Arts & Science Financial Aid
Four things to keep in mind when applying for scholarships
- All scholarships in this database are intended for students enrolled in the College of Arts and Science at the University of Missouri. A few scholarships, which are clearly specified, cross department/college/university lines and are available to students outside MU.
- Student must meet established scholarship requirements within his or her department.
- If applying for dean's office scholarships, the student makes one application and then will be considered for any scholarships for which he or she is eligible.
- Student must contact the department with questions and to apply for department scholarships.
In accordance with MU policy, it is mandatory that each student who is applying for scholarships file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form by March 1. FAFSA forms are available at the Office of Student Financial Aid in Jesse Hall. Your compliance with the MU policy will allow MU to provide scholarship support for an increased number of deserving students.
Scholarships by Department
Aerospace Studies
Scholarship Name: Maj. Douglas F. Mahan Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: An annual award of $200 to a junior cadet who presents the best image of a future professional Air Force officer, who shows pride through attitude, accomplishments, bearing and wear of the uniform, and who exhibits high moral character, enthusiasm, integrity, initiative, and the desire to lead.
Aerospace Studies
Scholarship Name: Maj. Robert L. Stigall Memorial Award
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: An annual award of $2,000 to a junior or senior cadet who is a pilot candidate, demonstrates good character, and strong officership potential, and ranks in the upper half of the AFROTC class.
American Archaeology
Scholarship Name: Beverly O'Brien Endowed Fellowship in the Museum of Anthropology
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual fellowships to students working in the Museum of Anthropology.
American Archaeology
Scholarship Name: Beverly O'Brien Endowed Fellowship in the Museum of Anthropology
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual fellowships to students working in the Museum of Anthropology.
Anthropology
Scholarship Name: Anthropology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to students entering either the MA or PhD programs in anthropology.
Anthropology
Scholarship Name: Dorothy (Dot) Tompkins Gelvin, Ph.D., Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual fellowship awards to graduate students pursuing advanced training in biological/physical anthropology. Recipient must demonstrate financial need and have attained a 3.5 or higher GPA for all anthropology courses for which the student receives graduate credit.
Anthropology
Scholarship Name: H. Clyde Wilson Opportunities for Excellence in Cultural Anthropology
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Annual award to promote the professional growth of cultural anthropology graduate students.
Anthropology
Scholarship Name: Harryette J. Campbell Scholarship in Anthropology
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual scholarship awards to students with a demonstrated financial need.
Anthropology
Scholarship Name: W. Raymond Wood Opportunities for Excellence in Archaeology
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Annual award used to promote professional growth among graduate students of archaeology.
Anthropology
Scholarship Name: Jesse E. Wrench Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: To be elligible, a student must be a declared undergraduate major in anthropology who exhibits academic excellence and preferably is not previously a recipient of this award.
Anthropology
Scholarship Name: Harryette J. Campbell Scholarship in Anthropology
Type of Aid: Undergraduate/graduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual scholarship awards to students with a demonstrated financial need.
Art
Scholarship Name: Ann Stevens Hoffman Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards made to a female student(s) specializing in photo print making (photography) or ceramics at the MFA level; must demonstrate financial need.
Art
Scholarship Name: Donald L. Bartlett Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to full-time sculpture graduate students. Recipients must submit a portfolio of their work for review with a written declaration of interest. Financial need is not a consideration.
Art
Scholarship Name: Dorothy L. Rollins Scholarship in Painting/Drawing
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to an outstanding graduate student in painting or drawing enrolled in the MFA program. Recipients must have successfully completed nine hours of graduate work and continue in the program during the semester following the award. Award is based on merit, as determined by the evaluation of a portfolio of original work in drawing or painting during graduate training. Finalists must appear before judges for a personal interview to explain their work and professional aspirations. Financial need may be taken into consideration only in the event that the judges cannot decide between two equally qualified candidates.
Art
Scholarship Name: Hazel (Pat) Steele Burney Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to graduate students who are majoring in art and are in good academic standing with the College of Arts and Science.
Art
Scholarship Name: Richard and Patricia Wallace Endowment for the Arts
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual scholarships to students in the Department of Art.
Art
Scholarship Name: Verna Wulfekammer Art Doctoral Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to a doctoral student with a concentration of study in weaving and its applications (fibers).
Art
Scholarship Name: Hazel (Pat) Steele Burney Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to undergraduate students who are majoring in art and are in good academic standing with the College of Arts and Science.
Art
Scholarship Name: John S. Weller Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to art majors who have demonstrated special talent and financial need.
Art
Scholarship Name: Matthew Fahey Cox Ceramics Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to BFA students entering their junior or senior years who have been accepted to the bachelor of fine arts program; must have a strong interest in an artistic career as a production potter. Student must submit ceramics work for review with a written declaration of intent.
Art
Scholarship Name: Redford Michael Perrine Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to full-time undergraduate students enrolled in art (BA) or fine art (BFA). Must have a minimum 2.0 GPA.
Art
Scholarship Name: Richard and Patricia Wallace Endowment for the Arts
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual scholarships to students in the Department of Art.
Art
Scholarship Name: Richard M. Hennessy Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Annual award(s) made to deserving students who are in financial need. These students shall be of good character and demonstrate high scholastic aptitude. Rotates between art, theatre, and music.
Art
Scholarship Name: William B. Ittner Sr. Fine Arts Prize
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to a student majoring in art, in any year of study, who has done work of sufficient merit to be worthy of recognition.
Art History & Archaeology
Scholarship Name: Charles D. Folse Memorial Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Recognizing and encouraging outstanding graduate students in archaeology whose aptitudes and attitudes demonstrate a desire to pursue a lifelong professional career (not necessarily academic) in the field of archaeology.
Art History & Archaeology
Scholarship Name: Herbert W. Schooling Scholarship in Art History
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded annually to support advanced graduate study in art history and archaeology.
Art History & Archaeology
Scholarship Name: Irina Hans Endowed Scholarship in Art History and Archaeology
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual scholarship awards to graduate or undergraduate students who are majoring in art history.
Art History & Archaeology
Scholarship Name: Jeanne L. Trabold Fellowship in Art History and Archaeology
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to graduate student(s) who have scored 90% or better on the GRE and who have completed at least 24 hours of study in art history, archaeology, or a related field at the university level. The award may be renewed for a total of three academic years provided the candidate maintains satisfactory progress toward an advanced degree. Preference for renewing the fellowship is given to those whose financial circumstances would otherwise prevent them from continuing graduate studies.
Art History & Archaeology
Scholarship Name: John Pickard Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards shall be made to full-time graduate students.
Art History & Archaeology
Scholarship Name: Osmund Overby Prize
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to students studying American art, American architecture, and preservation.
Art History & Archaeology
Scholarship Name: Edzard Baumann Memorial Travel Award
Type of Aid: Travel
Description: One or more awards with preference to students in the Department of Art History and Archaeology, to travel abroad. Additional preference shall be given to graduate students, however, exceptionally promising undergraduate students may also be considered for the award.
Art History & Archaeology
Scholarship Name: Saul and Gladys Weinberg Traveling Fellowship
Type of Aid: Travel
Description: Providing one or more graduate student fellowships to cover expenses related to conducting archaeological research abroad. Preference shall be given to doctoral students in art history and archaeology who propose to conduct a year of disseration research abroad.
Art History & Archaeology
Scholarship Name: William R. Biers Memorial Endowment
Type of Aid: Travel
Description: Provides one or more fellowships supporting the participation of undergraduate and graduate archaeology students in the summer program of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens or an equivalent program; first preference will be given to undergraduate archaeology majors.
Art History & Archaeology
Scholarship Name: Irina Hans Endowed Scholarship in Art History and Archaeology
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual scholarship awards to graduate or undergraduate students who are majoring in art history.
Art History & Archaeology
Scholarship Name: Osmund Overby Prize
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to students studying American art, American architecture, and preservation.
Biological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Mary Margaret McCarthy Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Supports off-campus research activities of graduate students. Generally limited to support of travel expenses or subsistence expenses, althought tuition costs for extended short courses will be considered. Awarded on the basis of the scientific merit of the proposed activity and its relevance to the student's program. Preference will be given to applicants proposing summer attendance at a marine biological station.
