ECU alumna Raleigh receives Phi Kappa Phi graduate fellowship

Recent East Carolina University Honors College and EC Scholar graduate Shaelyn Raleigh has been awarded an $8,500 Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship.

“I am honored to receive this fellowship from Phi Kappa Phi because it not only means that people believe in my potential for success as a graduate student and professional, but it also allows me to represent ECU at a national level,” Raleigh said.

She plans to use the fellowship money to pursue her RELAY Graduate School of Education certification program to receive her teaching license in middle school science. Raleigh graduated from ECU with a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology. Currently, she is teaching in Nashville as part of the Teach for America program.

Raleigh is one of 62 recipients nationwide to receive a Phi Kappa Phi fellowship. The program allocates $649,000 for students pursuing graduate degrees. To be selected, applicants must showcase 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.

Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Their mission is “to recognize and advance excellence in all fields of higher education and society and engage the community of scholars in service to others.” Learn more about Phi Kappa Phi at www.phikappaphi.org