BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – 2008 Illinois Wesleyan University graduate Nicholas Timme, a philosophy and physics double major, has been awarded a Fellowship by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi for the 2008-2009 academic year.
The fellowship will enable Timme, of Bloomington, to pursue a doctorate in physics at Indiana University. Timme is one of 100 students nationwide to receive the Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship and Award of Excellence this year. Currently, 60 Fellowships of $5,000 and 40 Awards of Excellence of $2,000 are given each year to deserving students for first-year graduate study.
The selection process for the Phi Kappa Phi Fellowships and awards of Excellence is based on the applicants’ undergraduate academic performance; leadership and service on campus and in the community; evidence of undergraduate potential; a personal statement of educational perspective, purpose and objectives; and evaluation reports from three individuals who are in a position to attest to the student’s performance, citizenship and character.