Biological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Winterton Conway Curtis Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Supports off-campus research activities of graduate students. Generally limited to support of travel expenses or subsistence expenses, althought tuition costs for extended short courses will be considered. Awarded on the basis of the scientific merit of the proposed activity and its relevance to the student's program. Preference will be given to applicants proposing summer attendance at a marine biological station.
Biological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Blackburn-Hesemann Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to a student majoring in biological sciences or a related field in the College of Arts and Science with a cumulative college GPA of at least 3.0 and an expressed desire to pursue a career in life sciences or medicine; recipient will preferably be a graduate of a high school in Boone County and from a family whose earnings are below the median income for Boone Countians. Strong preference given to historically disadvantaged minorities. The scholarship covers tuition and fees.
Biological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Clarence Clinton Crouch Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar Award
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: To support the personal and professional growth (e.g., study abroad or a summer off-campus research opportunity) of one or more undergraduates who have demonstrated academic excellence.
Biological Sciences
Scholarship Name: John C. Hagan and Rebecca J. Hagan Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar Award
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Given annually to one or more undergraduates who have demonstrated academic excellence and who plan to use the award to support their professional growth (e.g., to study abroad or to accept an off-campus summer research opportunity or internship).
Biological Sciences
Scholarship Name: John I. Hardy Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar Award
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded annually to one or more outstanding seniors recognized for their academic achievements, the quality of their independent research projects, and their extracurricular contributions to the division and to the university.
Biological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Laura Nahm Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar Award
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded annually to one or more outstanding seniors recognized for their academic achievements, the quality of their independent research projects, and their extracurricular contributions to the division and to the university.
Biological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Professor Stanley Zimmering Prize in Biology
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded annually to one or more graduating seniors with outstanding records who plan academic careers in research and teaching, and who have been accepted into PhD programs in genetics or molecular biology, preferably at universities outside the University of Missouri system. Recipients are nominated by faculty and selected by the scholarship committee.
Biological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Biological Sciences Scholarships for International Study
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship/travel
Description: Provides competitive support for majors who participate in a recognized study-abroad program. Participation in a year-long or two-semester program is stongly, but will consider applications for a single semester abroad.
Biological Sciences/Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Ernest J. Palmer Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Supports undergraduate and graduate student research in the fields of paleontology and systematic botany. This scholarship is alternated annually between the Department of Geological Sciences and the Division of Biological Sciences. Recipients are encouraged to spend some time cataloging or otherwise taking care of the Palmer Collections.
Biological Sciences/Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Ernest J. Palmer Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Supports undergraduate and graduate student research in the fields of paleontology and systematic botany. This scholarship is alternated annually between the Department of Geological Sciences and the Division of Biological Sciences. Recipients are encouraged to spend some time cataloging or otherwise taking care of the Palmer Collections.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: Charles & Kay Harbert Chemistry Graduate Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to graduate students with demonstrated financial need, a minimum GPA of 3.0 in their graduate studies, and an interest in pursuing a career in chemistry.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: David E. Troutner Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to full-time, outstanding graduate students in the nuclear-radiochemical field in chemistry, based on past performance or potential.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: Dr. Elmer Schlemper Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Supports graduate or undergraduate students working in the area of inorganic chemistry, with priority given to those researching in crystallography.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: Edwin M. Kaiser/John P. McCormick Endowed Chemistry Fellowship/Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Provides an annual fellowship for a graduate student and a scholarship for an undergraduate.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: Ellebracht/Simon Chemistry Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to undergraduate or graduate students; recipients shall exhibit academic excellence and have a commitment to the field of chemistry.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: G. F. Breckenridge/Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lyons Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to full-time students; preference shall be given to graduate students. Primary consideration for selection of recipients shall be financial need. GPA shall not be a primary criterion for selection of recipients.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: G. F. Breckenridge/Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lyons Scholarship Fund
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to full-time students. Preference shall be given to graduate students. Primary consideration for selection of recipients shall be financial need. GPA shall not be a primary criterion for selection of recipients.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: Jennie B. and William D. Nightingale Chemistry Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: To provide one or more fellowships for a promising first-year graduate student to supplement the teaching assistant stipend. To provide one or more annual, or summer, fellowships for a doctoral candidate, but if there is no qualified doctoral candidate, then for one or more master's candidates. To provide tuition scholarships for undergraduate BS majors who have an acceptable GPA and who need financial assistance.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: Steve and Karen Ellebracht Family Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awards shall be made to an undergraduate and/or graduate student majoring in chemistry.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: Chapin E. Stevens Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Provides summer research fellowships for non-MU outstanding undergraduate students. Selections will be based on the applicant’s academic record as well as potential for and an interest in future contributions in chemical research. Special emphasis is placed on letters of recommendation from faculty members.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: Deakyne/Adams Undergraduate Chemistry Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual scholarship awards to undergraduate students. Recipients must have a minimim GPA of 3.0. Preference shall be given to students who have undergraduate research experience in the chemistry department or with a chemistry faculty member. Financial needs shall not be a determining factor.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: Dora Elizabeth Williams Arneson Memorial Endowment
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Provides scholarships to chemistry students; first preference given to female students.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: Dr. Elmer Schlemper Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Supports graduate or undergraduate students working in the area of inorganic chemistry, with priority given to those researching in crystallography.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: Drs. Carl M. and Janice A. Myers Scholarship Endowment in Chemistry
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to undergraduate students; recipient must have a demonstrated financial need.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: Edwin M. Kaiser/John P. McCormick Endowed Chemistry Fellowship/Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Provides an annual fellowship for a graduate student and a scholarship for an undergraduate.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: Ellebracht/Simon Chemistry Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to undergraduate or graduate students; recipients shall exhibit academic excellence and have a commitment to the field of chemistry.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: G. F. Breckenridge/Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lyons Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to full-time students; preference shall be given to graduate students. Primary consideration for selection of recipients shall be financial need. GPA shall not be a primary criterion for selection of recipients.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: G. F. Breckenridge/Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lyons Scholarship Fund
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to full-time students. Preference shall be given to graduate students. Primary consideration for selection of recipients shall be financial need. GPA shall not be a primary criterion for selection of recipients.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: Jennie B. and William D. Nightingale Chemistry Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: To provide one or more fellowships for a promising first-year graduate student to supplement the teaching assistant stipend. To provide one or more annual, or summer, fellowships for a doctoral candidate, but if there is no qualified doctoral candidate, then for one or more master's candidates. To provide tuition scholarships for undergraduate BS majors who have an acceptable GPA and who need financial assistance.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: John and Ruth Horst Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards. Selected recipients shall have a demonstrated financial need. If there are no qualified applicants who are majoring in chemistry, the award shall be made available to students majoring in any of the hard sciences.
Chemistry
Scholarship Name: Steve and Karen Ellebracht Family Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awards shall be made to an undergraduate and/or graduate student majoring in chemistry.
Classical Studies
Scholarship Name: Eugene N. Lane Memorial Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to student(s) in classical studies. Preference shall be given to graduate students.
Classical Studies
Scholarship Name: Charles M. Hudson Humanities Sequence Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards of not less than $500 each to full-time students who have completed at least two semesters in the Honors College in the humanities sequence and who intend to complete the sequence. Additional criteria shall be merit and financial need.
Classical Studies
Scholarship Name: Eugene N. Lane Memorial Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to student(s) in classical studies. Preference shall be given to graduate students.
Communication
Scholarship Name: Communication Faculty and Alumni Graduate Student Support Fund
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Annual financial awards to graduate students in communication. These awards may provide financial support for, but not limited to, dissertation support, travel expenses, fellowship stipends, etc. The purpose of the awards is to provide financial support that will allow the recipients to focus on their scholastic pursuits.
