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The Mu of DKE Foundation Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate students and alumni of Colgate University. These scholarships are named in honor of Mu of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Colgate University’s oldest fraternity.
Three types of scholarship awards are available: 1) Merit Scholarships for academic excellence; 2) Community Project Scholarships for educational programing and philanthropic and civic engagement in Central New York; and 3) Greek Financial Aid Scholarships to help Colgate University undergraduates defray the costs of joining recognized Greek organizations.
Applicants for the Merit Scholarship awards must be full-time undergraduate students at Colgate University for the current academic year or a graduate of Colgate University within the last five years and enrolled in an accredited graduate degree program. In addition, applicants must have a minimum 3.33 grade point average on their cumulative academic work at Colgate University or in the accredited graduate degree program.
Applicants for the Community Project Scholarship awards must be full-time undergraduate students at Colgate University for the current academic year and have a minimum 3.0 grade point average on their cumulative academic work at Colgate University. Group applicants for the Community Project Scholarship awards are accepted.
Applicants for the Greek Financial Aid Scholarship awards must be full-time undergraduate students at Colgate University, be members, or prospective members, of recognized Greek organizations at Colgate University and have a minimum 3.33 grade point average on their cumulative academic work at Colgate University.
To apply for The Mu of DKE Foundation Scholarships, click here to download the forms and send the information by January 15th to sfitzmichaeld@msn.com.
The Mu of DKE Foundation Scholarship
The Mu of DKE Foundation’s Scholarship Committee evaluates the scholarship applications and makes recommendations to the Mu of DKE Foundation’s Board for approval of the awards. The Scholarship Committee currently consists of Doug Wilson ’57, Lee Carter ’60, M. Peter Madsen ’69, James A Placa ’07, Jonathan Berk ’07, and Michael Abrahamson ’11. If you are a brother and interested in joining the Scholarship Committee, please contact sfitzmichaeld@msn.com.
Recipients:
2015 – $5,000 Gabrielle Woleske ’18 GPB
2015 – $5,000 Michael Abrahamson ’11
2016 – $10,000 Jay Lincoln ’15
2017 – $7,500 Seamus Fitzhenry ’18
2017 – $7,500 Austin Hatch ’18
2018 – $5,000 William Besen ’19
2018 – $5,000 Matthew O’Hanlon ’20
2018 – $10,000 Andrew Karsh ’20
Colgate University Delta Kappa Epsilon Endowed Scholarship
In addition, members of Mu of DKE are encouraged to support Colgate University’s Delta Kappa Epsilon Endowed Scholarship, established by Colgate University in honor of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. When making a gift to Colgate University, please designate your gift to the “Delta Kappa Epsilon Endowed Scholarship.” The Delta Kappa Epsilon Endowed Scholarship has a market value of over $142,435 (as of June 30, 2018) and has provided over $7,500 (as of June 30, 2018) in financial support to Colgate University students every year.
2013-2014 recipient: Jack Crowe ’16
2014-2015 recipient: Jack Crowe ’16
2015-2016 recipients: Jack Crowe ’16
2017-2018 recipient: Matthew Carandang ’19
2018-2019 recipient: Dzenan Celjo ’20