (e.g., scientist, engineer, inventor) to its user or exploiter. These scholarships are for students working toward this goal.

Purpose

To assist students who are pursuing established degree programs in some area of technical communication.

Eligibility

• Applicants must have completed at least one year of post-secondary education.
• Applicants must be full-time students. They may be either graduate students working toward a Master’s or Doctor’s degree, or undergraduate students working toward a Bachelor’s degree.
• Students should have at least one full year of academic work remaining to complete their degree programs, although under exceptional circumstances an award may be granted to a student for the final half-year.
• They should be studying communication of information about technical subjects. Other majors, such as general journalism, electronic communication engineering, computer programming, creative writing, or entertainment, are not eligible.

Awards 

Four awards of $1,000 each will be granted toward school tuition and expenses. Two awards are granted to graduate students, and two to undergraduates. Awards are for the academic year (Sept.-June).

Schedule

Applications must be received by February 16 of the year for which the scholarship is needed.

Graduate students must have notified the committee of acceptance in a graduate program by March 20. (Students enrolling in a graduate program may not know their status by February 16. They will be evaluated like accepted students, but their eligibility is contingent upon acceptance and notification by March 20.)

Applicants will be notified by mail of committee decisions by April 15.

To Apply

Obtain application forms and additional information from your university (college) department, the STC Web site, or contact either one of the following:

Society for Technical Communication
Attn: Scholarships
901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 904
Arlington, VA 22203-1822
(703) 522-4114
www.stc.org

Ms. Lenore S. Ridgway
19 Johnston Avenue
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 339-4927