Communication
Scholarship Name: Frank and Lila Gilman Memorial Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awards to graduate students, preferably in the area of rhetoric and public address. Consideration shall be given to a student's academic record and financial need and any other criteria the university shall deem proper in making any award from the fund.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Thomas T. Strange Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Scholarship or fellowship to promising students in the field of ecology.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Winifred Bryan Horner Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards made to female, full- or part-time, non-traditional, single head-of-household, graduate or undergraduate students. Recipients must must have financial need and a commitment to career and personal growth.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Lawrence Roy Johnson Memorial Loan/Scholarship
Type of Aid: Loan
Description: A need-based award for making loans with preference to students in law or political science.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: A. F. Yanders Arts and Science Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded each fall to a junior in the College of Arts and Science.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Ada Mae Clough Scholarship for Pre-med Arts & Science Students
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Scholarship support for one or more pre-med students with demonstrated financial need.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Adam Popejoy Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more awards made to students who are graduates of Rock Bridge High School or Hickman High School in the city of Columbia, Mo. Selected recipients shall be students who are planning to study visual or performing arts, either vocal or instrumental.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Allan W. and Vivian C. Purdy Fund
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: The scholarship honors students of fine arts who exhibit initiative and integrity and have demonstrated a financial need.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Dr. James H. Thacker and M. Emogene Thacker Opportunities for Excellence Endowment
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: The scholarship is to be open to female undergraduate students, regardless of race or religious affiliation, who graduated from a public high school in the State of Missouri.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Dunklin/Pemiscot County Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to entering students from Dunklin County, Mo., or Pemiscot County, Mo.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: E. W. Mares and Dr. Kenneth R. Mares Scholarship and Academic Awards
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Merit-based scholarships awarded to undergraduate students majoring in mathematics or science and/or for undergraduate awards recognizing research excellence in the sciences, social sciences, and the humanities.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Forty-Niner Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to a full-time student, as selected by the A&S scholarship committee.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Glen S. Baker Undergraduate Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awards are made to transfer students who demonstrate financial need, following one semester of successful enrollment in A&S.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Harryette J. Campbell Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual scholarships; selected recipients must have a demonstrated financial need.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Heart of Mizzou Endowment in the College of Arts and Science
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Scholarship support for undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Science.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: John Kuhlman Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more granted annually to juniors or seniors; requires a GPA of at least 3.0 and a record of extracurricular contribution to the welfare of the college.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Leaders Student Excellence Awards
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: The awards recognize outstanding achievement by students in the College of Arts and Science.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Lonald D. Hambley Award
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded for excellence in undergraduate study in the humanities.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Nancy Pillsbury Shirley Osage Scholarships
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to students attending MU whose ancestry is a minimum of 50% Osage. Recipients shall be responsible for providing proof of Osage heritage. Selected recipients shall desire training in methods and techniques of preserving their Osage heritage and have a desire to pass this knowledge on to future generations of Osage.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Ralph K. and Maxine J. Hibbs Scholarship for the Liberal Arts
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards are made to students with demonstrated need majoring in the liberal arts.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Richard N. DeShon Endowed Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Provides one or more annual scholarship awards.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Ruth Earline Taylor Allen Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more awards made annually to full-time undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Science; preference is for Missouri residents/natives.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Sheridan Smith and Helen Wesley Smith Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to students in liberal arts courses, with consideration of need. Selected recipients must have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: The M. V. G. Scholarship/Arts and Science Dean's Excellence Award
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards of at least $500 to full-time students, with consideration of financial need. Additional consideration shall be given to students who display unusual integrity, intellectual promise, and social concern.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Thomas T. Strange Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Scholarship or fellowship to promising students in the field of ecology.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Tom Harris Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to a junior who has a record of extracurricular contribution to the welfare of the college; financial need preferred. 3.0 GPA is also required.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Tom Wolff Scholarship in the Physical Sciences
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to students in the field of physical science. Recipient must also excel in music, theater, or the humanities.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Willis V. Shepard Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to full-time students.
Dean of Arts & Science
Scholarship Name: Winifred Bryan Horner Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards made to female, full- or part-time, non-traditional, single head-of-household, graduate or undergraduate students. Recipients must must have financial need and a commitment to career and personal growth.
Economics
Scholarship Name: Clay J. Anderson Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to exceptional incoming and continuing graduate students in economics, as well as to exceptional undergraduate economics students.
Economics
Scholarship Name: Elmer Wood Scholarship in Economics
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Scholarships fellowships for students in economics, with preference for graduate students.
Economics
Scholarship Name: Harry Gunnison Brown Memorial Fund
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Students considered for the award shall be enrolled in the College of Arts and Science.
Economics
Scholarship Name: Korea Studies Graduate Students Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual fellowships to graduate students in economics to be given on the basis of academic merit to students fluent in the Korean language and/or who have an interest in studying the Korean economy.
Economics
Scholarship Name: Norman Bowers Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to assist graduate students writing dissertations or theses on labor topics with a strong policy focus. Special preference given to students who are conducting research that focuses on the well-being of vulnerable groups in the labor market or exemplifies the careful use of empirical data, especially international comparative date.
Economics
Scholarship Name: Clay J. Anderson Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Scholarship Fellowship
Description: Awarded to exceptional incoming and continuing graduate students in economics, as well as to exceptional undergraduate economics students.
Economics
Scholarship Name: Elmer Wood Scholarship in Economics
Type of Aid: Scholarship Fellowship
Description: Scholarships fellowships for students in economics, with preference for graduate students.
Economics
Scholarship Name: Allen M. and Barbara P. Soshnik Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to undergraduates majoring in economics, based on academic performance.
Economics
Scholarship Name: David J. Loschky Scholar Award
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to junior economics majors in the honors program to support the writing of their senior honors theses.
Economics
Scholarship Name: Harry Gunnison Brown Memorial Fund
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Students considered for the award shall be enrolled in the College of Arts and Science.
Economics
Scholarship Name: John Charles Willett Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: To provide one or more annual awards to students majoring in economics. Selected recipients shall demonstrate financial need. It is the hope of the donor that the recipient(s) will participate in a mentoring program for other students, especially minority students, both while at MU and after completing their degrees.
English
Scholarship Name: Donald E. & Mary Frances Hayden English Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: To provide one or more annual awards to students majoring in English; first preference given to graduate students.
English
Scholarship Name: Elizabeth T. Barnes Memorial Graduate Fellowship in English
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Fellowship awards for worthy graduate students in English, with a preference for those with financial need.
English
Scholarship Name: Greg Lopez Scholarship in Creative Writing
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to graduate students in the creative writing program. Selected recipients shall have good academic standing and financial need.
English
Scholarship Name: Gus Reid Fellowship in the Department of English
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards shall be made to teaching assistants who teach expository/persuasive writing. Each recipient should be not only a devoted and skilled teacher, but also a good writer and even better critic--one who views the job and self with both discipine and light-heartedness.
English
Scholarship Name: Harry and Richard Hocks Endowed Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One annual award to a doctoral student in English or American literature. The recipient shall have passed all comprehensive examinations, language requirements, etc., and thus have arrived at the beginning or be in the early stages of writing a disseration. Preference should usually be given to those with dependents, especially several young children, since providing for a family while negotiating graduate school in a humanistic discipline is a tremendous burden. One annual award to an undergraduate in the humanities sequence who has completed two or three semesters of the four-semester sequence with an outstanding academic record. Preference may be given to those who show an inclination to become teachers.
English
Scholarship Name: John Richard and Ellen Ryan Dubinski Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more awards to graduate students enrolled in the English department. Preference given to parents returning to college for an advanced degree.
English
Scholarship Name: Mary Purcell English Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Used for an annual award to a graduate student studying 17th- or 18th-century English literature.
English
Scholarship Name: Frances W. Kerr Excellence In Writing Endowment
Type of Aid: Prize
Description: One or more annual awards shall be made to undergraduates who demonstrate excellence in writing.
English
Scholarship Name: Peggy Adams Ewing Award
Type of Aid: Prize
Description: Annual prize for best undergraduate paper on pre-20th-century British literature.
English
Scholarship Name: Sibyl Pommer Freshman Poetry Award
Type of Aid: Prize
Description: Annual writing prize awarded to a student doing the best work in versification during his or her freshman year at MU.
English
Scholarship Name: Judith A. and Richard B. Schwartz Student Travel Award
Type of Aid: Travel
Description: One or more annual awards to graduate students for travel to study in England.
English
Scholarship Name: Arthur F. and James C. Carson Scholarship Fund
Type of Aid: Undergraduate Scholarship
Description: One annual award for full-time students to provide tuition, room and board, and books in freshman and sophmore semesters and to be based on academic record, promise, financial need, with continuance on same criteria into second and succeeding semesters of eligibility.
