Scholarships for Graduate Students

Richard & Shirley Warren Graduate Fund

• Criteria: C&I Graduate student in good academic standing
• Award: $500
  
  

Margaret & Barton Morgan Scholarship

• Criteria:
  • Full-time C&I graduate student
  • preparing to become a teacher or school administrator in a pre-K-12 school system
  • 3.0 GPA
• Award: $1200

 

Edgar A. & Evelyn Benzler Tanruther Scholarship

• Criteria:
  • Graduate student with a professional focus in elementary education
  • intent to teach at K-6 level
  • financial need
  • strong academic record
  • high academic ability
  • show promise of leadership within elementary education.

    Preference given to those who demonstrate: evidence of positive experiences and interactions with children at the elementary level; contributions to society; and successful elementary level teaching experience.

• Award: $1200
  
  

Preparing Future Faculty Fellowship (PFFF)

• Criteria:
  • C&I Graduate student (Ph.D. only) interested in a faculty career in a college or university setting
  • strong interest and intent to teach and conduct research at the college or university level
  • letter of reference/nomination must come from a C&I faculty member who will serve as the faculty mentor if the fellowship is awarded
  • strong academic record; preference given to incoming graduate students but all applicants must be formally admitted and in good standing at the time of the application deadline and the subsequent review.
• Award: Half-time assistantship and full tuition scholarship

 

Instructions for Graduate Scholarships application:

• The application deadline for all graduate scholarships is February 15, 2009.
• An applicant should submit a letter of application describing his/her career goals and plans and how she/he meets the scholarship criteria and preferred qualifications.
• An applicant should also submit a recent transcript and a current vita. Graduate students should submit one letter of reference preferably from the major professor, except when the criteria indicate otherwise.
• Application materials are submitted to: C&I Graduate Studies Committee-Scholarships, N131 Lagomarcino Hall.
• Please click here for the application form in PDF or WORD.

 

Updated on September 16, 2009