Partial Scholarship Listing: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Theodore and Audrey Brown Scholarships
Requirements: Highly qualified first-year students; based on both merit and financial need
Amount: $2,500
Renewable: Yes – for the sophomore year, provided the student maintains the required GPA and continues in the college
Number: Four
Clarence and Pauline Memorial Scholarships
Requirements: Highly qualified incoming freshmen admitted to one of the humanities departments or programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Amount: Provide intellectual and financial support ($1,000) together with special academic opportunities for a small group of highly qualified first-year students; Cohn Scholars enroll in a two-semester course sequence offered by the Department of Comparative and World Literature, with special discussion sections. Each Cohn Scholar may also participate in a yearlong independent study course with a faculty mentor from one of the humanities disciplines.
Renewable: No
Number: Eight - ten
Note: Candidates for the program are selected by a faculty committee.
Robert W. Rogers Scholarships
Requirements: Highly qualified first-year students majoring in math or science with exceptional scholastic achievement, high performance on either the ACT or SAT examination, and evidence of leadership in the school or community
Amount: $1,000
Renewable: Yes – for the sophomore year, provided the student maintains at least a 3.5 GPA and continues in the college
Number: Eight - ten
Note: A faculty committee selects Rogers Scholars.
Margaret Dekany Scholarship
Requirements: A first-year student enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with exceptional scholastic achievement
Amount: $1,000
Renewable: No
Number: One - two
Note: A faculty committee selects Dekany Scholars.
FMC Award of Excellence
Requirements: First-year students enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with exceptional scholastic achievement
Amount: $1,000
Renewable: No
Number: Five
Note: A faculty committee selects FMC Scholars.
More Information
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