Description: These grants allow members to conduct thesis research and/or present their research at professional conferences or student research symposia.

Scholarships Available: At least ten $1,000 (USD) awards will be presented each year (at least four for the 15 October deadline and at least six for the 1 April deadline).

Eligibility: Undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate members who are currently enrolled in classes in a degree-granting program may apply.

Criteria: Academic achievement and quality of research or presentation as determined by the selection committee.

Application requirements:

1. Follow the instructions to Register Your Scholarship Application. During this process you will be prompted for an ACCESS KEY. The ACCESS KEY is GKIHS.

2. Print out the cover page from the online registration and use it as the cover page for your entire application.

3. Attach the following required documentation:

A description of the proposed research presentation and documented evidence of invitation to present at a specified professional association conference or research symposia. In the case of requesting a grant for honors thesis research, submit documentation supported by the thesis advisor that explains the how this grant money will be used.

A budget that summarizes the overall cost of attending the conference or how the grant money will be used to support research for an honors thesis.

A current and comprehensive official academic transcript.

4. By the postmark deadline date, send the required documents, including cover page or your application will NOT be processed, by fax to 615-627-9685 or mail them to the appropriate address listed below:

If you decide to use a courier/shipping service such as FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc., please ship to the following address: