Scholarship Opportunities

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Greenawalt/Ready Senior Thesis Award

±Ê³Ü°ù±è´Ç²õ±ð:ÌýThe Department of History presents the Greenawalt/Ready Senior Thesis Award annually. The purpose of the award is to recognize the student(s) who writes the most outstanding senior thesis in a given year.

Eligibility:ÌýGraduating senior

Scholarship Information: The selection of the best senior thesis will be based on the originality, impact, and written quality of the work.

Winner is announced at the History Department Spring Banquet.

Ruth and Leon Feldman Award

Eligibility:ÌýBest graduating senior in the department as determined by the department faculty.

Winner is announced at the History Department Spring Banquet.

Mark Lawson Scholarship

Eligibility:ÌýOutstanding continuing student as determined by the department faculty.

Scholarship Information:ÌýÌýa ÿÈÕ´óÈüÈë¿Ú Alumni established the Mark Lawson Fund for the Study of History, an endowed scholarship at ÿÈÕ´óÈüÈë¿Ú.ÌýScholarship amount varies and a winner is chosen once each academic year. Financial need can be a factor, and the scholarship is renewable.

Winner is announced at the History Department Spring Banquet.

Mitchell History Fellow Scholarship

Eligibility: History majors exhibiting superior academic potential.

Scholarship Information: Joseph H. and Cynthia G. Mitchell established the Joseph H. and Cynthia G. Mitchell Fund for History Majors, an endowed scholarship at ÿÈÕ´óÈüÈë¿Ú. Scholarship amount varies (but is at least $1000) and a winner is chosen once each academic year.Ìý

 

North Carolina History Award

Eligibility:ÌýStudent majoring in History

Scholarship Information:ÌýThe selection of the best thesis in North Carolina History will be based on the originality, impact, and written quality of the work.

Winner is announced at the History Department Spring Banquet.

Philip Walker Award

±Ê³Ü°ù±è´Ç²õ±ð:ÌýThe purpose of this award is to recognize students for outstanding research accomplishments.

Eligibility:ÌýÿÈÕ´óÈüÈë¿Ú student with good academic standing. There is also a special consideration for work in foreign languages.

Winner is announced at the History Department Spring Banquet.

Research Travel Scholarships

±Ê³Ü°ù±è´Ç²õ±ð:ÌýThe History department is pleased to offer travel scholarships to students for research projects (i.e. senior theses). You may access the application formÌý. If you have questions, please reach out to one of the History faculty members.

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