2007-2008 SAFE Award Scholarships

What is the Kentucky Safety and Health Network Foundation?

The Kentucky Safety and Health Network Foundation (KSHNF), Inc. is a sister organization to the Kentucky Safety and Health Network (KSHN).  The KSHNF is a private, non-profit corporation operating within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  The Foundation’s purpose is to increase the level of occupational safety and health knowledge in the Commonwealth by awarding scholarships and educational research grants.

What are the KSHNF “SAFE” Award Scholarships?

Annually, the Foundation provides scholarships to eligible undergraduate and/or graduate students attending a four (4) year university.  The scholarships are known as the KSHNF Scholastic Achievement For Education Awards, or “SAFE” Awards.  SAFE awards are presented in the disciplines of occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene, and public health.

Who Is Eligible to Receive KSHNF SAFE Awards?

AT TIME OF APPLICATION:

• A student must be enrolled in one (1) of the disciplines stated above;
• Undergraduate students must have completed a minimum of sixty (60) semester hours;
• Undergraduate students must have at least an overall grade point average of 3.0 out of a 4.0 system;
• Graduate students must have completed or be carrying at least nine (9) semester hours;
• Graduate students must have at least an overall grade point average of 3.5 out of a 4.0 system for all graduate work and at least an overall grade point average of 3.0 out of a 4.0 system for all undergraduate work;
• All applicants must be a Kentucky resident attending a Kentucky university or out of state university and be able to provide a permanent Kentucky address; or, a non-Kentucky resident attending a Kentucky university.

Application Requirements

An applicant must submit:

• A completed application form. 
• A resume. 
• Two (2) letters of academic recommendation from the major field of study. 

• A letter from the department chair or applicant’s faculty advisor attesting to the applicant’s admission in a program of one (1) of the aforementioned disciplines.

• An original essay describing the applicant’s career goals and future intentions in the profession of occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene, or public health.  The essay must be double spaced and have one (1) inch margins.  The essay must be a minimum of two (2) pages and no more than four (4) pages.
• A certified complete transcript for all institutions attended and coursework completed.  For graduate applicants, complete transcripts must also be provided for all undergraduate work.  For all applicants, although the Foundation prefers that the transcript be sent directly by the institution to the address below, the applicant may submit a certified transcript(s).  Photocopies of the transcript(s) will NOT be accepted.  

Submission Criteria

• The SAFE application may be submitted online anytime via the link below.
• The resume and essay may be submitted in MS Word as email attachments to scholarship@kshn.net.  If submitted via email, they must be submitted together in one (1) email.
• All application material not submitted electronically must be submitted to the address below in one (1) mailing, except transcripts sent directly by the institution.  If preferred by the authors, the two (2) letters of recommendation and/or letter attesting to applicant’s admission in a program of one (1) of the aforementioned disciplines may be sealed in a separate envelope within the applicant’s single portfolio submission.

Deadline

All applicant materials must be postmarked or received electronically by midnight March 1, 2008.  There are no exceptions.  Portfolios that do not meet the aforementioned criteria or postmarked or received electronically after March 1, 2008 will be invalid and not considered for an award.  Neither the Foundation nor the KSHN will notify the applicant of incomplete portfolios.  It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure the portfolio is complete.

Awards

SAFE Award recipients will be announced and contacted by April 30, 2008 and recognized at the May 2008 Kentucky Governor’s Safety and Health Conference and Exposition in Louisville.  The actual award in the form of a check will be provided to the department chair at the recipients next semester of instruction.  Students wishing to use the scholarship for summer school tuition must notify the KSHN Foundation as soon as possible upon enrolling for the summer term.  The Foundation reserves the right to withdraw all awards if the recipient does not return to school.  

Contact Information                                               

KY Safety and Health Foundation
c/o Lisa S. Curtis

Vascor Ltd

100 Farmers Bank Dr 3^rd Floor

Georgetown, KY 40324
(859) 338-0730