Massapequa Resident Awarded Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship

Massapequa resident Melanie Sheehan was recently awarded a Fellowship worth $5,000 by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.

Sheehan is one of only 57 recipients nationwide to receive a Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship.

She received bachelor's degrees in history and American studies from Fordham University.

As a Phi Kappa Phi Fellow, she will pursue a Ph.D. in American history at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Since its creation in 1932, the Fellowship Program has allocated a total of $345,000 annually to outstanding students for first-year graduate or professional study. Currently, 51 Fellowships of $5,000 and six of $15,000 are awarded each year.

"The Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship, the Society’s first and now signature award, provides financial support to superior students beginning their graduate education. Endorsed by their local Phi Kappa Phi chapters, Fellows go on to study at some of the nation’s finest graduate programs," Society Executive Director Dr. Mary Todd said. "We are pleased to have offered this opportunity to emerging scholars for 85 years, and look forward to strengthening the program in the years to come."

Fellowship recipients are chosen based on evidence of graduate potential, undergraduate academic achievement, service and leadership experience, letters of recommendation, personal statement of educational perspective and career goals, and acceptance in an approved graduate or professional program.

Congratulations to Melanie Sheehan!