Scholarships
Durward W. Owen International Scholars Award
The problems of tomorrow will require thoughtful and engaged leaders to help solve them. These leaders not only understand the basics of international business and how markets work but also understand the nuances of cultural differences between people.
To help prepare students to keep pace in a global business climate, the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation created the Durward W. Owen International Scholars Program in 2008. The goal is to provide an opportunity for outstanding student leaders (who might not otherwise be able to afford a study abroad experience) to gain firsthand knowledge and understanding of the various businesses and economic and cultural differences inherently found in other parts of the world.
Criteria
All undergraduate members of Pi Kappa Phi are eligible to apply every spring and fall for the Durward W. Owen International Scholars Program. Students who apply in the fall are eligible if they plan on going abroad the upcoming spring semester. Students who apply in the spring are eligible if they plan on going abroad the upcoming summer and/or fall semesters.
Applicants can receive up to $4,000 for their study abroad expenses. The total number of recipients and grants vary each semester.
To be eligible, an applicant must:
- Be an initiated member of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity
- Be enrolled as a full-time student at his university
- Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Complete the entire application
- Submit a budget of his anticipated expenses while abroad
- Submit two letters of recommendation (one professional and one academic)
- Provide documentation of his acceptance into an accredited study abroad program
2025 Recipients
- Erik Christianson, Beta-Epsilon (Missouri-Columbia)
- Arnav Katikaneni, Iota (Georgia Tech)
- Thomas Browne, Iota Omicron (Iona)
- Willie Gibbs, Kappa Iota (Idaho)
- Nathan Fritz, Lambda Iota (Vermont)
- Jacob Austin, Nu (Nebraska-Lincoln)
- Luca Hansen, Omega (Purdue)
- Tyler Jung, Theta Tau (High Point)
