STC Student Scholarship

The STC Student Scholarship assists students who are pursuing an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree or graduate certificate program in some aspect of technical communication.

Eligibility

• Applicants must have completed at least one year of post-secondary education.
• They may be either students working toward a graduate degree or certificate, or undergraduate students working toward a Bachelor’s degree.
• Applicants 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.
• Applicants should be studying technical communication or a related field. Contact the STC Scholarship Committee (scholarship@stc.org) if you have questions about your program’s eligibility.

Awards

• Up to two (2) awards of $500 are for the academic year (Aug/Sept. — May/June).
• The scholarship includes an opportunity to volunteer at the STC Summit and attend the STC Summit with free registration.

Essays

Essays of goals and achievements must follow the word count in the application form. Essays are judged on writing quality and content. Be prepared to fill in the form for the following prompts:

1. Describe your career goals and how you feel STC will help you achieve them (500-1000 words).
2. Describe any experience in technical communication or related areas (project planning, project analysis, content development, organizational design, written communication, visual communication, reviewing and editing, content management, and production and delivery). You may include volunteer activities and class projects, as well as work experience. Résumés and samples are not accepted (250-500 words).  
3. Describe a trend in technical communication that excites you and explain why (250-500 words).

Applicants should not send samples of work, as samples will not be reviewed by the committee.

Support Materials

The completed application must be accompanied by:  

1. A copy of the latest transcript from the school currently or last attended. Official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
2. Letters of recommendation from two professionals; at least one must be from a faculty member. Please ask your recommenders to notify you when they’ve submitted their letters. The letters MUST be received by the scholarship deadline for the committee to consider the application.

If you are selected as a recipient, be prepared to provide the contact information (name, phone, and email address) of your university's and/or department's financial aid personnel.