STC PSC - Membership

Welcome to the 2010 scholarship page for the Puget Sound Chapter!

The Puget Sound Chapter of the STC sponsors two scholarships every year. These scholarships are being offered to students to further their education in technical communication, and are in the amount of $1000.00 each.

The scholarship fund was originally (1986) set up to honor two Society Fellows who made significant contributions to STC (at both the chapter and society levels) and to the technical communication community as a whole. Among their many accomplishments, James W. Souther and Myron L. White were instrumental in establishing the Puget Sound Chapter. More recently, the chapter decided to also award a scholarship, and the two scholarships are awarded at the same time through one application period.


Scholarship requirements and approved educational institutions

The following three areas are considered when evaluating potential recipients:

  • Potential contribution to the profession, as indicated by documents and work samples to accompany the application.
  • Academic record
  • Evidence of economic need. If the candidates are equal in all other respects, economic need will be considered.

Students who are enrolled in the following approved two-year, four-year, and graduate programs in colleges and universities in the Puget Sound area are eligible to apply for the scholarships:

  • Edmonds Community College: A.T.A., Visual Communications
  • Art Institute of Seattle: A.A., B.F.A., Graphic Design
  • Shoreline Community College: A.A.A.S., Visual Communications Technology
  • UW College of Engineering: HCDE degrees at the B.S., M.S., and PhD level, Human Centered Design & Engineering
  • UW College of Education: M.Ed., Educational Communication & Technology
  • UW School of Art: B.F.A., M.F.A., Visual Communication Design
  • Western Washington University: B.S., Industrial Design

The application period has been extended! Applications should be postmarked no later than May 3, 2010.


Instructions for applying

Application materials

Submit each of the following items:

  • Completed application form

    • Download Application Form (Microsoft Word document)


  • One-page description of career goals and achievements
    In your career goals, be sure to address the following question: How will your study and future work contribute to the technical communication field?

  • A recommendation from a faculty member, ideally in the field of technical communication

    • Download Faculty Recommendation(Microsoft Word document)


  • A second recommendation from a faculty member of employer

    • Download Employer Recommendation (Microsoft Word document)
    Download Faculty Recommendation (Microsoft Word document)


  • Current academic transcript

    • Submit an official transcript from the eligible program in which you are currently enrolled, including your grades from autumn 2009. An applicant must have completed at least one quarter of coursework related to technical communication.

    Applicants may also submit transcripts from previous related education.


  • Samples from schoolwork or profession/workplace work

    • Submit one to three samples from your schoolwork or profession work. For each sample, describe the project or assignment, and you contribution to it. For example, if you were the editor for a brochure or pamphlet, tell us this and also the process that you followed as the editor.


Submit completed applications to:

STC PSC Scholarships

c/o Diane Forsyth
8455 25th Avenue SW Unit #C
Seattle, WA 98106


Questions?

Send any questions to scholarship@stc-psc.org
E-mail messages will be monitored frequently during the application period.