For more information on each scholarship, click the department links below.

Anthropology

Contact Dr. Gregory Reck, Department Chair

• Dr. Jill Loucks Memorial Scholarship in Anthropology Endowment
• Stephen Richard Weller Memorial Scholarship for Anthropology

Biology

Contact Dr. Steve Seagle, Department Chair

• The Biology Alumni and Faculty Emeriti Endowed Scholarship
• The Dr. F. Ray Derrick Endowed Biology Scholarship
• Lloyd L. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship for the Physical Sciences
• Mitchell D. Hoyl / Paul A. Patacchiola Scholarship in Biology
• William E. Hubbard Memorial Scholarship
• Ida Belle Ledbetter Scholarship
• Appalachian Optometry Endowed Scholarship
• Jonathan K. Perryman Endowed Memorial Scholarship

Chemistry

Contact Dr. Claudia Cartaya-Marin, Department Chair

• Lloyd L. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship for the Physical Sciences
• Jonathan K. Perryman Memorial Endowed Scholarship
• A.R. Smith Scholarships in Chemistry

Computer Science

Contact Dr. James Wilkes, Department Chair, unless otherwise noted in the following information.

• Computer Science Scholarship
• G. T. Buckland Scholarship in Mathematics Endowment
• Edith A. Goodman Memorial Scholarship for Mathematics and Computer Science Endowment
• Paul Patterson Memorial Scholarship in Mathematics Endowment
• John W. Taylor and Mary L. Taylor Memorial Scholarship for Math and Computer Sciences Endowment

English Department

Contact Dr. James Ivory, Department Chair

Scholarships

• Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship for Creative Writing
• Marian Coe Scholarship in Creative Writing
• Mary Montgomery Dunlap Scholarship in English
• Graydon and Daisy Eggers English Scholarship Endowment
• Department of English Endowed Scholarship
• Jeni Gray Memorial Endowed Scholarship in English
• Ella Thompson Hobbs Endowed Scholarship for English Majors
• Jeffrey Kermit Lowe Memorial Scholarship for English Majors
• Rogers and Janice Whitener Creative Writing Scholarship
• Cratis D. Williams Memorial Scholarship in English Endowment

Awards

• Lloyd Hilton Endowed Award for Excellence in English
• John Foster West Endowed Creative Writing Prize

Foreign Languages and Literatures

Contact Dr. James Fogelquist, Interim, Department Chair

• Foreign Language and Literatures Endowment

Geography and Planning

Contact Dr. James Young, Department Chair

• Julian Yoder Scholarship in Geography Endowment
• Stephen Vacendak Graduate Fellowship in Geography

Geology

Contact Dr. Johnny Waters, Department Chair

• Lloyd L. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship for the Physical Sciences
• Jonathan K. Perryman Endowed Memorial Scholarship
• Fred Webb, Jr. and Barbara Haynes Webb Endowed Scholarship for Geology Summer Field Course

Government & Justice Studies

Contact Dr. Brian Ellison, Department Chair

Scholarships

• Dr. Edward M. Allen Jr. Scholarship for Political Science
• Andy Nobles Memorial Scholarship for Criminal Justice
• NC Sheriff's Association Scholarship in Criminal Justice
• ASU Local Government Alumni Association
• NC Association of County Managers Graduate Scholarship in Public Administration
• Dr. Matt Williamson Local Government Scholarship

Award

• Richter H. Moore, Jr. Law and Society Research Award

History

Contact Dr. Lucinda Beier, Department Chair

• Clara Dougherty Brown Memorial Scholarship in History Endowment
• Professor Thomas K. Keefe History Scholarship
• Evelyn Shepherd and Brenda Greene History Scholarship
• Worth Sweet Scholarship for History, Secondary Education
• Robert D. Warren Endowed History Scholarship

Mathematical Sciences

Contact Dr. Mark Ginn, Department Chair

Scholarships

• G. T. Buckland Scholarship in Mathematics Endowment
• Edith A. Goodman Memorial Scholarship for Mathematics and Computer Science Endowment
• Inez Harris Mathematics Scholarship
• Paul Patterson Memorial Scholarship in Mathematics Endowment
• Jonathan K. Perryman Endowed Memorial Scholarship
• John W. Taylor and Mary L. Taylor Memorial Scholarship for Math and Computer Sciences Endowment

Award

• George Bingham Award for Math

Philosophy and Religion

Contact Dr. Conrad Ostwalt, Department Chair

• Philosophy and Religion Scholarship

Physics and Astronomy

Contact Dr. Leon Ginsberg, Interim, Department Chair, unless otherwise noted in the following information.

Scholarships

• Lloyd L. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship for the Physical Sciences
• Jonathan K. Perryman Endowed Memorial Scholarship
• Physics Merit Scholarship

Awards

• The J. W. Byrd Outstanding Senior Award
• The Walter C. Connolly Award

Psychology

Contact Dr. James Denniston, Department Chair

• James and Elizabeth Whitener Long Scholarship for Education and Psychology
• Dr. Frank R. Terrant, Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Psychology

Social Work

• Contact Dr. Gail Leedy, Department Chair
• The Equality Scholarship for BSW or MSW students
• The MSW Scholarship
• The Nancy Kester Neale Endowed Scholarship for BSW students
• The Stephanie Aneta Randall Memorial Scholarship for BSW students
• The PhoenixRising Scholarship for BSW students

Sociology

Contact Dr. Ed Folts, Department Chair

• The Albert & Maxine Hughes Scholarship in Sociology
• The Swindell Family Trust Annual Scholarship for Sociology
• The Zachary "Zack" Griffith Smith Memorial Endowment for Sociology