Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards
The Department of History offers generous scholarships and awards for undergraduate history majors and prospective history honors students. The Department's benefactors have established a variety of endowments to encourage outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service. Some of the Department's scholarships are intended for those outstanding history majors who also demonstrate financial need.
ELIGIBILITY:
- a student must be a declared history major or a prospective history honors student at East Carolina University
- a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 is required
- some awards have specific requirements; see below
APPLICATION:
- a student must print out, complete, and submit the application below and include the required essay and written work
- ECU Department of History faculty may also nominate students for awards; a letter of nomination must be submitted with the application, written work, and essay
The deadline for the 2007-2008 academic year is
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007.
Joseph and Catherine Hirsch Memorial Award
Designated for a promising Junior history major in honor of the parents of Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Gowen.
Miller/Moore Scholarship
Undergraduate history major must demonstrate outstanding scholarship, leadership, and need.
Richard C. Todd Scholarship in History
Dr. Todd, an outstanding undergraduate advisor and devoted husband of Sweetheart, after whom the Todd Dining Hall is commemorated, established this open scholarship.
Richard C. Todd Phi Alpha Theta Scholarship
One of the department's most caring and generous professors, Dr. Richard Todd wanted this endowment to reward history undergraduates for service to the profession. Specifically, Dr. Todd intended to reward outstanding leaders and members of the history organization Phi Alpha Theta.
Roy N. Lokken Honors Award
To encourage scholarship, Dr. Roy Lokken established this award for the outstanding history honors paper.
Application Form
