American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Undergraduate
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
Award: $1000 – $5000
Deadline: March 1
To encourage undergraduate study in family and consumer sciences and its subspecialties. Qualifications: Applicants must be a current AAFCS member, if eligible, at the time of application; must be s planning to pursue or is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in family and consumer sciences or related specialized program; must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States; must be a undergraduate study, has been admitted to a undergraduate program or will be enrolled for the upcoming academic year; members of the AAFCS Board of Directors and Awards and Recognition Committee are not eligible to apply during their terms of office. AAFCS staff are not eligible to apply during their periods of employment with the Association. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on the Individuals who complete a Reference Form for a current applicant cannot serve as jurors for this award. Jurors cannot review applications from family members, their current students, students at their own institution, or nominees who share the same employer. Jurors are responsible for identifying any applicants that include a potential conflict of interest and recusing themselves from the review process. An individual who has applied for an award, grant, fellowship, or scholarship shall not serve as a juror for any award, grant, fellowship, or scholarship during the period in which his or her own application is being reviewed. Jurors selected by the AAFCS Awards and Recognition Committee review the applications and assign points using the Evaluation Criteria. How to apply: Application must be submitted as one PDF document; general Information; professional statement and Goals (Maximum of 2 pages with 12-point font in narrative format); applicant's Current Resume (Maximum of three pages); reference Forms; undergraduate transcripts (Official or Unofficial); materials must be submitted in English. Focus: Science.