The SiOC Stephan Brophy Scholarship

SiOC has created an endowment at California State Universtiy Sacramento (CSUS) that provides an annual scholarship to students pursusing degrees leading to a career in the media or as an information officer in government service.

The scholarship is named after the late Stephan Brophy, a SiOC Board of Directors Secretary, who was tragically killed by a hit and run driver while trying to prevent him from stealing her son's car.

Qualifications

• Junior or Senior majoring in Communication Studies, Journalism or English at CSUS


• Junior or Senior status as of January 20, 2007


• Have a grade point average of 3.0 in your major and 2.5 over-all


• Currently enrolled with 12 or more units


• Enrolled with 12 or more units in Fall 2006 and Spring 2007


• Can write a compelling essay

Application

Applications are also available in the English Department Office (Calaveras #104) and the Communication Studies Department Office (Mendocino #5014)