UNCG Scholarships

College of Arts & Sciences (CAS)     

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General Arts & Sciences Art Biology Broadcasting & Cinema Chemistry & BioChemistry Classical Studies Communication Studies English Geography German, Russian & Japanese Studies

Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Romance Languages Sociology Theatre Women's Studies Mathematical Sciences Philosophy History

General Arts & Sciences (336) 334-5241
Fund	Eligible Students
Barbara C. Carter And Hal B. Phillips, Jr. Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic merit to undergraduate students majoring in mathematical or science-related fields within the College of Arts & Sciences.  Financial need is not required but may be considered in selecting recipients.
Melissa Wayne Curry Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to juniors or seniors who are planning to pursue a career in veterinary medicine, with a preference for females born in & residing in NC.  Preference will be given to Biology majors, but others may be considered.
Mary Motsinger Evans Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of financial need to students majoring in Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, or Physics and Astronomy.
Gene And Pat Holder Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of financial need to a full-time undergraduate student majoring (or intending to major) in a field of study within the College of Arts & Sciences.
Chris Velonis Miller Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of financial need to a full-time undergraduate student majoring (or intending to major) in a field of study within the College of Arts & Sciences.
Aline And Alice Spell Scholarship In The Sciences	Awarded to undergraduate students who are pursuing a degree in the Sciences in the College of Arts & Sciences (this would include, but is not limited to, Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics and Astronomy).  Preference will be given to female students.
Laura B. & Christopher C. Tew Physical Sciences Scholarship	Awarded to talented and deserving undergraduate students with majors in the Physics or Chemistry & Biochemistry departments.

Art (336) 334-5248
Fund	Eligible Students
Mary Cochrane Austin Art Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of financial need to students majoring in Art, with a preference for NC residents and those preparing for a teaching career.
Maud Gatewood Scholarship In Painting	Awarded on the basis of merit to juniors, seniors and/or graduate students majoring in Painting in the Department of Art.
Happy DuBose "Kenan" Gray Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to a sophomore, junior or senior student majoring in Art, with secondary consideration given to financial need.
Herbert & Virginia H. Howard Scholarship	Awarded to students majoring in Art.
Gregory Ivy Art Scholarship	Awarded to full-time graduate students majoring in Art.
Dr. Elisabeth Jastrow Scholarship	Awarded to a junior student who is interested in Art History.
Fred C. Pierce Memorial Scholarship In Art	Awarded to undergraduate students majoring in Art, with a preference for students with financial need.
Myrtle Spaugh Reeves Art Scholarship	Awarded to a student majoring in Art.  Preference for students with financial need.
Helen A. Thrush Scholarship	Awarded to juniors, seniors and graduate students majoring in the Art department.

Biology (336) 334-5391
Fund	Eligible Students
Inez Coldwell Scholarship	Awarded to students majoring in Biology.

Broadcasting & Cinema (336) 334-5360
Fund	Eligible Students
William Lee Kinard, Jr./WFMY Scholarship	Awarded to students majoring in Broadcasting & Cinema (emphasis should be on broadcasting).

Chemistry & BioChemistry (336) 334-5714
Fund	Eligible Students
Henry L. Anderson Memorial Scholarshp	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to sophomore, junior or senior students majoring in Chemisty.
Jean Dreyfus Boissevain Scholarship	Awarded to undergraduate students majoring in Chemistry or Biochemistry.  Recipients must participate in undergraduate research.
Nancy Romefelt Mapes Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of financial need to an undergraduate student majoring or minoring in (or intending to major in or minor in) Chemistry or Biochemistry.  Preference for female students.
Walter H. Puterbaugh Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to incoming freshman students, who are enrolled full-time, who plan to major in Chemistry or Biochemistry.  Recipients must have a minimum 1000 SAT (combined critical reading & math) and 3.0 high school GPA.
Florence L. Schaeffer Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to students majoring in Chemistry.  Funds are also used to award a Dean's Scholarship for academically promising incoming freshmen.  To be considered for the Dean's Scholarship, students must complete the Merit Awards Program application (see Merit Awards Program for additional information).
Mary Satterfield Taylor Award	Awarded to a graduating senior Chemistry major with the highest overall GPA of those students majoring in Chemistry.

Classical Studies (336) 334-5214
Fund	Eligible Students
Francis A. Laine Memorial Prize	Awarded to juniors and seniors who are majoring in Classical Studies.
Peter Ryan Scholarship	Awarded to a junior with financial need majoring in Archaeology.

Communication Studies (336) 334-5297
Fund	Eligible Students
Kathryn Mca. England Speech Scholarship	Awarded to undergraduate students majoring or minoring in Communication Studies.
David E. Johnson Scholarship	Awarded to adult students majoring in Communication Studies.
John Andrew Robinson And Margaret E. Robinson Memorial Fellowship	Awarded on the basis of academic merit to graduate students majoring in Communication Studies.