English
Scholarship Name: Donald E. & Mary Frances Hayden English Fellowship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate Scholarship
Description: To provide one or more annual awards to students majoring in English; first preference given to graduate students.
English
Scholarship Name: Harry and Richard Hocks Endowed Fellowship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One annual award to a doctoral student in English or American literature. The recipient shall have passed all comprehensive examinations, language requirements, etc., and thus have arrived at the beginning or be in the early stages of writing a disseration. Preference should usually be given to those with dependents, especially several young children, since providing for a family while negotiating graduate school in a humanistic discipline is a tremendous burden. One annual award to an undergraduate in the humanities sequence who has completed two or three semesters of the four-semester sequence with an outstanding academic record. Preference may be given to those who show an inclination to become teachers.
English
Scholarship Name: Mabel Owen Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One annal award made with preference given to an English major.
English
Scholarship Name: Marian Smith Lindsey Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate Scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards with consideration for need. (Need to be determined by interviewing the student, not by requiring parents' income information.) Selected recipients must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and must be an English major.
English
Scholarship Name: Professor H. Craig Scholarship in English Literature
Type of Aid: Undergraduate Scholarship
Description: Scholarship for an undergraduate in English literature who has a degree of financial need.
English/other
Scholarship Name: Academy of American Poets Prize
Type of Aid: Prize
Description: Prize for best poem or group of poems submitted by a student currently enrolled at MU.
English/other
Scholarship Name: Creative Writing Program Award in Creative Nonfiction
Type of Aid: Prize
Description: Award for best creative nonfiction submitted by students currently enrolled at MU.
English/other
Scholarship Name: George A. Mahan Prize
Type of Aid: Prize
Description: Prizes for poetry and fiction are offered to all students at MU. Essay prizes are open to MU students who have been enrolled in English 1000 in the current school year.
English/other
Scholarship Name: Margaret Leong Children's Poetry Prize
Type of Aid: Prize
Description: Available to students attending any of the campuses of the University of Missouri. Applicants must submit typed manuscripts that are clearly marked with the name of the contest. The contest is open to both formal and unrhymed free verse entries. Entries should not exceed two single-spaced pages. The student ID number (not the student's name) shall be on the manuscript. A sealed envelope containing the title of the entry, author's name, local address and telephone number must accompany each entry, with the student ID number on the outside of the envelope. Poems should address children of primary school age. In addition to original poems, this could include poetry written in collaboration with children, or poetry which incorporates children's thoughts and emotions. The prizes shall be as follows: first prize-$250; second prize-$150; third prize-$75.
English/other
Scholarship Name: Margery McKinney Short Fiction Award
Type of Aid: Prize
Description: At least two annual prizes for those who have been judged the best fiction writers in the four-campus system of the University of Missouri with preference given to women and undergraduates.
Geography
Scholarship Name: Abe and Ida Komen Geography Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards of at least $1,000 to students pursuing an advanced degree in geography.
Geography
Scholarship Name: Jesse H. Wheeler Jr. and Margery E. Wheeler Opportunities for Excellence in the Department of Geography/Geographic Resources Center
Type of Aid: Graduate Scholarship/Fellowship
Description: To provide funds to be used to enhance and enrich the professional training of graduate students and undergraduate honors majors in the Department of Geography/Geographic Resources Center. Special emphasis should be placed on deepening the students' professional experience including, but not limited to the following support: (a) funding of students to attend and participate in professional meetings, particularly the national and regional meetings of the Association of American Geographers, and the national meetings of the National Council for Geographic Education, with special concern for meetings; (b) funding students' field research for master's of arts theses.
Geography
Scholarship Name: GeoEye Foundations Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: A $5,000 scholarship available to seniors interested in geographic information science.
Geography
Scholarship Name: Jesse H. Wheeler Jr. and Margery E. Wheeler Opportunities for Excellence in the Department of Geography/Geographic Resources Center
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: To provide funds to be used to enhance and enrich the professional training of graduate students and undergraduate honors majors in the Department of Geography/Geographic Resources Center. Special emphasis should be placed on deepening the students' professional experience including, but not limited to the following support: (a) funding of students to attend and participate in professional meetings, particularly the national and regional meetings of the Association of American Geographers, and the national meetings of the National Council for Geographic Education, with special concern for meetings; (b) funding students' field research for master's of arts theses.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Craig Russell Knotts Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: To provide one or more annual awards to students in geology. The award is available to both undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: David J. and Jennie F. Steyaert Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Dr. David K. Davies Memorial Scholarship in Geological Sciences
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: To provide one or more annual awards, available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Dr. George Viele Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Dr. Glen Himmelberg Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Dr. M. Ray Thomasson Graduate Fellowship in the Department of Geological Sciences
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: To provide one or more annual awards to graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Dr. Raymond Ethington Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Dr. Tom Freeman Geology Student Scholarship Award
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Ernest J. Palmer Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Scholarships in the fields of paleontology and systematic botany for undergraduate or graduate students in said fields who are in need of financial assistance to complete their studies.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Fred Strothmann Perpetual Geology Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Graduate students must have a GPA of 3.2 to receive this award, and this minimum GPA must be maintained in order to retain the award.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Hal and Ruth Johnson Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual fellowship awards to graduate students in the geological sciences. Selected recipients must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for all graduate courses, and 3.2 on a 4.0 scale for courses in the geological sciences.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: James H. Stitt Memorial Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards. First preference is for students conducting thesis research in paleontology, second and third preferences are for students conducting thesis research in stratigraphy and sedimentary rocks, respectively. Recipients must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 for all graduate courses, and 3.2 for courses in geological science.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: John and Mary Anne Burst Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to graduate students for the study of industrial minerals; must have a minimum GPA of 3.2; preference for graduates of U.S. high schools.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: John Jack W. Tlapek Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Larry M. and Sherilyn S. Knox Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Leonard D. Harris Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to a graduate student undertaking field-based thesis or dissertation work in geological sciences; that research must include U.S. Paleozoic-age sedimentary rocks that crop out east of the Rocky Mountains.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Maurice G. Mehl Memorial Fellowship Fund
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Provides stipends for field expenses for graduate students in the areas of stratigraphy and paleontology who are in need of financial assistance.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Raymond E. Peck Graduate Fellowship in Geology
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards made to graduate students in geological sciences.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Raymond E. Peck Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded periodically to an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in geology; financial need is not a criterion.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Richard P. Frey Memorial Paleontology Fund
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Recipient is an excellent graduate student (GPA 3.788) and experienced paleontologist capable of correctly recognizing the fossils being curated.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Robert C. Miles Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Scott H. Raymond Outstanding Achievement Endowment
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Wallace B. Howe Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to a graduate student majoring in stratigraphy or paleontology; must have successfully completed at least one year of graduate work and maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Walter D. Keller Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to full-time graduate students who maintain a minimum 3.2 GPA and satisfactory progress toward the degree.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: William D. Johns Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Edwin Bayer Branson Memorial Loan
Type of Aid: Loan
Description: Student loans for junior, senior, or graduate students who are recommended in writing by a committee of professors and associate professors of the Department of Geology. Check with department for details.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: "Edmond A. and Mary L. Raymond Scholarship in Geology
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to students majoring in geological sciences who exhibit strong academic standards, with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: "Mrs. Pat" (Mabel E. Patterson) Scholarship for Geology Students
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to full-time students; recipients must demonstrate financial need and exhibit academic progress indictaing promise in the field.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Carl B. Rexroad Geological Sciences Endowment
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded with preference as follows: a) First preference to paleontologic study in Mo. and second outside of the state, b) third preference shall be given to field study in "soft rock" geology in Mo. and fourth outside of the state, c) fifth preference to promote professional growth among students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Clayton H. and Louise K. Johnson Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to students attending the summer geological sciences field course.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Craig Russell Knotts Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: To provide one or more annual awards to students in geology. The award is available to both undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: David J. and Jennie F. Steyaert Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Donald S. Garvin Geology Field Camp Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to students attending the summer geological sciences field course. Minimum GPA of 3.0 required. Must be declared major with eight semester credit hours in geological sciences completed. First preference is for non-resident students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Dr. David K. Davies Memorial Scholarship in Geological Sciences
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: To provide one or more annual awards, available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Dr. George Viele Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Dr. Glen Himmelberg Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Dr. Raymond Ethington Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Dr. Tom Freeman Geology Student Scholarship Award
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Ernest J. Palmer Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Scholarships in the fields of paleontology and systematic botany for undergraduate or graduate students in said fields who are in need of financial assistance to complete their studies.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Fred Strothmann Perpetual Geology Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Students who have declared a major in geology, exclusive of hydrology and geophysics, will be eligible for this award if they 1) have completed a minimum of eight credit hours of geological courses, 2) have at least a 3.0 GPA in geological courses, and 3) have a 2.75 GPA overall. These minimum grade standards must be maintained in order to retain or renew this award.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Gene W. Schmidt Undergraduate Scholarship Fund
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards with preference given to hydrogeologic studies. Available to undergraduate students with first preference given to sophmore-level students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: George W. Viele Memorial Geology Field Camp Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to students attending the summer field course; recipients must have a declared major in geology and have completed a minimum of eight credit hours in that major.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: James G. Mitchell Memorial Award in Geology
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded every even-numbered year to a junior in geological sciences, based upon academic excellence without regard to financial need.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: John Jack W. Tlapek Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Larry M. and Sherilyn S. Knox Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Boyd Award
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Provides scholarships for full-time students in geological sciences.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Pearl Todd Sando Perpetual Undergraduate Geology Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in the geological sciences or an incoming freshman who intends to declare that major; must have minimum GPA of 3.0 and maintain continuous progress toward the degree.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Raymond E. Peck Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded periodically to an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in geology; financial need is not a criterion.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Scott H. Raymond Outstanding Achievement Endowment
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: W. A. Tarr Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Provides an annual award for the most needy and worthy student in the area of mineralogy and economics geology.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: William Burrows Allen Geology Field Camp Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to students attending the summer field course. Must be a declared major with eight credit hours in geological sciences completed.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: William D. Johns Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Geological Sciences
Scholarship Name: Robert C. Miles Geology Student Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduatee scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards available to undergraduate and graduate students.
