Phi Kappa Phi
2025 Texas State PKP Chapter Awards
2025 Dissertation Fellowship Awardee ($10, 000, one of 12 nationally)
2025 Graduate Research Grant Awardees ($1500)
Cathlin Noonan, Master's candidate in Creative Writing (Poetry)
Gwen Olivier, PhD candidate in Applied Anthropology
2024 Graduate Research Grants ($1500)
2024 Love of Learning Award Winners ($1000)
Stephanie Baker, PhD candidate, Applied Anthropology
Keegan Beane, PhD candidate, Applied Anthropology
Mai Bui, PhD candidate, Mathematics Education
Kelsey Fox, PhD candidate, Applied Anthropology
Neelam Thapa Magar, Masters candidate, Sustainability Studies
Ainsley Tyler, Masters candidate, Psychological Research
Gwyneth Boyden Awarded Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant, Spring 2024
Gwyneth Boyden of Austin, Texas, recently was awarded a study abroad grant worth $1,000 from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi — the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Boyden is one of 125 students nationwide to receive the award.
The grants are designed to support undergraduates, both members and nonmembers from campuses that have Phi Kappa Phi chapters, as they seek expanded knowledge and experience in their academic fields by studying abroad.
Currently a senior majoring in wildlife biology at Texas State University, Boyden will use the grant to study abroad in South Africa.
The selection process for a study abroad grant is based on the applicant’s academic achievement, campus and community service, relation of travel to academic preparation and career goals, a personal statement, letters of recommendation, and acceptance into a study abroad program. Each recipient receives $1,000 to be applied toward travel abroad.
Established in 2001, the Study Abroad Grant Program is part of the Society’s robust portfolio of award and grant programs, which currently gives more than $1.3 million each year to outstanding students and members through graduate and dissertation fellowships, funding for post-baccalaureate development, and grants for local, national and international literacy initiatives.
2024 PKP Dissertation Fellowship Awards
Elisabeth Cuerrier-Richer, PhD candidate, Applied Anthropology
Shelby Garza, PhD candidate, Applied Anthropology
Award Opportunities
PIONEER AWARDS
50 awards at $1,000 each. Designed
to encourage and reward undergraduate
members for developing the research,
engagement and leadership skills
necessary to become a successful scholar.
DEADLINE TO APPLY: JUNE 1, 2025
FELLOWSHIP
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi currently awards 54 Fellowships of $8,500 each, six at $20,000 each, and two at $35,000 each to members entering the first year of graduate or professional study. Each active Phi Kappa Phi chapter may select one candidate from among its local applicants to compete for the Society-wide awards.
Dec. 15, 2025: Application portal opens,
Late March/Early April 2026: Applicants must apply through their local chapter. Chapter deadlines vary, typically two weeks prior to the national deadline. Check with your chapter
April 15, 2026, National deadline: Summer 2026: Recipients will be notified.
DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi annually awards fifteen Dissertation Fellowships of $10,000 each to active members who are doctoral candidates and are completing dissertations. At the 2022 Biennial Convention, Phi Kappa Phi designated one of the fellowships as The Missy Hopper Dissertation Fellowship to honor Dr. Hopper’s many years of exceptional volunteer leadership. Dissertation Fellowships support students in the dissertation writing stage of doctoral study. Awards are for 12 months of dissertation writing. All pre-dissertation requirements should be met by the application deadline, including approval of the dissertation proposal.
Oct. 1, 2025: Application portal opens.
Nov. 30, 2025: Application deadline.
March 1, 2026: Recipients will be notified
LOVE OF LEARNING AWARDS
Love of Learning Awards help fund post-baccalaureate professional development for active Phi Kappa Phi members to include (but not be limited to): Graduate or professional studies, doctoral dissertations, continuing education, career development, travel related to teaching/research/learning, etc. Two hundred awards, at $1,000 each, are distributed each year. DEADLINE TO APPLY: JUNE 30, 2025
STUDY ABROAD GRANTS
Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants are designed to help support undergraduates as they seek knowledge and experience in their academic fields by studying abroad. One hundred twenty-five $1,000 grants are awarded each year.
Dec. 15, 2025: Application portal opens
March 15, 2026: Application deadline
May 1, 2026: Recipients will be notified May 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026: Study Abroad program must begin during this time
GRADUATE RESEARCH GRANT
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi annually awards 20 grants of up to $1,500 to active members attending graduate school. These grants provide funding for research in support of career development opportunities.
Oct. 1, 2025: Application portal opens.
Nov. 30, 2025: Application deadline.
Feb. 15, 2026: Recipients will be notified
Phi Kappa Phi is more than a line on a résumé. The nation’s oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society initiates more than 30,000 members a year on 300 campuses in the United States and the Philippines.
More than 1.25 million members have joined its ranks since Phi Kappa Phi’s founding in 1897 at the University of Maine. It is a global network of the best and brightest, a community of scholars and professionals building an enduring legacy for all generations.
Texas State University was awarded Chapter 325 by the Phi Kappa Phi Governing Board in Spring of 2013. The chapter was installed on October 30, 2013 at 3:30 PM in the Wittliff Collections. The inaugural class of student members was initiated into the society on April 3, 2014.
Please see our national website for information on upcoming dates and facts about Phi Kappa Phi. To contact our chapter directly, please send us an email.
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2025-2026 Officers
President - Dr. Lucy Harney, Chair, World Languages and Literatures
President Elect - TBA
Secretary - TBA
Treasurer -
Graduate Education Officer - Dr. Andrea Golato, Dean, Graduate College
Initiation Officer - Dr. Heather C. Galloway, Dean, Honors College
Student Liaison Officer - Ms. Melanie Liddle, Staff, Honors College
Student Vice President: Chloe Downey
Student Vice President : Zoie Gualandi
Student Vice President : Dylann Engle
Eligibility
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Graduate Students
All degree seeking students who have completed 18 hours of graduate work at Texas State and are in the top 10% of their class. At Texas State, this currently means students must have an overall graduate GPA of 4.0.
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Seniors
All undergraduate seniors who have completed at least 90 hours and are in the top 10% of their class. Students must have completed 24 hours at Texas State. The GPA to stay in the top 10% is not constant and is calculated each semester by college. The minimum overall GPA for the Fall 2024 invitation list is given below.
- 3.76 - College of Applied Arts
- 3.76 - McCoy College of Business Administration
- 3.82 - College of Education
- 3.88 - College of Fine Arts and Communication
- 3.79 - College of Health Professions
- 3.85 - College of Liberal Arts
- 3.77 - College of Science and Engineering
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Juniors
All undergraduate juniors who have completed at least 72 hours and are in the top 7.5% of their class. Students must have completed 24 hours at Texas State. The GPA to stay in the top 7.5% is not constant and is calculated each semester by college. The minimum overall GPA for the Fall 2024 invitation list is given below:
- 3.88 - College of Applied Arts
- 3.85 - McCoy College of Business Administration
- 3.86 - College of Education
- 3.92 - College of Fine Arts and Communication
- 3.90 - College of Health Professions
- 3.90 - College of Liberal Arts
- 3.89 - College of Science and Engineering
Org. Fall Meetings
TBA
Chapter Dues
The local chapter dues for faculty and staff who are already members can be paid by going to this link to Phi Kappa Phi. Chapter dues are $30 annually.
A $300 chapter life membership is also an option.