English (336) 334-5311
Fund	Eligible Students
Ethel Stephens Arnett Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to sophomore, junior or senior students majoring in English or History.
Ruth Mckaughan & W. Bryan Carter Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of financial need to undergraduate, female students majoring in English.  In addition, recipients must be single women who do not have a car, and who are legal residents of NC.
Fred Chappell Creative Writing Fellowship	Awarded on the basis of academic merit to graduate students in the Creative Writing program.
Amy M. Charles Memorial English Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to students majoring in English.
Cloninger-Stout Family Scholarship	Awarded in alternating years to a graduate student in the MFA and Ph.D. programs in English.
Dusenbury Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of financial need and academic achievement to students majoring in Business or English.
English Department Scholarship	Awarded to students majoring in English.
Matthew E. Russ And Ann Fitzmaurice-Russ Scholarship	Awarded to undergraduate students majoring Psychology, Sociology, and Jazz Studies in the Music School, and to graduate students in the Creative Writing Program in the English Department.  Scholarship will rotate among these departments, so that each department makes awards once every four years.
Elizabeth Robinson Fort Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to students majoring in English.
Jean Gagen English Award	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to female graduate students majoring in English.
Leonard B. Hurley Memorial Scholarship	Awarded to senior students who are majoring in English.
Jackson-Loving- Gibson Scholarship	Awarded to undergraduate students majoring in English who are talented writers and who desire to pursue careers in writing.
Randall Jarrell Creative Writing Scholarship	Awarded to a graduate student majoring in English who shows promise as a poet or writer.
Mildred Kates Dissertation Award	Awarded to a doctoral student majoring in English who is working on his or her dissertation.
Emmett J. And Clara C. King Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of financial need to a junior or senior majoring in English.  Recipients must have at least a 3.0 GPA in English and at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
William G. & Kate Hodge Lane Fellowship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to a graduate student majoring in English. Preference given to students with a special interest in 19th century British literature.
Kathy Walker Phipps Graduate Award	Awarded on the basis of financial need to talented students pursuing a graduate degree within the Creative Writing Program.
Amon Liner Poetry Award	Awarded to a student poet, majoring in English, whose work has been or will be published by The Greensboro Review.
Winfield Scholarship	Awarded to a junior or senior English major with financial need and academic achievement.

Geography    (336) 334-5388
Fund	Eligible Students
Dorothy Stafford Mason Geography Fellowship	Awarded to graduating seniors will will be pursuing a masters degree in Geography the year following their undergraduate graduation.  Award will be made in the spring of the student's senior year, for use towards their masters program the following year.
Anna Shaw Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement.
Mina Weil Memorial Scholarship	Awarded to a junior or senior majoring in a social science.  Award rotates among multiple academic departments.

German, Russian, & Japanese Studies (336) 334-5391
Fund	Eligible Students
Baecker Foreign Study Award	Awarded to students studying abroad in a German-speaking country.  Recipients must have a mimimum 2.5 cumulative GPA and minimum 3.0 GPA in German.

History (336) 334-5992
Fund	Eligible Students
Ethel Stephens Arnett Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to sophomore, junior or senior students majoring in English or History.
Converse Clowse Student Award	Awarded to an outstanding undergraduate student majoring in History.  To be eligible, students must have completed a minimum of 24 credit hours of course work in History by the time the award will be received.
Oliver Perry & Betty Carol Clutts Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to students majoring in History and/or Education.
Draper-Gullander-Largent Graduate Fellowship	Awarded to a graduate student majoring in History who intends to pursue a career in teaching.
Betty Crawford Ervin Fellowship In History	Awarded on the basis of academic merit to graduate students in History.  Preference for NC residents.
Katherine Robinson Everett Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic merit to full-time students majoring in History.
Hilda B. Fountain History Fellowship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to an outstanding student for graduate studies in History.
Hilda Burton Fountain Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to an outstanding rising senior who is majoring in History.
Gayle Hicks Fripp Museum Studies Internship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement and the student's potential as a museum professional to provide internship opportunities. Preferred recipient will be a 1st year History M.A. student in the Museum Studies concentration. If no qualified History M.A. candidates are available, it may be awarded to a qualified Interior Architecture M.A. student in the Museum Studies concentration.
Richard G. Lane Memorial History Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to students majoring in History.   Preference will be given to students with an interest in Asian Studies or military history.
Vera Largent Scholarship	Awarded to a rising senior history major who has financial need.
Anna Shaw Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement.
Allen W. Trelease Graduate Fellowship	Awarded on the basis of merit to doctoral students majoring in History.
Mina Weil Memorial Scholarship	Awarded to a junior or senior majoring in a social science.  Award rotates among multiple academic departments.
Rebecca Chambers Wright Scholarship	Awarded to students majoring in History.

Mathematical Sciences (336) 334-5836
Fund	Eligible Students
Helen Barton Scholarship	Awarded to students majoring in Mathematics.
Ione Holt Grogan Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to undergraduate students majoring in Mathematics who are NC residents
Judith L. Mendenhall Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of financial need to sophomore, junior and/or senior female students majoring in Mathematics.
Mary D. Murray Scholarship In Mathematics	Awarded on the basis of financial need to students majoring in Mathematics, with preference for students with high academic achievement.
Eldon E.  And Christine J. Posey Mathematics Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to undergraduate students majoring in Mathematics.
Cornelia Strong Scholarship	Awarded to students majoring in Mathematics.
Bertha Barnwell Vielhauer Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of financial need to undergraduate students majoring in Mathematics.