German & Russian
Scholarship Name: Paul Foley Casey Memorial Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Provides one or more annual awards to graduate students who excel academically in German studies.
German & Russian
Scholarship Name: Elsa Nagel Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Provides scholarship awards to students in recognition of outstanding accomplishment in German.
History
Scholarship Name: Allen Cook White Jr. Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Selected on basis of intellectual merit and ability, quality of work, professional promise, and personal integrity and character, without regard for economic circumstances.
History
Scholarship Name: Frank and Louise Stephens History Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Provides scholarships and fellowships for students majoring in history
History
Scholarship Name: John C. Rainbolt Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Fellowships for graduate students who have passed the PhD comprehensive examinations and given evidence of a high degree of scholarly ability, served as teaching assistants in the department, and demonstrated a special commitment to and achievement in teaching excellence.
History
Scholarship Name: Jonas and Ruth Viles Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to a graduate student working in the field of American history, who by achievement, promise, character, and interest in scholarly endeavor is regarded as worthy of the scholarship.
History
Scholarship Name: Norman MacClaren Trenholme History Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate Scholarship/Fellowship
Description: Provides stipends for juniors, seniors, or graduate students in history.
History
Scholarship Name: Walter Scholes History Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Students considered for the fellowship will have passed their doctoral comprehensive exams and have given evidence of a high degree of scholarly ability.
History
Scholarship Name: William A. Wilcher Endowment
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Funds are for dissertation fellowships, graduate stipends, travel, and research without regard to economic circumstances.
History
Scholarship Name: Charles and Jean Nauert Travel Award
Type of Aid: Travel
Description: Provides awards to doctoral students in history to help them meet the costs of travel outside North America necessary for their dissertation research.
History
Scholarship Name: Allen & Maude Clarke McReynolds Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards; recipients must have demonstrated financial need; academic achievement need not be a consideration.
History
Scholarship Name: David Wakefield Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to undergraduate students in history who are studying East Asian history and/or culture.
History
Scholarship Name: Frank and Louise Stephens History Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Provides scholarships and fellowships for students majoring in history
History
Scholarship Name: Glenn M. McCaslin Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awards to needy and deserving students enrolled in history; demonstrated financial need is a requirement.
History
Scholarship Name: Harvey A. and Nellie K. Deweerd Memorial
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to outstanding students who show an interest in and aptitude for teaching history.
History
Scholarship Name: Harvey Kantor Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to an outstanding undergraduate student majoring in American history.
History
Scholarship Name: Norman MacClaren Trenholme History Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Provides stipends for juniors, seniors, or graduate students in history.
History
Scholarship Name: Thomas A. Brady Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Scholarships for students of ancient history who are in need of financial assistance.
History
Scholarship Name: Tom Berenger Opportunities for Excellence
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Provides support to promote professional growth among students by stimulating oportunities for teaching, research, and service that will elevate individuals to higher levels of achievement. Special consideration shall be given to providing support for students such as assistance for the purchase of text books.
Mathematics
Scholarship Name: Blumenthal Trust for the Advancement of Mathematics
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: A $1,000 award to the most talented graduate student, and awards to outstanding teaching assistants at the beginning of their second years of study.
Mathematics
Scholarship Name: James A. Huckaba Scholarship in Mathematics
Type of Aid: Graduate Scholarship/Fellowship
Description: One or more annual scholarships, based on merit, to undergraduate or graduate students in math.
Mathematics
Scholarship Name: Lee and Cozette McFarlan Endowed Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to full-time graduate students.
Mathematics
Scholarship Name: Leonard Blumenthal Graduate Mathematics Endowed Fund
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to full-time graduate students.
Mathematics
Scholarship Name: Nigel J. Kalton Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: To support international graduate students.
Mathematics
Scholarship Name: Finnis O. Duncan Fund
Type of Aid: Loan
Description: Funds shall be loaned to elligible students majoring in mathematics. Check with department for details.
Mathematics
Scholarship Name: Georges and Genevieve Saab Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to senior mathematics majors who have at least 30 credit hours of mathematics courses at MU (at the Math 80 level and above) and who have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above in those courses.
Mathematics
Scholarship Name: Hazel S. Grabosch Endowed Scholarship in Math
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to full-time juniors within an area of concentration in mathematics at the time of the award. The recipient must have an overall GPA of not less than 3.33. The award shall be as near as possible, but not more than, the resident undergraduate registration fee for a full-time student for one semester.
Mathematics
Scholarship Name: Helen M. Barrett Memorial Scholarship in Mathematics
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to graduating Mehlville Senior High School (St. Louis County, Mo.) students who declare their majors in mathematics and enroll at MU. The maximum amount that may be used for any one student annually shall be $1,500.
Mathematics
Scholarship Name: James A. Huckaba Scholarship in Mathematics
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual scholarships, based on merit, to undergraduate or graduate students in math.
Mathematics
Scholarship Name: Meryl Michelle Bartlett Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to a full-time junior or senior with a minimum GPA of 3.25; student must demonstrate financial need.
Mathematics
Scholarship Name: Paul B. and Helen S. Burcham Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to a junior with a declared major in mathematics and a minimum GPA of 3.3.
Mathematics
Scholarship Name: Phyllis Ann Heyssel Scholarship in Mathematics
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to undergraduate student(s); recipients shall be selected on achievement and promise.
Mathematics
Scholarship Name: PROMUS Fund
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to undergraduate students.
Military Science
Scholarship Name: Colonel John Hinton Excellence Award in Military Science
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Funds are to be awarded to up to three students who demonstrate excellence in leadership and academic abilities. The awards are not to be based on financial need. Recipients will write to the donors, or their descendants, to acknowledge the award and to state their accomplishments.
Military Science
Scholarship Name: Frank S. Quattrocchi Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One annual award to a full-time student enrolled in Army ROTC.
Military Science
Scholarship Name: Wil Edens Superior Performance Award Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Annual scholarship award to Army ROTC cadets. Recipient must be a contracted cadet who scored over 290 on the Army Physical Fitness Test. Selected recipients must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25, have participated in extracurricular activities, must be proficient in Army skills and have demonstrated service to the Corps of Cadets.
