Seward Scholarship
Seward Scholarships are annual, merit-based grants given to individuals who demonstrate scholarly achievement, leadership, and significant contributions to their chapter and the community at their college or university. These scholarships was named in honor of their original benefactor, Clarence A. Seward (Geneva 1848), who understood that literary tradition is a treasure worth sharing.
These scholarships are presented to initiated undergraduates who will be full-time students for part or all of the next academic year, and are up to $1000 per undergraduate selected.
Undergraduate members selected for the Seward Scholarship excel not just in academia, but also in our values as siblings of the Alpha Delta Phi Society. These members are proactive in supporting their chapter and their siblings, as well as their larger community.
Applications are released early in the spring semester, and due in early July.
Literary Competition
Every year, undergraduates and alumni from both the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity and the Alpha Delta Phi Society are invited to submit original literary composition in categories including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, STEM writing, visual art, music, film, and photography. Winners are announced at each organization’s annual Convention.
Undergraduates compete for cash prizes, with one overall winner receiving The Daniel Pearl Memorial Prize for Literature. This cash prize of $1,000 is named in honor of Daniel Pearl (Stanford 1985), who was executed by terrorists while reporting from Pakistan for the Wall Street Journal in 2002.
Alumni compete separately, with winners getting donations made in their name to the literary, arts, or educational charity of their choice.
Lily of the Valley Award
The Lily of the Valley Award recognizes outstanding contributions of an undergraduate member to the multitude of communities around them. This award highlights the achievements of members who have internalized the Ideals of Siblinghood and turned them outward, showing the world what it truly means to be an Alpha Delt.
The Emerald and Pearl Award
The Emerald and Pearl Award recognizes the outstanding contributions to the Alpha Delta Phi Society at the national level. This award highlights the achievements of undergraduate members who have left a lasting impact on the Society that will long outlive their undergraduate experience.
Sword and Spear Award
The Sword and Spear Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the Alpha Delta Phi Society at the Undergraduate Chapter level. This award highlights the achievements of members who have exemplified leadership and service to an extraordinary level within their respective Chapters, often going above and beyond the call of Siblinghood.
The Rising Star
Award
The Rising Star Award recognizes outstanding contributions of a young undergraduate member to the Alpha Delta Phi Society at the National level. This award highlights the achievements of members who have shown early and tireless dedication to supporting and bettering the Phi, breathing new life into the Society and taking it to new heights.
The Timbers True Award
The Timbers True Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the Alpha Delta Phi Society from a graduate member who has become increasingly engaged in serving at the National level. This award highlights the achievements of members who may have spent time away from the Phi, but came back to us with wisdom and experience, which they synergize with those around them to guide the Society toward new horizons.
The Star and Crescent Award
The Star and Crescent Award recognizes outstanding contributions of a graduate member to the Alpha Delta Phi Society throughout their many years of service. This award highlights the achievements of members whose tireless work and dedication, whose nurturing support and wisdom, and whose steadfast force of character have helped to sustain and grow the Society, such that their influence and impact is still seen today, and will be seen for many more years to come.