Each spring, the History Department is delighted to be able to honor our top undergraduate students with a variety of awards and scholarships, thanks to the generous support of gifts and endowments from our friends and alumni. Some of our awardees are selected due to academic merit, but other scholarships are available on a need-by-need basis and are intended to help offset the costs of study abroad and undergraduate research. If you have any questions about these awards, are hoping to apply for support for study abroad and/or research, or are interested in funding a new scholarship, please contact the History Department Director of Undergraduate Studies, Amanda L. Scott Ph.D. (als7146@psu.edu)
Here are some of the scholarships and awards we offer:
Merit-Based Scholarships and Awards
Best Schreyer Honors Senior Thesis
Best Major Capstone Paper (best Hist 302W paper)
John Taylor Scholarship
Scholarships Supporting Study Abroad
Walter J. Peterson Student Enhancement Fund
Elizabeth J. Bower and Chris Washington Study Abroad Endowment
Additional Department Support for Study Abroad for Undergraduate History Majors (by application, please contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies for more information)
Scholarships Supporting Undergraduate Research
Ofstie Award for travel and research support (by application, please contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies for more information)
Wayne Matelski Scholarship (for undergraduate History students studying or doing research on British history topics)
Other History Department Undergraduate Scholarships
John Taylor Enrichment Scholarship in the Department of History (this award has a first preference for History undergraduates studying medieval history topics, but other students will be considered too)
Shibley Scholarship Award (awarded through the History department for a high-achieving student majoring or minoring in Middle East Studies)
ARCH Award (for an undergraduate History major who has achieved outstanding success in African American or African Diaspora Studies)
Annie Rose Phi Alpha Theta Honor Award
Margaret Bixler Kolpak Memorial Award