Music
Scholarship Name: Brady and Anne Deaton Friends of Music Endowment
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to students enrolled in the School of Music.
Music
Scholarship Name: Catherine and Rogers Whitmore Music Scholarship/Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate Scholarship/Fellowship
Description: One or more awards to undergraduate or graduate string majors who may be either incoming or continuing students.
Music
Scholarship Name: Charles L. Emmons Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One annual award shall be made to an outstanding band student.
Music
Scholarship Name: Dale E. Kennedy Memorial Band Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to an outstanding wind or percussion student enrolled in a University concert band.
Music
Scholarship Name: Dorothy Frances Miller Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Provides fellowships/scholarships for students studying cello.
Music
Scholarship Name: Earl Coleman Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual scholarships; first preference to students studying vocal or violin music.
Music
Scholarship Name: Ella Ferguson Turner Memorial Piano Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Provides annual awards for full-time students studying piano.
Music
Scholarship Name: Fred and Dorothy Rynearson Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate Scholarship/Fellowship
Description: Awards for students in the jazz area to promote their career in commercial jazz music.
Music
Scholarship Name: Horace E. Thomas Friends of Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more awards made to outstanding music majors in the School of Music.
Music
Scholarship Name: Jean McGregor Bower Memorial Scholarship in Piano
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to a music major with piano emphasis; recipient must have financial need and demonstrate dedication to the understanding and enjoyment of music; GPA is not a selection criterion.
Music
Scholarship Name: Leah Lou Emmons Orchestra-String Instrument Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to outstanding string instrument performers in the University Philharmonic Orchestra.
Music
Scholarship Name: Michael Deppe Award
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Recipients eligible for this award shall be music majors who are NOT members of Phi Mu Alpha. Each recipient must meet the following criteria: 1) be a music major in good standing; 2) must have completed at least 90 credit hours of satisfactory course work in a music or music education degree program; 3) be a current member of Zeta Chapter in good standing, and 4) have earned a high scholastic record.
Music
Scholarship Name: Nadeen Burkeholder Williams Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to students in the School of Music with preference given to those demonstrating outstanding accomplishments in music.
Music
Scholarship Name: Paul W. and Gertrude Mathews Scholarship in Music Education
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Scholarships for junior, senior, or graduate students in music education who possess outstanding teaching potential. After graduation the recipient shall teach music in a public or private school or college for at least two years. Each recipient must agree that if she or he does not actually teach for as long as two years during the 10-year period after graduation the scholarship funds received will be returned to the fund. In the event a scholarship is awarded to a graduate student, this two year teaching requirement would be fulfilled if the recipient had already taught music for two years.
Music
Scholarship Name: Paulina Kuntze Music Award
Type of Aid: Graduate Scholarship/Fellowship
Description: Candidates for degrees in music who during the year have done work of exceptional merit in the field of musical composition, to be judged on the basis of content rather than technique; one man and one woman are to be selected.
Music
Scholarship Name: Robert J. Schwegman University Singers Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate Scholarship/Fellowship
Description: Awarded to outstanding students in the University Singers who are worthy in character, have financial need, and show intention to remain members of the Singers.
Music
Scholarship Name: Rogers Whitmore Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to talented undergraduate or graduate string students enrolled as full-time music performance or music education majors. Restricted to students whose principal instrument is the violin, viola, cello, or bass. Recipients other than incoming freshmen must have a minimum GPA of 2.75 and be making satisfactory progress toward the completion of the degree program.
Music
Scholarship Name: William R. Gann Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to undergraduate student(s) who are majoring in music, and/or one or more annual awards to graduate student(s) working toward a master's of music degree or a master's of education degree with a major in music.
Music
Scholarship Name: Horace Allen and Ruth Melcher Allen Scholarship
Type of Aid: Scholarship/Graduate Fellowship
Description: Awarded to an undergraduate or graduate wind, string, or piano student with high scholastic ability and good character who has made important contributions to activities of the School of Music.
Music
Scholarship Name: Alexander Pickard Marching Mizzou Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to one or more outstanding students enrolled in Marching Mizzou.
Music
Scholarship Name: Brady and Anne Deaton Friends of Music Endowment
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to students enrolled in the School of Music.
Music
Scholarship Name: Bryan J. Fitzgerald Memorial Sousaphone Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to an outstanding full-time undergraduate student who has given exceptional performance service as a member of the sousaphone section of Marching Mizzou.
Music
Scholarship Name: Carl and Jane Ann Bolte Give a Cheer for Mizzou's Tigers! Spirit Award
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Annual scholarship to a deserving Marching Mizzou band member. The recipient shall be the band member(s) who exhibit(s) the most spirit and dedication to Marching Mizzou and to MU.
Music
Scholarship Name: Catherine and Rogers Whitmore Music Scholarship/Fellowship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more awards to undergraduate or graduate string majors who may be either incoming or continuing students.
Music
Scholarship Name: Charles L. Emmons Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One annual award shall be made to an outstanding band student.
Music
Scholarship Name: Dale E. Kennedy Memorial Band Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to an outstanding wind or percussion student enrolled in a University concert band.
Music
Scholarship Name: Donald L. Flora and Janet M. Stallmeyer Marching Mizzou Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: The recipient will be a Missouri resident in the high-need category for financial aid. One or more annual awards to undergraduate students who are members of Marching Mizzou. Preference shall be given to incoming freshman and/or transfer students who have earned an AA degree prior to enrolling at MU. The award is renewable for up to four years for incoming freshmen and up to two years for transfer students if the recipient continues to meet the criteria and is academically eligible to receive financial assistance.
Music
Scholarship Name: Dorothy Frances Miller Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Provides fellowships/scholarships for students studying cello.
Music
Scholarship Name: Earl Coleman Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual scholarships; first preference to students studying vocal or violin music.
Music
Scholarship Name: Ella Ferguson Turner Memorial Piano Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Provides annual awards for full-time students studying piano.
Music
Scholarship Name: Fred and Dorothy Rynearson Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awards for students in the jazz area to promote their career in commercial jazz music.
Music
Scholarship Name: Horace Allen and Ruth Melcher Allen Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to an undergraduate or graduate wind, string, or piano student with high scholastic ability and good character who has made important contributions to activities of the School of Music.
Music
Scholarship Name: Horace E. Thomas Friends of Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more awards made to outstanding music majors in the School of Music.
Music
Scholarship Name: Jan Blankenship Memorial Scholarship in Piano
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to a full-time student of exceptional musical ability enrolled as a piano major in the bachelor of music degree program.
Music
Scholarship Name: Jean McGregor Bower Memorial Scholarship in Piano
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to a music major with piano emphasis; recipient must have financial need and demonstrate dedication to the understanding and enjoyment of music; GPA is not a selection criterion.
Music
Scholarship Name: Judith L. Lavin Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to an undergraduate enrolled in the bachelor of music degree program in piano performance or the bachelor of music education program with a piano concentration. Recipient shall have innate musical talent, a capacity to work diligently, a commitment to musical progress, and a desire to share music through teaching and performance.
Music
Scholarship Name: Leah Lou Emmons Orchestra-String Instrument Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to outstanding string instrument performers in the University Philharmonic Orchestra.
Music
Scholarship Name: Michael Deppe Award
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Recipients eligible for this award shall be music majors who are NOT members of Phi Mu Alpha. Each recipient must meet the following criteria: 1) be a music major in good standing; 2) must have completed at least 90 credit hours of satisfactory course work in a music or music education degree program; 3) be a current member of Zeta Chapter in good standing, and 4) have earned a high scholastic record.
Music
Scholarship Name: Mila and William Kimel Friends of Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to students enrolled in the School of Music.
Music
Scholarship Name: Nadeen Burkeholder Williams Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to students in the School of Music with preference given to those demonstrating outstanding accomplishments in music.
Music
Scholarship Name: Paul W. and Gertrude Mathews Scholarship in Music Education
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Scholarships for junior, senior, or graduate students in music education who possess outstanding teaching potential. After graduation the recipient shall teach music in a public or private school or college for at least two years. Each recipient must agree that if she or he does not actually teach for as long as two years during the 10-year period after graduation the scholarship funds received will be returned to the fund. In the event a scholarship is awarded to a graduate student, this two year teaching requirement would be fulfilled if the recipient had already taught music for two years.
