Chaminade Scholars Program: Application Process
The University Honors Program welcomes your application to be a Chaminade Scholar. Please read the detailed information on the Chaminade Scholars web page before downloading and completing the application materials.
Applying to the Chaminade Scholars Program
A submitted printed application consists of the following four components:
- A completed and signed cover sheet (downloadable Word document to be typed and signed).
- Essay responses to the questions found in the “Application Essay Questions” page (downloadable Word document to be typed).
- A copy of a paper that you wrote for a UD class during the Fall 2011 semester−this should be a paper that you consider to be your best work (include a hard copy of this paper with the other materials you submit).
- A written recommendation from a faculty member who was your professor for a 3-credit-hour course during Fall 2011. The professor you select to write your recommendation must fill out the downloadable Word document recommendation form. The professor will submit his or her recommendation directly to the University Honors Program office.
Be sure to make a note of the following requirements:
- Interviews for the Chaminade Scholars Program will be conducted with program faculty and staff on Saturday, February 18, 2012. Be sure to reserve this day in the event that you are selected for an interview.
- If you are selected to be a Chaminade Scholar, you will also be required to attend the Chaminade Scholar Bonding and Formation Retreat from the evening on Friday, March 9, 2012, through early afternoon on Sunday, March 11, 2012.
- If you are selected to be a Chaminade Scholar, we will enroll you in a tuition-free, 1/2-credit hour mini-course, UDI165: Faith, Vocation, & Leadership II. Classes will meet during the Spring 2012 semester from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. on the following Sundays: March 18, March 25, and April 1. The course will explore the topics of prayer, service and evangelization as they relate to one’s vocation.
