Alpha Phi Delta Foundation: Scholarship

Scholarship Mission
For over forty years the Alpha Phi Delta Foundation, through its Scholarship Fund, has awarded scholarships to deserving members of Alpha Phi Delta as well as their family members. Over sixty annual scholarships have been fully endowed by individual brothers, their family members, alumni groups and ladies auxiliaries. Scholarships ranging from $500 to $5,000 are announced each August at the Annual APD Convention. 
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LIAC Scholarship Reach $1500 Award Level!
At the 2020 National Council meeting, the brothers of the Long Island Alumni Club presented a check to the Foundation to reach the 3 unit ($30,000) level!    
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​The LIAC was close to this level for several years.  This year the club spearheaded a successful effort to reach the next level!

If you would like to view a complete list of all the Foundation scholarships, click here.   Maybe you'd like to help one of them reach the next award level!
How to Apply for a Scholarship
Scholarship applications are available each March by clicking here. The strict deadline to submit applications is May 31st. Members of Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity and their family members are eligible to apply if they have completed two college marking periods by May 31st and are continuing their education in the fall. Undergraduate and graduate students may apply for a scholarship. Undergraduate students may also apply in multiple years.
Alpha Phi Delta Foundation
To learn more about the Foundation and the other funds that we support, click here.
Endowing a Scholarship
A minimum level of $10,000 is required to endow a scholarship for 1 unit.  This creates a $500 award in perpetuity.

However, charitable donations of any amount can be made to either build towards an endowment, or, to add to an existing scholarship (see below).

You can create a scholarship on your own, with a group of brothers, or, contribute to an existing scholarship to help it achieve another level.  Donate by clicking here.  
Scholarship Trustees
The Scholarship Fund is run by an experienced and dedicated group of brothers.   These brothers spend countless hours each year to review the over 100 applications submitted, 

To view the Scholarship Trustees click here.
Types of Scholarships
While there is no strict rule on the type of scholarship, they basically fall into the following categories.   For a complete list of all scholarships, see the Scholarship Winners list. 
  • Individual/Family Scholarships.  Numerous brothers have endowed either a scholarship in their name, a family member, or their family name.   The vast majority of scholarships fall into this category.
  • Chapter Scholarships.   Many chapters have sponsored scholarships.  These can be targeted first to brothers of that chapter, as the Theta Beta award does, or they can be in honor of a brother from that chapter, as the Eta Joe Randazzo award does.
  • Alumni Club Scholarships.   As with chapter awards, they can be in the name of the alumni club, or honoring an alumni.  Many of our ACs have sponsored scholarships:  Brooklyn AC, NJ AC, Pittsburgh AC, Long Island AC John Pasta, NY AC Al Palazzo, Youngstown AC Donald "Red" Nolfi, Southern California AC, Steubenville AC.
  • Memorial Scholarships. There are many memorial scholarships, too many to list here.  For some, we have a web page memorializing the brother with a bio and a picture.   See Chapter Eternal for the full list.
  • Group Scholarship.  Both the Pittsburgh and Steubenville Ladies auxiliary have sponsored scholarships, and we have a scholarship sponsored to honor the numerous APD Men who served their country in the Military.  To see your brothers who have served, click here.
Scholarships can be requested to be targeted to a specific entity, as with the chapter scholarships or to a specific purpose.   Contact any scholarship trustee with any questions.
Scholarship Winners
Each year, winners are announced at the summer convention, and the list of winners is published at the Scholarship Winners link here.

A history of past winners can be found by clicking on any of the following buttons below.
Scholarship Winners:  Where Are They Now?
Over the past few years, the Foundation, orchestrated by Joe Caldarella, wrote a series of profiles of some of our over 1000 scholarship winners called Where they are now?  Click on any of the names below to see what the winners highlighted are doing now.

Intashan Chowdhury, 2015-2018
Karen Lowinger, 1981
​Jameyan Miller, 2012                                      
Joseph Schiavone, 2014
Elizabeth Simone, 1999
Nicole Torchia, 2013, 2014