The Puget Sound Association of Phi Beta Kappa (PSA-PBK) offers up to three undergraduate scholarships in the amount of $3,000 each to current students at the University of Washington and the University of Puget Sound who will be enrolled as undergraduates during the 2025-2026 academic year, have at least a minimum 3.80 GPA, and are eligible for financial aid based on FAFSA. Students who have received this award in a prior year are not eligible.
The essay topic for this year is: Write about an experience in your life you found to be pivotal or that represents an inflection point in your emotional and/or intellectual growth and development. What were the circumstances, and what did you take away from the experience?
Essays should be two to three double-spaced pages, or approximately 500 words, in length. Completed applications must be submitted by February 15, 2025.
Scholarship decisions will be announced May 1.