James G. Stemler Study Abroad Scholarship Application

Take the time to develop thoughtful and thorough responses in advance by using the practice Word document application prior to completing the online application. Be sure your responses are confined to the space allotted in the application.

We recommend you reach out to an advisor or mentor once you have completed the practice application to review your responses and provide any feedback prior to completing the online application.

Let your ALD Chapter Advisor know that you plan to apply to an ALD scholarship; they may have additional insight or recommendations for completing your application. Complete the application form, making sure to answer each applicable question completely.

Prepare the supplemental materials. Each application must be accompanied by:

• Complete transcripts (official or unofficial) from each college/university attended;

• One reference form (to be completed by the person providing the reference). This reference can be from a professor, employer, campus advisor, or ALD advisor. The reference form needs to be submitted via ALD’s application portal by the deadline. The application will ask you for their name and email address, which then generates an email to them with a link to complete.

  • It is your responsibility to follow up with the person you’ve requested a reference from to ensure they complete it in time. Your application will be disqualified if a reference form is not submitted by the deadline. Reference forms cannot be completed/submitted until you have completed and submitted your portion of the application.

  • We highly encourage applicants to reach out to their preferred reference well in advance to confirm their ability to complete a reference form on your behalf. Once confirmed, you can provide them with the sample reference form linked above so they will have the questions in advance.

  • You can log into your application after submitting it to see the status of your reference request and send reminder emails.

Complete the online application, making sure to answer each applicable question completely.

Applications cannot be saved and returned to; they must be completed in one sitting and cannot be edited once submitted.

Follow up with your reference once you’ve submitted the online application to ensure they received the system email notification requesting they complete the reference form.

Confirm your reference has submitted their reference form prior to the deadline. You can view your application page to check on the status and send a reminder notification. Applications without the required reference by the deadline will be disqualified.