Scholarships & prizes for HPS students

Scholarships & Paper Prizes

Foundation Scholarships

The Department of History and Political Science administers four Foundation scholarships for its majors:

Fay Bullock Scholarship

Open to all undergraduate HPS majors and graduate students enrolled in the MA History program. Academic achievement, financial need, and relevant extracurricular activities will be considered in making the award.

Lawrence M. Evans Memorial Scholarship

Open to HPS juniors and seniors, who have a demonstrated financial need and are enrolled in a semester course load of 15 hours or more. Award, preference goes to students who plan to pursue a career in teaching.

Nathan & Virginia Gordon Scholarship

A memorial scholarship established by Dr. Larry Evans, his family and his friends for sophomores, juniors or seniors majoring in a program offered by HPS. Preference goes to Political Science majors. Academic achievement and need will be considered.

T.A. Dulaney Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established by the estate of Nathan and Virginia Gordon. Recipients shall be junior or senior political science majors who have a minimum 2.0 GPA and are in good academic standing.

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Paper Prizes

Applications for the following awards should be made to the head of the Department of History and Political Science.

Denova History Prizes

Up to three monetary awards presented annually for the best undergraduate-level history papers or projects composed during the current academic year.

Thomas A. DeBlack Award

A monetary award presented annually to a deserving graduate student in the MA-History program.

Angelo & Rosa Denova Graduate History Award

A monetary award presented annually for the best graduate-level history paper composed during the current academic year.