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AwardSpring Application

Sigma Tau Delta uses AwardSpring platform for the application process. Please use the AwardSpring link to apply for scholarships, awards, grants, and internships listed in the table below.

The Summer 2024 AwardSpring cycle will open July 22 and close on August 12 at 4:00 p.m. CDT.

Application Cycles

The AwardSpring platform is organized by cycle. Each cycle offers a unique set of applications. AwardSpring will not generate an application if it isn't offered during the cycle.

Cycle Applications Offered During Cycle Opens Deadline
(4:00 p.m. CT)
Winter 2025

Sigma Tau Delta Journal Summer Internships
Summer Program Scholarship
Priority Selection for PRH Internship: Fall 2025 - Spring 2026

Jan 21, 2025 Feb 10, 2025
Spring 2025

Scholarships: Junior, Senior, First-Year Graduate, Graduate, William C. Johnson Distinguished, The 1924, Continuing Education, Long-Term Study Abroad, Short-Term Study Abroad, Regents', and Regents' Equity
P.C. Somerville Award for Future Teachers
Student Leadership
Scholarly Paper Awards for Undergraduate Students
Scholarly Paper Awards for Graduate Students
Lambda Iota Tau (LIT) Research Grant
NCTE Summer Internship
Internship Stipends (summer)
Priority Selection for W. W. Norton (summer 2024)
Sigma Tau Delta Journals: Review and Rectangle

Mar 3, 2025 Apr 7, 2025
Summer 2024

Classroom Library Grants
Internship Stipends (fall)
Priority Selection for PRH Internship (summer 2025)
Priority Selection for W. W. Norton (fall 2024)

July 22, 2024 August 12, 2024
Fall 2024 Long-Term Study Abroad Scholarship
Short-Term Study Abroad Scholarship
The 1924 Scholarship
Outstanding Literary Arts Journal Award
P.C. Somerville Award for Future Teachers
Chapter Service Project Grants
Internship Stipends (spring)
W. W. Norton Priority Application for Spring 2025 Internship
Elaine W. Hughes Outstanding Advisor Award
October 21, 2024 November 11, 2024

Things You Need to Know About Your AwardSpring Application

  1. Save the AwardSpring user name and password you create. (The password must be at least seven characters and contain at least one upper case, one lower case, one number, and one special character.) Strong applications are not as likely to be produced in just one session at the computer; you will need to log back in.
  2. For each cycle you must first complete the general application for that cycle. Then you will click "Submit." That will take you to the screen that indicates the applications you are eligible to apply for. Complete the additional questions for the scholarship, award, grant, or internship application. Click "Submit."
  3. Scholarship applicants must submit an electronic copy of your transcript(s). Official or unofficial transcript copies are acceptable at the time of application.
  4. AwardSpring will ask you for information about your recommenders and will send an email to request secure, confidential submission of your recommendation letters. Make sure your recommenders are aware of the deadline for receipt of all recommendations is one week after your cycle's deadline.
  5. You may save your work and complete your application(s) at any time before the cycle deadline.
  6. Applications close at 4:00 p.m. CT on the date of the cycle's deadline.

Questions

Address questions about the AwardSpring online submission process to sigmatdapply@niu.edu.