Please send completed application to:

Scholarship Chairman
Sigma Alpha Mu, Fraternity
Psi Chapter of the University of Pittsburgh
317 Semple Street
The Harry Cantor Memorial Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Book Scholarship
Dear Applicant:
Thank you for your interest in the Sigma Alpha Mu Book Scholarship Program. Every complete
application received by the required deadline will be given a fair and careful evaluation. Awards are given
without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, disability or national origin. All information will be held
in strict confidence by Sigma Alpha Mu, Psi Chapter of the University of Pittsburgh. All applications
become the property of Sigma Alpha Mu, Psi Chapter of the University of Pittsburgh and cannot be
returned.

Guidelines & Application

The Harry Cantor Memorial Scholarship was created to assist students with the high cost of textbooks &
study materials. One award will be distributed each fall and spring semester. The award is open to
individuals ages 17 & over who are planning to attend or are currently attending the University of
Pittsburgh, Oakland campus, as a full time undergraduate student. Applicants must have over a 3.0 GPA.
Students may reapply each semester.

Application Process
Applicants must send:
- A completed application
- A high school or college transcript of grades (both official and unofficial accepted)
- Your attached essay

Applications must be received by the following schedule:

Fall : Application must be postmarked July 15th for the upcoming fall semester.
Spring: Application must be postmarked by December 15th for the upcoming spring semester.

Selection Process & Notification

Scholarship recipients are selected according to merit on a competitive basis. In addition, applicants must
demonstrate through their essay how they enliven the Sigma Alpha Mu creed in their daily lives. Not all
applicants will receive awards. Although the committee would love to inform all applicants of their status,
unfortunately this is not feasible. Only scholarship finalists will be contacted by the Sigma Alpha Mu
Scholarship Committee.

Award & Payment

The Harry Cantor Memorial Book Scholarship stipend is a one-time award amount of $300 each semester.
Awards must be used in the semester in which they were awarded.

Revision Policy
The general conditions and procedures under which scholarships are made are subject to periodic review by
the Sigma Alpha Mu Scholarship Committee, including termination of the program.

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Book Scholarship
Name: _____________________________________________________________________________
Last First M.I

Major: _____________________ Minor: ______________________ Current GPA: ______________

Year of Study: _______________ Greek Affiliation (if applicable): ____________________________

College Mailing Address: ________________________________________________________________

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Permanent Mailing Address: ______________________________________________________________

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Home Phone: _________________ Cell Phone: ________________ Email: ______________________

Applications are due for the Fall Semester by July 15 th, and for the Spring Semester by December 15 th.

Listed below is the creed of Sigma Alpha Mu, Fraternity. In 200 words or less, write an essay stating how
you personally enliven our creed in your day-to-day life. Please attach the essay to your application, and
use standard 12 pt Times New Roman, double-spaced format.

Our Creed -

"To foster and maintain among its sons a spirit of fraternity, a spirit of mutual moral aid and support; to
instill and maintain in the hearts of its sons love for and loyalty to Alma Mater and its ideals; to inculcate
among its sons such ideals as will result in actions worthy of the highest precepts of true manhood,
democracy, and humanity."

Please send your completed application, transcript (official and unofficial accepted) and completed essay
to:
Scholarship Chairman
Sigma Alpha Mu, Fraternity
Psi Chapter – University of Pittsburgh
317 Semple Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Please sign stating that all information included in this application is true to the best of your knowledge.
Fraudulence is cause for cancellation of your application.

Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: ___________________

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