The Margaret Abel Scholarship Award


The Award
The purpose of the Margaret Abel Scholarship Fund is to provide grants-in-aid to assist outstanding women preparing to enter the education profession.
The award is in the amount of $1500.00 and will be awarded to one qualified individual at the DKG-NJ State Convention in New Jersey each spring. 
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Criteria for the Margaret Abel Scholarship
  • The applicant must be a U.S. citizen, a resident of New Jersey and enrolled in a four-year college or university in New Jersey.
  • The applicant shall be a female undergraduate (junior or senior) or graduate student who has begun her professional program leading to an initial teaching certification.
  •  The applicant must have maintained a minimum   GPA of 3.0.
The applicant shall submit the following to the Scholarship Chairperson of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International - DKG State:
  • Application form (contains submission details)  Download the application form here (rtf) >
  • Official transcript, either printed or electronic from all colleges/universities including the cumulative grade point average, which must be a minimum of 3.0.
  • Three letters of recommendation: 
    Two letters from professionals in education on official district or university letterhead.
    One letter from a personal reference – someone who knows the candidate on a personal level and is not related to the candidate.
  • A 500-word essay indicating her desire to become a teacher and the attributes which make her worthy as a recipient of this scholarship.  Only the first 500 words will be counted.
All applications must be postmarked by December 15th and received before December 30th.
  • The candidate WILL NOT be considered if an incomplete application is submitted.
  • Emails and text messages will not be accepted.
  • No handwritten applications will be accepted.
Please Note:
  • All application packages must be postmarked by December 15th, 2024, and received before December 30th, 2024.
  • Candidates will be notified via the provided email upon receipt of the completed package.
  • A candidate WILL NOT be considered if an incomplete application is submitted.
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