Scholarship Nominees and Applicants

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National Competition Forms & Instructions

Please read the following information very carefully before proceeding. Applications submitted without following the proper procedures will not be considered.

Deadlines

• Feb. 1, 2026: Applications due
• Feb. 5, 2026: Advisor nominations and faculty assessments due

Scholarship Application Process

If you are applying for the Gaston/Nolle or Sledge/Benedict competitions, you must be nominated by your chapter advisor for your application to be considered. Each chapter has a limited number of nominations available, so please speak with your advisor to ensure you can be nominated. Upon submission of your application, your advisor will receive a "Scholarship Nomination Request" where they will either confirm or deny your nomination. Advisors must declare their chapter’s undergraduate nominee(s) no later than Feb. 5.

If you are applying for the Pryor/Organ/Freeman competition, a nomination is not required. 

Members applying to any of the three programs must complete the online application by Feb. 1, 2026. As part of the application form, applicants will upload a paper or other evidence of their scholarship. Depending on the type of submission, applicants may be asked to supply additional documents. Applicants should consult the appropriate competition guidelines below for full details before beginning their application.

All three competitions require an official faculty assessment evaluating the significance of the submission. It must be submitted by a faculty member in the field represented by the nominee’s paper or project. The assessment form will be automatically emailed to the faculty assessor upon submission of the online application form. It is the nominee’s responsibility to separately get their paper or other work to their faculty assessor for review. The official faculty assessment is due Feb. 5.

• Gaston/Nolle Undergraduate Competition Guidelines
• Sledge/Benedict Undergraduate Competition Guidelines
• Pryor/Organ/Freeman Alumni & Graduate Student Competition Guidelines
• Sample Faculty Assessment

Suggested Timeline

The deadline for the 2026 competition is Feb. 1. The national office suggests the following timeline to allow the process the time to work optimally.

• By Jan. 10 - Contact your Chapter Advisor to make sure you can be selected for nomination. Only the Pryor/Organ/Freeman Fellowship competition does not require a chapter nomination.
• By Jan. 31 - Complete your online application so that your faculty assessor will automatically receive the assessment form directly from the national office in time to complete it prior to Feb. 5.
• By Feb. 3 - So that your application package will be complete, verify your Faculty Assessment has been submitted.

Email scholarships@alphachihonor.org or call 800-477-4225 if you have any questions that your chapter advisor can't answer!