Scholarships
Gaston/Nolle · Sledge/Benedict · Pryor/Organ/Freeman · Current Recipients
Alpha Chi and its chapters award approximately $90,000 annually to members in national, regional, and local scholarships and fellowships. Read about the different competitions below to determine if you are eligible to compete in the national competitions. Applications for the 2025 competition are due Feb. 15, 2025. If you have any questions about these procedures that your chapter advisor is unable to answer, please call 800-477-4225 or email scholarships@alphachihonor.org.
The Gaston/Nolle Scholarship competition is open to undergraduate members who will be enrolled as seniors in the fall of the award year.
Alpha Chi will award ten scholarships for undergraduate study. The two top awards among these will be the Edwin W. Gaston, Jr. Scholarships of $3,000, and the remaining eight (8) will be the Alfred H. Nolle Scholarships of $2,000 each.
Gaston/Nolle nominees submitting cooperative projects or work will be evaluated separately and will be eligible to compete for one $2,000 award.
Gaston/Nolle Competition GuidelinesThe Sledge/Benedict Fellowship competition is open to undergraduate members who will be in their first year of graduate or professional study in the fall of the award year.
Alpha Chi will award ten fellowships for graduate study toward the master’s, doctoral, or professional degree. The two top awards among these will be the Robert W. Sledge Fellowships of $4,000, and the remaining eight (8) will be the H. Y. Benedict Fellowships of $3,000 each.
Sledge/Benedict nominees submitting cooperative projects or work will be evaluated separately and will be eligible to compete for one $2,000 award.
Sledge/Benedict Competition GuidelinesThe Pryor Fellowship competition is open to graduate student members and alumni members who have completed at least two years of graduate or professional study beyond the baccalaureate degree and will be enrolled in doctoral study in the fall of the award year. One $6,000 Pryor Fellowship will be awarded.
The Organ and Freeman Fellowship competition is open to graduate student members or alumni members in the first or second year of graduate or professional study beyond the baccalaureate degree. One $4,000 Organ Fellowship and one $4,000 Freeman Fellowship will be awarded.
For applicants in either of these two competitions who submit cooperative projects or work, that work will be evaluated separately and compete for one $3,000 award.
Pryor/Organ/Freeman Competition GuidelinesIf you have quality work that you want to submit to our competition, please don't let the process intimidate you. While there are technically thousands of Alpha Chi members who could enter these competitions annually, in recent years, less than 100 students have applied.