Christina Diaz Awarded Phi Kappa Phi Literacy Grant

2015 Jun 29

Christina Diaz of San Antonio, Texas, recently was awarded a 2015 Literacy Grant from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi--the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Diaz is one of 14 recipients nationwide to receive the award.

The $1,800 grant will be used to support the Families and Schools – Working Together for Student Success project. Through the Family/School/Community Partnership, the Presa Community Center in San Antonio, Texas, helps local public schools achieve authentic and meaningful parental engagement to achieve student academic success. The Families and Schools – Working Together for Student Success project will provide additional educational resources for students at Hillcrest Elementary, focusing on the areas of science, reading and writing. In addition, there will be a Family Night to provide parents with information about these resources and how they can best be utilized at home.

The Phi Kappa Phi Literacy Grant program was established in 2003 to provide funding to Phi Kappa Phi chapters and active members for ongoing projects or new initiatives that reinforce part of the Society's mission "to engage the community of scholars in service to others." Drawing from a multi-disciplinary Society of students and scholars from large and small institutions, applicants are encouraged to consider literacy projects that have creative relevance to their disciplines and the needs of their communities.

In addition to literacy grants, Phi Kappa Phi's robust award programs give more than $1 million each biennium to qualifying students and members through graduate fellowships, undergraduate study abroad grants, and member and chapter awards. To learn more about the award and grant programs, visit www.PhiKappaPhi.org/Awards.

About Phi Kappa Phi

Founded in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Phi Kappa Phi inducts approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni annually. The Society has chapters at more than 300 select colleges and universities in North America and the Philippines. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors. Faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also qualify. The Society's mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others." For more information, visit www.PhiKappaPhi.org.