For more information on each scholarship, click the department links below.
Appalachian Studies
Contact Dr. William Schumann, Director, Center for Appalachian Studies
- Anne and Alex Bernhardt Endowed Scholarship in Appalachian Music
- Carl A. Ross Scholarship for Appalachian Studies
- Cratis D. Williams Memorial Graduate Fellowship in Appalachian Studies Endowment (graduate)
- William C. Lindley, Jr. Memorial Scholarship for the Center for Appalachian Studies (graduate)
- Edward J. Cabbell Endowed Scholarship in Appalachian Studies (graduate for research/travel)
- The Arthel (Doc) Watson Endowed Scholarship for Traditional Mountain Music
- Do Unto Others Scholarship in Appalachian Studies (graduate)
Anthropology
Contact Dr. Timothy J. Smith, Department Chair
- Dr. L. Jill Loucks Memorial Scholarship in Anthropology Endowment
- Dr. L. Jill Loucks Summer Stipends
- Stephen Richard Weller Memorial Scholarship for Anthropology
Awards
- Dr. Susan E. Keefe Award for Practicing Anthropology
- Dr. L. Jill Loucks Memorial Award for Outstanding Senior
Biology
Contact Dr. Zack Murrell, Department Chair
- Biology Alumni and Faculty Emeriti Endowed Scholarship
- Dr. F. Ray Derrick Endowed Biology Scholarship
- Lloyd L. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship for the Physical Sciences
- Mitchell D. Hoyl and Paul A. Patacchiola Scholarship in Biology
- Ida Belle Ledbetter Memorial Scholarship in Biology Endowment
- Dr. Kevin Bell Memorial Endowed Optometry Scholarship
- Dr. Carolyn H. Hampton Research Scholarship for Biology
- Bill Hubbard Memorial Scholarship in Biology Endowment
- Wayne R. Richardson Memorial Graduate Fellowship for Biology (graduate)
- James C. Greene Graduate Fellowship in the Sciences (graduate)
Awards
- Gary Walker Outstanding Graduate Student in Biology Award
- Richard Henson Biology Endowed Field Trip Fund
Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences
Contact Dr. Claudia Cartaya-Marin, Department Chair
- A.R. Smith Chemistry Memorial Scholarship Endowment
- Jake Whitaker Memorial Scholarship in Chemistry
- Lloyd L. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship for the Physical Sciences
Computer Science
Contact Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, Department Chair, unless otherwise noted in the following information (see their website for more details).
- ECRS Computer Science Innovation and Entrepreneurship Scholarship
- Edith A. Goodman Memorial Scholarship for Mathematics and Computer Science Endowment
- John W. and Mary L. Taylor Memorial Scholarship for Math and Computer Science Endowment
- Mark Harris Endowed Scholarship for Computer Science
- Advisory Board Scholarship for Excellence in Computer Science
- Samanage Success Scholarship for Computer Science
- S-STEM Scholarship Program
- Camelot Scholarship for Computer Science
English
Contact Dr. Leonardo Flores, Interim Department Chair
- Mary Montgomery Dunlap Scholarship in English
- Graydon and Daisy Eggers English Scholarship Endowment
- Jeni Gray Memorial Endowed Scholarship in English
- Ella Thompson Hobbs Endowed Scholarship for English Majors
- Jeffrey Kermit Lowe Memorial for English Majors Endowment
- Rogers and Janice Whitener Creative Writing Scholarship
- Cratis D. Williams Memorial Scholarship in English Endowment
- Dr. Hans G. Heymann Scholarship for English "Honors" Students
- Richard H. Rupp and Henree Rupp Study Abroad Scholarship for the English Department
- Kate Peterson Scholarship for English
- Mary Willis Shores Memorial Scholarship in English
- Department of English Endowed Scholarship
Awards
- Loyd Hilton Endowed Award for Excellence in English
- John Foster West Endowed Creative Writing Prize
- Majorie South Idol Prize for Fiction and Creative Prose
- Majorie South Idol Prize for Poetry
- Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship for Creative Writing
- Marian Coe Scholarship in Creative Writing
Geography and Planning
Contact Kathleen Schroeder, Department Chair
- Faye and Moses Crutchfield Outstanding Planning Student Award
- Julian Yoder Outstanding Geography Student Scholarship
- Stephen Vacendak Graduate Fellowship for Geography (graduate)
- Neal Lineback “Geography in the News” Scholarship
- Jennifer DeHart Scholarship in Geography
- Geography Scholarship for International Study
- Robert E. Reiman Scholarship Endowment for Geography and Planning
- ASU Local Government Alumni Association Planning Scholarship
Geological and Environmental Sciences
