Scholarships in History

Bachelor's Degree Scholarship in Social Sciences

Award: $500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be pursuing a bachelor's degree full-time in a social science related major. Selection is based on academic history, extracurricular activities, and employment history.

 

Graduate Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be a new graduate student who has been accepted into one of the eligible academic programs and will enroll in at least six credits.

 

Max McElhaney Memorial Educational Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a full-time college student majoring in history or education. Financial need, recommendation, and short written statement are required.

 

Enid Hall Griswold Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 10

Applicants must be college juniors or seniors majoring in political science, history, government or economics. All applicants must obtain a letter of sponsorship from their local DAR chapter. However, affiliation with DAR is not required.

 

Catherine W. Pierce Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: Open

Applicants must have a minimum 2.5 GPA, be pursuing a degree in an art or history discipline, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and have unmet financial need that is verified by the college or university financial aid office. UNCF students are encouraged to complete the UNCF General Scholarship application to be matched with scholarships for which they meet the criteria.

 

Junior Fellowships

Award: $21,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicants at the time of application should have fulfilled all preliminary requirements for a Ph.D. and be willing to work on a dissertation or final project at Dumbarton Oaks under the direction of a faculty member at their own university. The fellowships are in the following areas: Byzantine Studies (including related aspects of late Roman, early Christian, western medieval, Slavic and Near Eastern Studies), Pre-Columbian Studies (of Mexico, Central America and Andean South America) and garden and landscape studies. Fellowships are based on demonstrated scholarly ability and preparation of the candidate (including knowledge of the required languages) and value of the study or project and its relevance to Dumbarton Oaks.

 

Burton MacDonald and Rosemarie Sampson Fellowship

Award: -, Deadline: February 1

Applicants must be enrolled undergraduate or graduate students who are Canadian citizens. Funds are to be used for research in the fields of Ancient Near Eastern languages or history, archaeology, Bible studies or comparative religion. Fellowship may also be used to assist with participation in an archaeological field project in Jordan.

 

Jordanian Graduate Student Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicants must be Jordanian graduate students enrolled in a Jordanian university. Students must be pursuing degrees related to Jordan's cultural heritage such as archaeology, anthropology, linguistics/epigraphy, history, conservation, museum studies and cultural resource management.

 

Legal Studies Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicants must be incoming freshmen at Samford University. Students must be majoring in history and plan to pursue law school or legal careers.

 

George V. Irons Scholarships

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be incoming freshmen or current students at Samford University. STudents must be majoring in history and demonstrate scholarship and need.

 

Nancy C. Lipham Scholarships

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be incoming freshmen or current students at Samford University. Students must be majoring in history.

 

David M. and Jean Buchanan Vess Scholarships

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be incoming freshmen or current students at Samford University. Students must be majoring in history.

 

J. Wayne Flynt Scholarships

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be incoming freshmen or current students at Samford University. Students must be majoring in history.

 

Evelyn Adams Meadows Scholarships

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be incoming freshmen or current students at Samford University. Students must be majoring in history.

 

Mary Washington Scholarships

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be incoming freshmen or current students at Samford University. Students must be majoring in history.

 

David M. Vess Study Abroad Scholarships

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be incoming freshmen or current students at Samford University. Students must be majoring in history. Applicants must be interested in a career in an international field or in studying history abroad.