Philosophy (336) 334-5059
Fund	Eligible Students
Roger Schwirck Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic promise to students majoring in Philosophy.  Eligible recipients must have completed or will complete at least 5 courses in Philosophy by the end of the academic year in which the award is received.

Political Science (336) 334-5989
Fund	Eligible Students
Annie Moring Alexander Scholarship	Awarded to students majoring in Political Science.
Cemala Non-Profit Fellowship For Part-Time Students	Awarded to students admitted to the MPA program and working in a Guilford County non-profit agency.
Cemala Non-Profit Fellowship For Full-Time Students	Awarded to full-time students in the MPA program.  Preference is given to students likely to remain in Guilford County upon graduation.  The award is $8000 for the first year in the MPA program and is not renewable.
Cemala Non-Profit Internships	Awarded to students who have been admitted to the MAP program.  Students must intern in a Guilford County nonprofit agency.  Award is $4000 annually.
Political Science Award	Awarded to a promising senior majoring in Political Science, with preference for a student who is going on to graduate school.
Anna Shaw Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement.
Mina Weil Memorial Scholarship	Awarded to a junior or senior majoring in a social science.  Award rotates among multiple academic departments.
Winston-Salem Foundation Mpa Fund	Awarded to students in the MPA program.  See the department for additional details.

Psychology (336) 334-5013
Fund	Eligible Students
Elizabeth Duffy Fellowship	Awarded to female graduate students majoring in Psychology.
Matthew E. Russ And Ann Fitzmaurice-Russ Scholarship	Awarded to undergraduate students majoring Psychology, Sociology, and Jazz Studies in the Music School, and to graduate students in the Creative Writing Program in the English Department.  Scholarship will rotate among these departments, so that each department makes awards once every four years.
Graduate Psychology Award	Awarded to graduate students majoring in Psychology.
John W. Lindsey Memorial Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to graduate students majoring in Psychology.

Religious Studies (336) 334-5762
Fund	Eligible Students
Flossie Byrd Scholarship	Awarded to students majoring in Religious studies, with consideration given to financial need.

Romance Languages (336) 334-5655
Fund	Eligible Students
Winfield S. Barney Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to undergraduate or graduate students majoring in French or Spanish.
Friends of Romance Languages Scholarship	Awarded to students majoring in a Romance Language.
Rene Hardre Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to students majoring in French.
Augustine Larochelle Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to students majoring in Spanish.
Miller-Barineau Scholrshp	Awarded to rising juniors, seniors or graduate students majoring in French.
Evelyn Wilson Simpson Scholarship In Romance Languages	Awarded to students majoring in a Romance Language.
Mary Eliza Spicer Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to undergraduate students majoring in Romance Languages.

Sociology (336) 334-5295
Fund	Eligible Students
Matthew E. Russ And Ann Fitzmaurice-Russ Scholarship	Awarded to undergraduate students majoring Psychology, Sociology, and Jazz Studies in the Music School, and to graduate students in the Creative Writing Program in the English Department.  Scholarship will rotate among these departments, so that each department makes awards once every four years.
William Knox Scholarship	Awarded to Sociology majors.
David & Marlene Pratto Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of merit to juniors, seniors and/or graduate students majoring in Sociology.  Undergraduate recipients must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours and graduate recipients must be enrolled in at least 9 credit hours in order to receive the funds.  Recipients must have and maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
Anna Shaw Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement.
Shivers Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of need and merit to students majoring in Social Work and Sociology (award alternates between departments).
Sociological Prizes Endowment	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to undergraduate students majoring in Sociology.
Mina Weil Memorial Scholarship	Awarded to a junior or senior majoring in a social science.  Award rotates among multiple academic departments.

Theatre (336) 334-5576
Fund	Eligible Students
Kay Brown Barrett Theatre For Youth Scholarship	Awarded on the basis of academic achievement to an MFA Theatre for Youth graduate student entering his/her second or third year of the program.
Dr. John T. & Mary Louise Lowe Burns Memorial Scholarship In Dance And Musical Theatre	Awarded to students majoring in Dance and/or Theatre.
Kathryn Mca. England Graduate Scholarship In Theatre	Awarded to graduate students majoring in Theatre.
Anita C. Fox Memorial Scholarship	Awaded on the basis of financial need to undergraduate students majoring in Theatre.
Herman Middleton Scholarship	Awarded to a junior or senior student majoring in Theatre.
Mary Sheila Nassif Graduate Award	Awarded on the basis of financial need to talented graduate students with a major in the Theatre Department.
Andreas Nomikos Theatre Design Scholarship	Awarded to graduate students majoring in Theatre who are specializing in design.
W. Raymond Taylor Scholarship In Drama	Awarded to new incoming students (freshmen or transfers) who majors in theatre.  Selection is based on audition.

Women's Studies (336) 334-5673
Fund	Eligible Students
Sally Schindel Cone Fund In Women's Studies	Awarded to students majoring in Women's Studies.