Awards, Scholarships and Fellowships

Walter Irving Young Historian Award

If you are an outstanding history major, you could be awarded the Walter Irving Young Award in the spring of your senior year. The honor goes to one to two students every year, determined by faculty in the Department of History at ��Ѩ��Ƶ. It includes a cash prize and an engraved plaque for display in our department.

Recent student winners of this award are:

Elisia Harder and Melvin Van Hurck (2020)
Hannah Fisher and Ruby Guyot (2019)
Hannah Roberts and Mike Sheldon (2018)
Robin Seiler-Garman (2017)
Jennifer Nguyen and Sheryl Teoh (2016)

Thomas Branigar Award

If you need to travel to do research for your senior thesis, you may apply for this award while taking two capstone courses during your junior and senior years at ��Ѩ��Ƶ. The award provides support for student travel to archives.

Outside scholarships

– Funding for international study in world regions critical to U.S. interests
(CLS) – Intensive summer language training institute
– For first generation students to complete graduate work at St. John’s College at University of Cambridge
– For study in Ireland
– For study in members of the Organization of American States
– Various programs for funding graduate school through service
– For study at Oxford University
– Provides $10,000 per year for study at the prestigious Hebrew University of Jerusalem
– Funding for graduate school in return for government service

Undergraduate fellowships

(ABA) – Summer research diversity fellowships in law and social science for undergraduate students
– Fellowships and scholarships for national security, language and culture
– Young professional exchange in Germany
– Nationally-competitive fellowship program for international work
– Summer travel, education experience with internship opportunities
– Extensive database of opportunities for students
– Public Policy and International Affairs education, GRE prep, graduate school scholarship and internship opportunities
– Undergraduate fellowships and internships
– Three to four week programs for freshmen and sophomores
(DAAD) – Study and research in Germany
– Scholarships for sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to Native Americans and the environment

Post-graduate fellowships

– Junior fellows program
– Teaching and research funding worldwide
– For graduate studies in social sciences or humanities
– For graduate students who intend to become secondary school teachers of American government or social studies
– Year long fellowship in Boston
– Graduate education and training for foreign service
– International dissertation research fellowships
– For graduate studies in the humanities
– Full ride to Stanford for Ph.D. or Masters
– Funding for a master's degree and a path to employment with the U.S. Department of State
– Funding for a master's degree and a path to employment with the U.S. Department of State

Various directories

– Fellowships and scholarships for national security, language and culture
– Young professional exchange in Germany
– Nationally-competitive fellowship program for international work
– Summer travel, education experience with internship opportunities
– Extensive database of opportunities for students
– Public Policy and International Affairs education, GRE prep, graduate school scholarship and internship opportunities
– Undergraduate fellowships and internships