Student Applications Now Being Accepted for Society for Vascular Ultrasound's 2010 Anne Jones Scholarship
The Anne Jones Scholarship Fund of the Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU) was established in 2005 to provide an annual educational scholarship for a vascular ultrasound student of up to $2,500. First presented in June 2006, the educational scholarship honors the many contributions made to SVU and the vascular technology profession by Anne Jones, former SVU President (1985-1986), former Chair of SVU's Government Relations Committee for several years, and active member of the current SVU Advocacy Committee.
The purpose of the Anne Jones Scholarship is to provide a qualified student applicant with a monetary scholarship to further her/his education in vascular ultrasound and pursue a career in the vascular ultrasound profession.
2010 Scholarship
The fifth annual Anne Jones Educational Scholarship will provide up to a $2,500 scholarship for the Fall 2010 school quarter or semester for a student's second year in an accredited vascular ultrasound technology program offering an associate degree, or for a student’s fourth year in an accredited vascular ultrasound program offering a BS degree.
Eligibility
Student applicants for the Anne Jones Scholarship must meet the following eligibility requirements:
* Applicant must be enrolled full-time in an accredited vascular ultrasound education program.
* Applicant must have a grade point average of not less than the equivalent of a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
* Applicant does not have to be an SVU student member in good standing to apply, but if not s/he will receive a one-year student membership upon receiving the Scholarship.
* Applicant shall not have, or subsequently receive, any other scholarship which, when combined with the Anne Jones Scholarship from SVU, would provide a stipend greater than the applicant's tuition plus educational expenses (such as housing, books, lab fees, etc.) estimated by the educational institution the applicant is attending.
* Applicant must be either a United States citizen or a permanent resident of the United States.
Selection Criteria
The 2010 recipient of the Anne Jones Scholarship will be selected on the basis of the following criteria, which are listed in order of importance.
Scholarship: This criterion will be evaluated on the basis of the applicant's grade point average or its equivalent. A grade point average of not less than a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale will be required to be eligible for The scholarship. An official transcript from the applicant's school must be submitted to the SVU national office for her/him to be eligible for the scholarship.
Career Goals: This criterion will be evaluated by assessment of the applicant's typed essay submitted to the SVU national office. An applicant must submit a typed essay of up to 500 words that should specify the applicant's career objectives in the vascular ultrasound profession, and explain how the school's academic program curriculum will help prepare the student to achieve those career objectives. The essay must be submitted with the student’s 2010 scholarship application.
Financial Need: The applicant's financial need will receive due consideration and should be noted on their scholarship application.
Recommendations: Each applicant must include no more and no less than two typed letters of professional recommendation. Letters of recommendation can be attached to the application or submitted directly by the authors by email to the SVU Executive Director at steveh@svunet.org.
Extracurricular Activities: Each applicant's college and community activities, offices, awards, and work experience will receive due consideration.
Failure to comply: Should the scholarship recipient withdraw from her/his educational program, be expelled, fail to matriculate, or in any other way fail to comply with the requirements of the scholarship as stated in this document, it shall be the scholarship recipient's responsibility to ensure that all scholarship funds are returned in full to the SVU national office within 90 days of the date of any such action.
An Ad Hoc Anne Jones Scholarship Committee will review all of the submitted information and select the 2010 recipient of the education scholarship based on the above criteria.
How to apply:
A completed 2010 Anne Jones Scholarship Application (including the student's school transcript, essay, letters of recommendation and C.V. or resume) must be received at the SVU national office by April 5, 2010 for consideration for the Fall 2010 education scholarship. Students submitting their applications must make arrangements with their school’s program director to have their official school/college transcripts sent directly to the SVU national office (steveh@svunet.org). Students should email or mail their scholarship applications to the SVU national office, attention of SVU Executive Director Steve Haracznak. No faxed scholarship applications will be accepted.
The Scholarship Application and requested materials must be sent to the SVU national office by the April 5, 2010 deadline.
By Email: steveh@svunet.org
By Mail to: Society for Vascular Ultrasound c/o Anne Jones Scholarship Program 4601 Presidents Drive, Suite 260 Lanham, MD 20706-4831
It is the responsibility of the student scholarship applicant to have a completed application package sent by email or mail to SVU by the April 5, 2010 deadline date.
Selection of 2010 Scholarship Recipient
The selection of the 2010 recipient of the SVU Anne Jones Scholarship will be done in May 2010 and announced at SVU's 2010 Annual Conference, June 10-12, 2010 in Boston, MA. All scholarship program applicants will be advised of the Committee's decision by early May 2010.
