Meet Rebecca Nelson, one of two UC Davis graduate students who received Phi Beta Kappa of Northern California scholarships in 2022.

Graduate Scholarships Available for Phi Beta Kappans at UC Davis

  • by Sharon C Knox

$10,000 Scholarships available to graduate students

The Phi Beta Kappa of Northern California Association (PBKNCA) offers a number of scholarships to graduate students in the amount of $10,000.

  • The application form and instructions are available here.
  • Send your application materials via email to Professor Michael Subialka (msubialka@ucdavis.edu).
  • Confidential letters of recommendation should be emailed directly to Prof. Subialka by the letter writer (msubialka@ucdavis.edu).
  • Apply by February 13, 2023 

 

Criteria and Eligibility

Eligibility Requirements
  • Applicants must have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa by a chapter in the United States.
  • Applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate or professional program at a PBK-NorCal member university (including UC Davis).
  • National Phi Beta Kappa membership must be current and the applicant's PBK number (available from PBK national) must be included on the application.*
  • A student who has previously been awarded a PBKNCA scholarship is ineligible.
Selection Criteria

Applicants can be in any discipline (see our previous recipients). The following will be considered by the PBKNCA Scholarship Committee: 

  • Demonstrable evidence that the applicant has discovered something significant in the field of study, has found an original concept, has made an original contribution, or has found an innovative way to apply existing knowledge.
  • Applicant's description of major accomplishments.
  • A serious plan for future innovative endeavor with reasonable expectation of being able to fulfill it.
How to Apply

Complete the application form (here) and send to the UC Davis Scholarship Committee for review. Our UC Davis chapter’s Scholarship Committee reviews the applications and chooses several to forward to PBKNCA. Questions and application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, should be submitted via email to Professor Michael Subialka, msubialka@ucdavis.edu not later than February 13, 2023. (Ask your letter writers to send their recommendations by email directly to Michael Subialka, msubialka@ucdavis.edu.) Please send all applications via email. Do not send hard copies. See the Northern California PBK website for complete information about the scholarships and to download the application form. 

 

Previous UC Davis Recipients

 

  • *The Phi Beta Kappa Society maintains membership information on their site www.pbk.org, under the heading of "Membership" which may be consulted for further information about election to Phi Beta Kappa. 

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