The SHRM Foundation will award 25 scholarships to SHRM student members for a total of $52,500 in awards.

SHRM student members with a valid SHRM ID number as of October 15 are eligible to apply for these scholarships. Local student chapter members who are not SHRM members are not eligible to apply. SHRM professional, general and associate members are eligible for another SHRM Foundation Scholarship program for HR professionals, but are not eligible for this student scholarship program.

Scholarship recipients will primarily be selected on merit. Undergraduate applicants must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale and must have completed at least one HR management course.

Graduate student applicants must be enrolled in a master's degree program and clearly pursuing an emphasis area in HR or an HR-related program (such as business, psychology or labor relations) and have completed at least six hours of graduate course work with at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

In addition, applicants for a certification scholarship must be planning to sit for the PHR or GPHR exam within the next 12 months. Students who have already taken the exam sometime in 2010 may also apply for a certification scholarship to cover related expenses already incurred.

For complete details and instructions on submitting, please click here to be taken to SHRM's Student Scholarship Program website.