Contact Dr. William Anderson, Department Chair
- Lloyd L. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship for the Physical Sciences
- Fred Webb, Jr. and Barbara Haynes Webb Endowed Scholarship for Geology Summer Field Course
- Loren A. Raymond Student Research Scholarship Endowment
- Mark DeBroder Memorial Scholarship Endowment for Geology
- aGES Undergraduate Research Assistantships
- McKinney Paleontology Scholarship Fund
Awards
- Geological and Environmental Sciences Transfer Student Award
Government & Justice Studies
Contact Dr. Phillip Ardoin, Department Chair
- Dr. Edward M. Allen Jr. Scholarship for Political Science
- Andy Nobles Memorial Scholarship for Criminal Justice
- Matt Winn Williamson Scholarship for Town, City, County Manager
- David Sutton Endowment Fund for Political Science and Criminal Justice
- Robert G. Hester Scholarship Endowment for Local Government
- Marvin Hoffman Local Government Scholarship
- Jimmy C. Draughn Scholarship for Local Government
- Mayor Roy Maness Local Government Endowment
- Utility Services Local Government Scholarship
- Southern Corrosion Local Government Association Scholarship Endowment
- Mark Don Browder III Insurance Memorial Scholarship
- North Carolina Sheriff's Association Scholarship in Criminal Justice
- North Carolina City and County Managers Association Scholarship
Awards
- Richter H. Moore, Jr. Law and Society Research Award (graduate)
History
Contact Dr. James Goff, 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
- The Benjamin Frosst Little Endowed Scholarship for International Travel
- Joseph E. Sawyer Jr. Scholarship for History
- Dr. H. Lawrence Bond Memorial Scholarship for History
- History Matters Scholarship
- Mary Etta Moretz Scholarship
Interdisciplinary Studies
Contact Dr. Mark Nunes, Department Chair
- Frances Holland Black Endowment for Women's Studies
Languages, Literatures & Cultures
Contact Dr. Martial Frindethie, Interim Department Chair
- Foreign Language and Literatures Endowment
Mathematical Sciences
Contact Dr. Eric Marland, Department Chair
- G. T. Buckland Scholarship in Mathematics Endowment
- Edith A. Goodman Memorial Scholarship for Mathematics and Computer Science Endowment
- Inez Harris Scholarship in Mathematics Endowment
- Palmer Math Transfer Student Scholarship
- Paul Patterson Memorial Scholarship in Mathematics Endowment
- John W. and Mary L. Taylor Memorial Scholarship for Math and Computer Sciences Endowment
- S-STEM Scholarship Program
Awards
- George Dewey Bingham, D.D.S. Endowed Award for Mathematics
- Jimmy Smith/Bill Paul Endowment for Mathematics Education (graduate - math secondary education concentration)
Philosophy and Religion
Contact Dr. Thomas B. Ellis, Interim Department Chair
- Charles T. Davis Scholarship in Philosophy and Religion Endowment
Physics and Astronomy
Contact Dr. Jennifer L. Burris, Department Chair
- Lloyd L. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship for the Physical Sciences
- Jeremy and Rebecca Ehret Scholarship in Physics and Astronomy
- Andy Graham Lecture Demonstration Scholarship for Physics and Astronomy
- Jack and Roger Graham Endowed Scholarship for Physics and Astronomy
- Laurance Brown Memorial Scholarship Endowment for Physics and Astronomy
- James C. Greene Graduate Fellowship in the Sciences (graduate)
Awards
- The Walter C. Connolly Award for Physics
- Karl C. Mamola Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Physics and Astronomy Research
- J. W. Byrd Endowed Award for Physics - Outstanding Senior Award
Psychology
Contact Dr. Rose Mary Webb, Department Chair
- James Long and Elizabeth Whitener Long Scholarship for Education and Psychology (admissions)
- Dr. Frank R. Terrant, Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Psychology
- Drs. Eric and Carole Hatch Memorial Scholarship Fund for Psychology
- Dr. Paul Fox Scholarship for Psychology Majors
- Finley and Lillian Moore and the D. Frank and Gail Moore Memorial Endowed Scholarship in School Psychology (graduate)
- Donna Jane Clark Memorial Fellowship for Clinical Psychology (graduate)
Awards
- WiSE Research and Travel Awards
Sociology
Contact Dr. Cameron Lippard, Department Chair
- Albert and Maxine Hughes Scholarship in Sociology
- Janice Rienerth Endowment for Sociology
Watauga Residential College
Contact Dr. Michael Dale, Interim Director
- McFarlane Family International Travel and Research Endowment for Watauga Global Community
- Watauga Residential Scholarship