UC Davis graduate students who are members of Phi Beta Kappa are encouraged to apply for a $10,000 scholarship from the Phi Beta Kappa of Northern California Association (PBKNCA). PBKNCA offers several awards each year. Our campus has had strong representation since the awards were created, with students from a wide range of disciplines receiving awards.
Are you passionate about the liberal arts? Want to join a dynamic workplace that appreciates your love of learning for all of life? College students or recent graduates are invited to apply for paid seasonal employment with the ΦΒΚ national office.
The Society invites online applications for our Key into Public Service scholarship. In addition to awarding $5,000 undergraduate scholarships for successful applicants, this program connects promising liberal arts and sciences majors with pathways into local, state, and federal government service. Membership is not required, but students must attend a Phi Beta Kappa chapter institution and participate in a June 2022 conference that will provide training, mentoring, and resources.
Graduate Students in Ecology and Soils & Biogeochemistry have received scholarships from Phi Beta Kappa - Northern California Association. Nina Venuti and Tali Caspi of Ecology and Iris Holzer in Soils and Biogeochemistry have been recognized for their work on conifer forests, urban carnivores, and cropland soils. Having three graduate Phi Beta Kappans in the fields of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is a significant marker of the quality of our graduate students.
Scott will pursue a DPhil in Criminology at Oxford
Two UC Davis students have been awarded prestigious Marshall Scholarships in a decades-old British government program that pays for American students to pursue advanced degrees at British universities.
The Society invites online applications for our Key into Public Service scholarship. The goal is to connect promising liberal arts and sciences students with opportunities in local, state, and federal public service careers and award $5,000 undergraduate scholarships to successful applicants. Interested students can learn more and apply online until January 15, 2021 at https://pbk.org/ServiceScholarsApp.
Key Connectionsis a national program designed to connect recent graduates and young professional members with networking and career opportunities across the country. Through a series of annual events hosted by our 50 alumni associations, members build connections and engage with their local communities.
UC Davis microbiology major Madeline Handy is one of twenty students nationally to be recognized with Phi Beta Kappa’s Key into Public Service Award. The award, introduced this year, recognizes students who have demonstrated interest in working in the public sector and possess a strong academic record in the arts, humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, and social sciences.
Sarah Gaffney, a Phi Beta Kappa member and UC Davis graduate student in Ecology, was awarded a PBKNCA scholarship this spring. Read more about Sarah’s work here and watch her video acceptance here!
The national office of The Phi Beta Kappa Society is seeking writing interns to help publicize the work of the Society and write stories about our alumni members. Applicants must be new members of Phi Beta Kappa within their first or second year to be considered for this position.
Literary scholarship at the nexus of human rights and climate change has earned English major Jumana Esau ’20 a prestigious Gates Cambridge scholarship. Esau was elected to Phi Beta Kappa as a junior.
