2008 Scholarship Program Houston Section

ISA – The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society

2008 Scholarship Program, Houston Section

The Board of Directors of the ISA Houston Section has approved a program for scholarships to be awarded for the 2008/2009 academic school year.  Everyone who is eligible is encouraged to participate.  The requirements are as follows:

1.      Scholarships are awarded to successful applicants who will attend an accredited technical school, college, or university in the Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 semesters as a full time undergraduate student pursuing a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.

2.        Applicant must be nominated by someone who has attended a minimum of three (3) ISA Houston Section monthly meetings and or activities during the 2007/2008 ISA Houston Section fiscal year August 1, 2007 through June 4, 2008.

3.        The applicant must compose and submit an essay of no less than 500 words (typed) describing his/her future goals and the contribution that a scholarship would make in achieving those goals.

4.        The applicant must NOT be a recipient of any other Houston ISA scholarships in the current or the previous fiscal year.  The ISA Houston Section scholarship will not be awarded to the same person in consecutive years.

5.        The applicant’s school registrar must submit an official copy of the applicant’s latest high school or college transcript to the ISA Houston Section.

6.        The applicant must submit a letter of recommendation from an individual familiar with the student (e.g. a teacher, coach, or minister) but not related (not a family member or guardian).

7.        The applicant and/or nominating party is encouraged to attend the scholarship award meeting of the ISA Houston Section at the Houston Engineering and Scientific Society (HESS) facilities.  (HESS location: 5430 Westheimer Way)

8.        All scholarship payments will be submitted directly to the college or university where the scholarship recipient is enrolled to pay for normal tuition, enrollment fees, and textbooks for the specified school year.

Notes to applicants:  To be considered, the application and associated documents must be postmarked no later than June 20, 2008.  Scholarships will be awarded to applicants based upon the quality of the essay, high school or college grades, accomplishments, and the letter of recommendation.  If there are any questions, contact Chan Miller at 281-249-2632 or any section officer listed in the section’s newsletter.

Mail to: ISA Houston Section; Attn: Chan Miller

5757 Westheimer Suite # 3; P. O. Box 207; Houston, TX 77057

email: (cmiller@Technip.com)

Note: Official transcripts must be mailed by the applicant’s school registrar directly to the ISA Houston Section.

Click here to open and download the 2008 scholarship application form. 

Click here to open and download a copy of the 2008 instructions.

Please see the attached application form and instructions for requirements.

The scholarship program is funded by the Fall Chili Cook-off and Spring Golf Tournament. So please remember to support these fundraising activities to help sustain the Scholarship Program. Corporate donations are also welcome for the support of the program.

Scholarships are also available from ISA National and other Sections and subsections.

ISA Educational Foundation Scholarships

http://www.isa.org/Content/NavigationMenu/General_Information/Careers/Scholarships/Scholarships.htm