SHRM Southwest Louisiana Sons & Daughters

This scholarship will be awarded each fall and spring semester. The scholarship will be awarded to a son or daughter of a SHRM Southwest Louisiana chapter member in good standing with the chapter.  The student must be enrolled (or accepted for enrollment) as a full-time student in any accredited university in the United States.  The student must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.

McNeese State University Student Chapter

In recognition of our commitment to academic study we have established an academic scholarship to assist its affiliated McNeese State University SHRM student chapter members.  The scholarship will be awarded to a McNeese State University SHRM student chapter member in good standing.  The student must be enrolled as a full-time student at McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana and in good standing as an active member of the MSU-SHRM Student Chapter.  The applicant must submit verification from Kristin C. Scott, PhD, SHRM-CP, MSU-SHRM Advisor at BBC 224.  The student must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Please note the deadlines to submit your application:

Spring 2025 – April 27

Fall 2025 - November 21

AMOUNT OF THE SCHOLARSHIP

The exact amount of the scholarship will be set by the Board of Directors and will be reviewed each year.  The amount of the scholarship may be adjusted from year to year at the Board’s discretion based upon financial considerations. No funds will be awarded for the summer term.

SELECTON OF THE RECIPIENT

The recipient will be selected by the Board of Directors. The award will be based upon Grade Point Average, student activities and extracurricular activities.  The applications will be presented to the board with no indication of the student’s name so that the selection will be made on an anonymous basis.  A selected recipient may only receive the SHRM Southwest Louisiana sponsored student chapter scholarship for one semester at a time.  The scholarship shall not be awarded to the same applicant in successive semesters.