Instructions and information:

The Seed Award for junior women or nonbinary femme-aligned communication majors commemorates Sheila Turner Seed, a dynamic young writer and photo-journalist with Scholastic, Inc., a well-respected and prominent publishing company. Following her untimely death, Ms. Seed’s husband Brian, with the cooperation of Scholastic, Inc., and Cornell established the award as a memorial to her. The nature and amount of the award have varied over the years in line with the available resources.

The committee will base their decision upon the materials requested and upon the applicant's general academic performance as a Cornell student. Particular emphasis will be placed upon academic excellence in courses within the major.

• Application requires a resume, personal statement, and two on-campus references with contact information.
• Name your files: Award Name_Last Name, First Initial, i.e. "Seed_Smith, J._Resume"

All applications must include the information below:

• Completed Application
• Resume
• Name and email of two references (on campus)
• Personal statement pertaining to your plans and goals in the field of writing.
• A writing sample, such as articles published in The Daily Sun, in other Cornell publications, or in publications from outside the Cornell community. Also acceptable are unpublished writing samples that would be suitable for print media publication, such as class work from Communication courses like Science Writing for the Mass Media.