Music
Scholarship Name: Paulina Kuntze Music Award
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Candidates for degrees in music who during the year have done work of exceptional merit in the field of musical composition, to be judged on the basis of content rather than technique; one man and one woman are to be selected.
Music
Scholarship Name: Raymond and Vaona Peck Friends of Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to exemplary students who have attained junior standing as a music major and demonstrate exceptional achievement in music.
Music
Scholarship Name: Richard and Patricia Wallace Endowment for the Arts
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual scholarships to students in the School of Music.
Music
Scholarship Name: Richard M. Hennessy Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Annual award(s) made to deserving students who are in financial need. These students shall be of good character and demonstrate high scholastic aptitude. Rotates between art, theatre, and music.
Music
Scholarship Name: Robert J. Schwegman University Singers Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to outstanding students in the University Singers who are worthy in character, have financial need, and show intention to remain members of the Singers.
Music
Scholarship Name: Rogers Whitmore Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to talented undergraduate or graduate string students enrolled as full-time music performance or music education majors. Restricted to students whose principal instrument is the violin, viola, cello, or bass. Recipients other than incoming freshmen must have a minimum GPA of 2.75 and be making satisfactory progress toward the completion of the degree program.
Music
Scholarship Name: Roman M. Tross Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to a full-time, out-of-state undergraduate woodwind player majoring in music; must have financial need, have been in the upper one-third of the high-school graduating class and maintain a cumulative 2.5 GPA.
Music
Scholarship Name: William and Stella Pommer Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Annual scholarship to a student in music enrolled in his or her first two years at MU, either freshmen or sophomore, if he entered the University as a high school graduate or as a transfer student.
Music
Scholarship Name: William R. Gann Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to undergraduate student(s) who are majoring in music, and/or one or more annual awards to graduate student(s) working toward a master's of music degree or a master's of education degree with a major in music.
Music/other
Scholarship Name: Friends of Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to students enrolled in the School of Music. The scholarships are given to both music majors and non-majors, and all scholarship awardees are required to study in the studio of one of the applied music faculty.
Music/other
Scholarship Name: Richard and Patricia Wallace Friends of Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Given each year to a deserving music or music education student.
Music/other
Scholarship Name: Friends of Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to students enrolled in the School of Music. The scholarships are given to both music majors and non-majors, and all scholarship awardees are required to study in the studio of one of the applied music faculty.
Music/other
Scholarship Name: Richard and Patricia Wallace Friends of Music Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Given each year to a deserving music or music education student.
Peace Studies
Scholarship Name: Charles Atkins Peace Studies Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to outstanding peace studies majors; requires a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Peace Studies
Scholarship Name: Justin C. Huang Peace Studies Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual scholarships to upper-level undergraduate students in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in peace studies or in international studies with an emphasis in peace studies. Recipients must have an overall GPA of 3.0 or above and have demonstrated active involvement and leadership in promoting the peaceful resolution of conflicts. The amount of the scholarship award shall be a minimum of $1000 per year per award.
Physics
Scholarship Name: Chandrasekhar Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to faculty, research associates or graduate students. Recipient will be designated as a "Chandrasekhar Fellow."
Physics
Scholarship Name: Eli Stuart and Nola Anderson Haynes Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to undergraduate or graduate students who have demonstrated a special interest in astronomy, physics, or mathematics, preferably in the field of astronomy. The scholarships shall be awarded primarily on the basis of demonstrated interest in astronomy and physics, scholastic promise, and the character of the recipients.
Physics
Scholarship Name: Guy Schupp Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to full-time undergraduate or graduate students who have shown exceptional promise in the study of physics.
Physics
Scholarship Name: Harry E. Hammond Prize in Physics
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to a graduate student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy who has made significant contributions to the undergraduate teaching program in physics.
Physics
Scholarship Name: Newell S. Gingrich Physics & Astronomy Graduate Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to graduate students in the Department of Physics and Astronomy based on scientific promise and demonstrated scholastic excellence.
Physics
Scholarship Name: O.M. Stewart Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to graduate students.
Physics
Scholarship Name: Rose Marie (Rice) Dishman Scholarship in Physics
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual scholarships to undergraduate or graduate students.
Physics
Scholarship Name: Clifford Tompson Undergraduate Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to students majoring in physics and astronomy, based on scientific promise and demonstrated scholastic excellence.
Physics
Scholarship Name: Donald and Lona Packwood Endowed Scholarship in Physics
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to undergraduate students. The award may be renewed if the student maintains a minimum GPA of 3.0; financial need is not a consideration.
Physics
Scholarship Name: Eli Stuart and Nola Anderson Haynes Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to undergraduate or graduate students who have demonstrated a special interest in astronomy, physics, or mathematics, preferably in the field of astronomy. The scholarships shall be awarded primarily on the basis of demonstrated interest in astronomy and physics, scholastic promise, and the character of the recipients.
Physics
Scholarship Name: Ernest W. Landen Scholarship in Physics
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to junior or senior students majoring in physics or astronomy who demonstrate exceptional creativity and innovation.
Physics
Scholarship Name: Eugene B. Hensley Scholarship in Physics
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to students majoring in physics and astronomy, based on scientific promise and demonstrated scholastic excellence.
Physics
Scholarship Name: Guy Schupp Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to full-time undergraduate or graduate students who have shown exceptional promise in the study of physics.
Physics
Scholarship Name: Melvin Y. Mora Undergraduate Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual scholarships to undergraduate students. Recipient must be a graduate of a high school in the United States or Puerto Rico, with a demonstrated financial need who is known to be a very hard worker. First preference shall be given to a graduate of a high school in Puerto Rico. Selection shall not be based upon scholastic achievement.
Physics
Scholarship Name: Newell S. Gingrich Physics & Astronomy Undergraduate Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to undergraduate students based on scientific promise and demonstrated scholastic excellence.
Physics
Scholarship Name: Paul E. Basye Undergraduate Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to full-time undergraduate students. The objective of the fund is to help "worthy" students; not necessarily poverty-stricken students or those with an unusually high I.Q., but those competent students who are seriously trying to gain an understanding of their subject and who might otherwise have difficulty in financing their education.
Physics
Scholarship Name: Rose Marie (Rice) Dishman Scholarship in Physics
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual scholarships to undergraduate or graduate students.
Physics
Scholarship Name: Samuel S. Laws Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to an undergraduate student who is interested in astronomy. Criteria for selection of the recipient shall be academic achievement and promise.
Political Science
Scholarship Name: Bryan L. Forbis Scholarship/Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual scholarships to undergraduate and/or graduate students who have an emphasis in American politics and public policy.
Political Science
Scholarship Name: Dean L. Yarwood Political Science Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to undergraduate or graduate students who have an emphasis in American politics and public policy.
Political Science
Scholarship Name: Edith Taylor Therrien Political Science Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to outstanding female graduate students interested in women's political issues.
Political Science
Scholarship Name: J. G. Heinberg Award
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student of political theory, normally for academic excellence.
Political Science
Scholarship Name: Jeffrey D. Byrne Student Scholarship in Political Science
Type of Aid: Graduate Scholarship/Fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to undergraduate and graduate students.
Political Science
Scholarship Name: Kalleberg Family Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate Scholarship/Fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to undergraduate and graduate students with preference give to students of political theory.
Political Science
Scholarship Name: Robin Remington Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: To provide two annual awards: one to a graduate student and one to an undergraduate student in political science. To graduate award shall be given either to an entering or first-year student whose program of study deals with a) conflict resolution and negotiation, b) civil-military relations (as related to peacemaking and peace enforcement), or c) women and political power (as related to equity, participation, and leadership). To qualify for the undergraduate award, the applicant must submit a research paper or essay dealing with a) conflict resolution and negotiation, b) civil-military relations (as related to peacemaking and peace enforcing), or c) women and political power (as related to equity, participation, and leadership.
Political Science
Scholarship Name: Bryan L. Forbis Scholarship/Fellowship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual scholarships to undergraduate and/or graduate students who have an emphasis in American politics and public policy.
Political Science
Scholarship Name: Dean L. Yarwood Political Science Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to undergraduate or graduate students who have an emphasis in American politics and public policy.
Political Science
Scholarship Name: J. G. Heinberg Award
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student of political theory, normally for academic excellence.
