James J. Davis Memorial Scholarship for Students Studying Abroad

$1,000.00 Towards Educational Expenses in 2008/2009

General Information and Eligibility

Application

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

14FEB07 Press Release

Applications for 2008 are currently being accepted.

James J. Davis

James J. Davis, known to most as Jim, was a dear friend and colleague to Kymanox founder, Stephen M. Perry.  Jim embraced continual learning through new experiences.  He never took short cuts and didn’t feel they worked. In order to really know something, he felt you had to experience it, to live it.  Jim was constantly seeking out new experiences to broaden his knowledge of the world.  It is in this spirit that the scholarship was designed.

The Kymanox mission is to facilitate effective and efficient knowledge transfer.  James J. Davis taught us that there are few things as effective and efficient in transferring knowledge as experience.  The selected scholarship recipient will receive $1,000.00 (USD) for 2008/2009 educational-related expenses.  The goal of these funds is to encourage students to study abroad and experience something new to grow their knowledge of the world.

2008/2009 Eligibility Criteria

• The recipient will be a US citizen or US permanent resident.
• The recipient will be an undergraduate student enrolled in a full academic year or fall, spring or summer semester/quarter study abroad program at an accredited university. Students abroad for less than eight weeks will not be considered. The student’s enrollment can begin prior to awarding of scholarship funds, but the program cannot end on or before October 15, 2008.
• Strong preference will be given to students with financial need.
• Preference will be given to students studying in a non-English speaking country.
• Preference will be given to Engineering, Math and Science majors.
• All US students studying abroad through accredited universities, despite program or major, are encouraged to apply!
• The winner cannot return home (to America) before October 15, 2008.
• The winner must be physically abroad (out of the country) for at least 12 weeks.
• Please see our FAQ page for more details

Application Materials Checklist

• Completed scholarship application.
• Copy of acceptance letter to study abroad program.
• Copy of your award letter from the Financial Aid Office or the front page of your 2008/2009 Student Aid Report (SAR) from the Department of Education, showing your Expected Family Contribution (EFC).
• Original essay answering: What do you hope to gain by studying abroad? in 250 to 750 words.

Mail to:

Kymanox, LLC
ATTN: Scholarship Administrator
2220 Sedwick Road, Suite 201
Durham, NC 27713

(Please note the use of registered mail may cause a delay in your application)

All materials must be received by US mail on or before Friday, August 8, 2008.

The application materials will be reviewed by the Scholarship Administrator, a financial aid professional.

Scholarship finalists will be contacted by Monday, September 8, 2008 for a brief phone interview. The names of scholarship finalists may be viewed on-line on our Scholarship Page between Monday, September 15 and Monday, September 29, 2008.

The scholarship winner will be announced Monday, September 29, 2008. The winner will be contacted by the Scholarship Administrator and the name will be posted on our Scholarship Page.

E-Mail (Questions Not Addressed on the FAQ Page)

 

 

"Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights, it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." - Mariam Beard