April 7 is Deadline for Student Applications for 2008 Anne Jones Scholarship Program

The Anne Jones Scholarship Fund of the Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU) was established in 2005 to provide an annual educational scholarship for a vascular ultrasound student of up to $2,500. First presented in June 2006, the scholarship honors the many contributions made to SVU and the vascular technology profession by Anne Jones, former SVU President (1985-1986) and former Chair of SVU's Government Relations Committee for several years.

The purpose of the Anne Jones Scholarship is to provide a qualified student applicant with a monetary amount to further his/her education in vascular ultrasound and pursue a career in the vascular ultrasound profession. SVU members are urged to help support this annual scholarship by making an optional voluntary contribution to the Anne Jones Scholarship Fund with their 2008 SVU dues renewal payments.

In 2007, the recipient of the Anne Jones Educational Scholarship was Michelle Green, of Staten Island, NY. She is a vascular ultrasound student at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), School of Health Related Professions, Newark, NJ. She received a $2,500 scholarship for the Fall 2007 semester.

2008 Scholarship

The third annual Anne Jones Educational Scholarship will provide up to a $2,500 scholarship for the fall 2008 school quarter or semester for a student's second year in an accredited vascular ultrasound technology program offering an associate degree, or for a student’s fourth year in an accredited vascular ultrasound program offering a BS degree.

Eligibility

Student applicants for the Anne Jones Scholarship must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Applicant must be enrolled full-time in an accredited vascular ultrasound education program.
• Applicant must have a college grade point average of not less than the equivalent of a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
• Applicant does not have to be an SVU student member in good standing to apply, but if not he/she will receive a one-year student membership upon receiving the Scholarship.
• Applicant shall not have, or subsequently receive, any other scholarship which, when combined with the Anne Jones Scholarship from SVU, would provide a stipend greater than the applicant's tuition plus educational expenses (such as housing, books, lab fees, etc.) estimated by the educational institution the applicant is attending.
• Applicant must be either a United States citizen or a permanent resident of the United States.

Selection Criteria

The 2008 recipient of the Anne Jones Scholarship will be selected on the basis of the following criteria, which are listed in order of importance.

Scholarship: This criterion will be evaluated on the basis of the applicant's grade point average or its equivalent. A grade point average of not less than a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale will be required to be eligible for the scholarship. An official transcript from the applicant's school must be submitted to the SVU national office for him/her to be eligible for the scholarship.

Career Goals: This criterion will be evaluated by assessment of the applicant's typed essay submitted to the SVU national office. An applicant must submit a written essay of up to 500 words or less that should specify the applicant's career objectives in the vascular ultrasound profession, and explain how the school's academic program curriculum will help prepare the student to achieve those career objectives. The essay must be submitted with the student’s 2008 scholarship application.

Recommendations: Each applicant must include no more and no less than two typed letters of professional recommendation. Letters of recommendation can be attached to the application or submitted directly by the authors by email to the SVU national office at AJonesScholarship@svunet.org.

Extracurricular Activities: Each applicant's college and community activities, offices, awards, and work experience will receive due consideration.

Financial Need: The applicant's financial need also will receive due consideration and should be noted on their scholarship application.

Failure to comply: Should the scholarship recipient withdraw from the educational program, be expelled, fail to matriculate, or in any other way fail to comply with the requirements of the scholarship as stated in this document, it shall be the scholarship recipient's responsibility to ensure that all remaining funds are returned to the SVU national office within 90 days of that date.

An Ad Hoc Anne Jones Scholarship Committee will review all of the submitted information and select the 2008 recipient of the Scholarship based on the above criteria.

How to apply:

A completed 2008 Anne Jones Scholarship Application (including the student's school transcript, essay, letters of recommendation and C.V. or resume) must be received at the SVU national office by April 7, 2008 for consideration for the Fall 2008 scholarship. Students submitting their applications must make arrangements to have their official college transcripts sent directly by their school to the SVU national office (AJonesScholarship@svunet.org). Students also should email or mail their scholarship applications to the SVU national office. No faxed scholarship applications will be accepted.

The Scholarship Application and requested materials should be sent to the SVU national office by the April 7, 2008 deadline.

By Mail to:
Society for Vascular Ultrasound
c/o Anne Jones Scholarship Program
4601 Presidents Drive, Suite 260
Lanham, MD 20706-4831

By Email: AJonesScholarship@svunet.org

It is the responsibility of the applicant to have a completed application package sent to the above address by the April 7, 2008 deadline date, or sent by email to AJonesScholarship@svunet.org by that date.

Selection of 2008 Scholarship Recipient

The selection of the 2008 recipient of the SVU Anne Jones Scholarship will be done in May 2008 and announced at SVU's 2008 Annual Conference, June 5-7, 2008 in San Diego, CA. All scholarship program applicants will be advised of the Committee's decision by late May 2008. Good luck!