Political Science
Scholarship Name: James E. Schaperkotter Memorial Scholarship in Political Science
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to a junior or senior with intention of pursuing the study of law. Academic excellence is the sole criterion.
Political Science
Scholarship Name: Jeffrey D. Byrne Student Scholarship in Political Science
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to undergraduate and graduate students.
Political Science
Scholarship Name: Kalleberg Family Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to undergraduate and graduate students with preference give to students of political theory.
Political Science
Scholarship Name: Michael A. Kinney Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Scholarship support for undergraduate students who have expressed an interest in government and/or political science. These students shall be in need of financial assistance and of good moral character.
Political Science
Scholarship Name: Robin Remington Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: To provide two annual awards: one to a graduate student and one to an undergraduate student in political science. To graduate award shall be given either to an entering or first-year student whose program of study deals with a) conflict resolution and negotiation, b) civil-military relations (as related to peacemaking and peace enforcement), or c) women and political power (as related to equity, participation, and leadership). To qualify for the undergraduate award, the applicant must submit a research paper or essay dealing with a) conflict resolution and negotiation, b) civil-military relations (as related to peacemaking and peace enforcing), or c) women and political power (as related to equity, participation, and leadership.
Political Science
Scholarship Name: William L. Bradshaw Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Funds will reimburse students of political science or public administration for fees paid for the last semester of the senior year. The stipend to be paid shall be equivalent to the fees normally paid for one semester by Missouri residents. Although the candidacy of native Missourians is particularly encouraged, the scholarship shall be awarded primarily on the basis of merit and shall be based on work done at MU during the junior year and the first semester of the senior year.
Psychology
Scholarship Name: Jack Thornton Opportunities for Excellence Endowment Fund in Psychology
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: To promote professional growth among department faculty, staff, and students by stimulating opportunities for teaching, research, and service that will elevate individual units and people to higher levels of achievement.
Psychology
Scholarship Name: Josephine Mitchell Smith Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to graduate students with consideration of need.
Psychology
Scholarship Name: Lizette Peterson-Homer Graduate Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: To provide financial assistance for graduate student development with preference to students of child, clinical, or pediatric psychology. The uses from the fund may include, but not be limited to, support of research activities, specialty training at other institutions, travel to professional conferences, or other activities directly related to the recipient's studies.
Psychology
Scholarship Name: Robert S. Daniel Graduate Teaching Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to graduate students in the teaching of psychology practicum.
Psychology
Scholarship Name: Max Meyer Outstanding Achievement Award
Type of Aid: Prize
Description: Awarded to Psych Day poster presentation of merit.
Psychology
Scholarship Name: Sam Brown Outstanding Achievement Award
Type of Aid: Prize
Description: Awarded to Psych Day poster presentation of merit.
Psychology
Scholarship Name: Thornton Undergraduate Achievement Award
Type of Aid: Travel
Description: Provides support for honors capstone experiences for students to present their research at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association.
Psychology
Scholarship Name: Fred McKinney Family Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to the psychology major(s) with the highest cumulative GPA at the close of the junior year.
Psychology
Scholarship Name: Jack Thornton Opportunities for Excellence Endowment Fund in Psychology
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: To promote professional growth among department faculty, staff, and students by stimulating opportunities for teaching, research, and service that will elevate individual units and people to higher levels of achievement.
Religious Studies
Scholarship Name: Community Service Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to outstanding religious studies majors, minors, or master's candidates who are active in community service.
Religious Studies
Scholarship Name: Community Service Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to outstanding religious studies majors, minors, or master's candidates who are active in community service.
Religious Studies
Scholarship Name: Paula and Larry Chapman Scholarship in Religious Studies
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to outstanding religious studies majors nominated by religious studies faculty.
Romance Languages/other
Scholarship Name: Jacob Warshaw Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to an outstanding student in any division of the university who has maintained a high scholastic record in a course or courses in Spanish or Portuguese, who will agree to continue the study of the language.
Sociology
Scholarship Name: Robert W. Habenstein Dissertation Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: The fund shall be used exclusively as a means of support for PhD students in sociology for the expenses associated with preparing, researching, and writing a doctoral dissertation. The fund shall be open to PhD students in sociology by written application on a competitive basis.
Sociology
Scholarship Name: Noel P. Gist Fund for Sociology Students
Type of Aid: Loan
Description: Loan fund for sociology students. Preference is given to minority students.
Sociology
Scholarship Name: Hans O. Mauksch Award
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded annually to one or two students for writing an outstanding research paper that applies sociology to problems of American society.
Statistics
Scholarship Name: Katti Family Endowed Awards in Statistics
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students to help defray the cost of attending conferences and other professional activities.
Statistics
Scholarship Name: Albert Winemiller Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to undergraduate majors based on courses taken, grades received, and overall accomplishment.
Statistics
Scholarship Name: Katti Family Endowed Awards in Statistics
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students to help defray the cost of attending conferences and other professional activities.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: Burgoyne Doctoral Fellowship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards shall be given to doctoral students enrolled in theater.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: Carla Waal Johns Award
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: To recognize outstanding graduate student achievement in the scholarly investigation of women's contributions to theatre and performance. Recipients shall be MA or PhD students in theater. Check with department for details on submission materials required.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: Francis McCurdy Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual awards to worthy students enrolled in the fine arts. The recipient may be a graduate or undergraduate who is worthy and deserving, has a good academic record, and exhibits initiative and integrity. The award rotates between art, music, and theatre.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: James M. Miller Musical Endowment
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Expenditures may include, but not be limited to, scholarships for student performers in musical theater.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: John-Ross Berneche Scholarship
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Awarded to full-time theater performance majors; minimum 2.5 GPA required.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: Missouri Playwrights Workshop Endowment
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: To benefit the production of new plays and to encourage new writers.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: Richard and Patricia Wallace Endowment for the Arts
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: One or more annual scholarship to students in the Department of Theatre.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: Tom Berenger Opportunities for Excellence
Type of Aid: Graduate scholarship/fellowship
Description: Provides support to promote professional growth among students by stimulating oportunities for teaching, research, and service that will elevate individuals to higher levels of achievement. Special consideration shall be given to providing support for students such as assistance for the purchase of text books.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: Larry Clark Doctoral Travel Fellowship Award in Theatre
Type of Aid: Travel
Description: To provide one or more annual awards to doctoral students who are presenting at the national conference of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. The awards shall be used to assist with travel expenses to the conference.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: Francis McCurdy Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual awards to worthy students enrolled in the fine arts. The recipient may be a graduate or undergraduate who is worthy and deserving, has a good academic record, and exhibits initiative and integrity. The award rotates between art, music, and theatre.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: James M. Miller Musical Endowment
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Expenditures may include, but not be limited to, scholarships for student performers in musical theater.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: John-Ross Berneche Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to full-time theater performance majors; minimum 2.5 GPA required.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: Missouri Playwrights Workshop Endowment
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: To benefit the production of new plays and to encourage new writers.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: Richard and Patricia Wallace Endowment for the Arts
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual scholarship to students in the Department of Theatre.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: Richard and Patricia Wallace Endowment for the Arts
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: One or more annual scholarships to students in the Department of Theatre.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: Richard M. Hennessy Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Annual award(s) made to deserving students who are in financial need. These students shall be of good character and demonstrate high scholastic aptitude. Rotates between art, theatre, and music.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: Terry Perkins Scholarship for Comedic Actresses
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to female theater majors with a GPA of 2.6 or better on a scale of 4.0 and significant contributions to the department through participation in theatrical productions.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: Tom Berenger Acting Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to theater majors with 75 semester hours and extensive involvement as an actor in the production program; minimum 2.6 GPA required.
Theatre
Scholarship Name: Tom Berenger Opportunities for Excellence
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Provides support to promote professional growth among students by stimulating oportunities for teaching, research, and service that will elevate individuals to higher levels of achievement. Special consideration shall be given to providing support for students such as assistance for the purchase of text books.
Womens & Gender Studies
Scholarship Name: Luverne Walton Memorial Scholarship
Type of Aid: Undergraduate scholarship
Description: Awarded to undergraduate students who have demonstrated a commitment to the study of women and to gender equity.
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