Scholarships

Congratulations!

The Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation and Scholarship Committee would like to congratulate you on being a Foundation Scholarship recipient for the 2020-2021 academic year. The committee selected you after carefully considering your scholastic achievement, leadership and dedication to ZTA.

You will find information and directions about how to accept your scholarship award below. To ensure you receive the scholarship money in a timely manner, please follow each directive accurately. You must complete and submit all required forms by Aug. 15. Your scholarship payment will not be mailed until we have received all your paperwork.

Please complete the online Scholarship Confirmation Form to accept your scholarship.

How to accept your ZTA Foundation Scholarship

Please follow the five steps below by the Aug. 15 deadline.

  • This could be your fall fee statement, fall schedule, enrollment verification, official letter from school stating full-time, etc.
  • Make sure this document has your name or student ID and list the number of credit hours or state full-time
  • This picture may be used to promote the scholarship program and announce scholarship recipients to the general Fraternity membership.
  • Please make sure the photo is of just you, without others, ideally from the waist up.

Start the online Scholarship Confirmation Form to accept your scholarship.

  • Double check that all your materials and information is complete:
    • Headshot
    • Full-time proof of enrollment
    • Confirm your scholarship check payment information
  • Please note that scholarship checks will not start to be processed until after Aug. 1.

Be sure to write a thank you note to the sponsor of the scholarship you received and/or the ZTA Foundation and Scholarship Committee. Here are some tips on how to write a good scholarship thank you note:

  • Address your letter to the name of the scholarship sponsor or the Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation and Scholarship Committee.
  • Include the name of the scholarship that you received in your letter.
  • You can briefly tell them:
    • Why this scholarship is important to you and/or your family
    • How receiving this scholarship has impacted your academic career
    • How receiving this scholarship will positively impact your future
    • Any information about your background, goals, interests and activities that you would like to share with the donor
  • Express gratitude and be sincere. They will be so happy to hear from you!

Questions about the scholarship acceptance process? Please contact the Foundation by email or by phone at (317) 872-0540.

Thank-you note: Example 1

Dear ZTA Foundation and Scholarship Committee,

My name is Zoe Zeta and I am writing you to express my thankfulness for the ZTA scholarship that I received. I am a third year veterinary student and this scholarship has greatly helped to lessen the student loan burden I have as a professional student. I am so thankful for this gift and for the many opportunities that ZTA has given me as a collegiate member and as an alumna. Thank you again for your support of my future through this scholarship.

Sincerely,
Zoe Zeta

Thank-you note: Example 2

Dear ZTA Scholarship Committee,

Thank you so much for considering and choosing me for a Foundation scholarship. This scholarship is helping me so much with all of the fees/deposits associated with applying to law school next year!

ZLAM,

Sally Strawberry

Thank-you note: Example 3

Dear (creator of the endowed scholarship),

Thank you so much for funding this endowed scholarship! It is an honor to receive this award and I am so grateful to be a recipient. This scholarship releases a lot of stress from my family and makes such a difference in fees for this school year.

ZLAM,

Thelma Themis

Thank-you note: Example 4

Dear (creator of the recognition scholarship),

Thank you so much for creating this recognition scholarship! I so greatly appreciate your generosity and am so thankful to have ZTA as a support system. This is truly an honor!

ZLAM,

Carrie Crown

Thank-you note: Example 5

To the ZTA Foundation,

Thank you so much for awarding me a Founders Grant. I am so thankful for everything ZTA has done to help me become the woman I am today and achieve my goals. Medical school has been exhausting and the debt is crushing, but ZTA has been there for me from teaching time management in undergrad to financial assistance. I am forever in debt to this sisterhood, thank you for helping me and our sisters pursue our dreams!

Tina Torch

Frequently Asked Questions

You will need to contact Jourdan Rogers at scholarships@zetataualpha.org before the Aug. 15 deadline to hold your scholarship.

Unfortunately, graduating in December 2020 makes you ineligible to receive a scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year. If this is the case, please complete the Scholarship Confirmation Form. Choose the option that you are no longer eligible to receive a scholarship and give a brief explanation as to why you are no longer eligible.

That determination is based on your college or university rules. For example, if your school considers full-time to be 12 credit hours per semester, you must be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours.

Unfortunately, to be eligible for a scholarship, you must be a full-time student* for the entire 2020-2021 academic year. If you are attending part time, please complete the Scholarship Confirmation Form. Choose the option that you are no longer eligible to receive a scholarship and give a brief explanation as to why.

*The only exception is for graduates pursuing a post-graduate degree in elementary education that are eligible as part-time recipients of the Hester South Memorial Scholarships.

Every ZTA Foundation scholarship recipient is required to be a member in good standing of the Fraternity. If this is no longer the case, you are ineligible to accept the scholarship.

  1. The check can be made payable to your college or university and mailed directly to the school’s financial aid office. (We prefer this option.)
  2. The check can be made payable to your school and mailed to you.
  3. The check can be made payable to you and mailed to you. (Please note: If you choose this option, you will need to include these funds in your tax filing).

All scholarship checks reflect full payment of the scholarship. If you have your check made out to your college or university, you will need to discuss with them how the payment should be applied. If you have a special request that your school needs the ZTA Foundation to confirm, please include that information in your acceptance form. For example, if you want your scholarship to be split between two semesters or if you want the scholarship to be used in full to one semester.

We accept several types of documents, including your class schedule, fee statement, registration confirmation and/or an official letter stating that you are a full-time student. Your proof of full-time enrollment must include your name or student ID number and your number of credit hours or state that you have full-time status.

Unfortunately, with the volume of scholarship checks we process and mail, we are unable to send an email confirmation when checks are sent. If you would like to know the estimated arrival of your scholarship check, please email scholarships@zetataualpha.org with your name and the scholarship you received.

That information is included in your award email and hard copy letter. If you have any questions about to whom to write a thank-you note, please email scholarships@zetataualpha.org.

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