Scholarships in Political Science, General

Cecil E. Burney Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a high school senior or graduate of a Coastal Bend high school pursuing a liberal arts degree with a major in history, political science, music, or education at one of the following schools: Coastal Bend College, Del Mar College, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, or Texas A&M University - Kingsville. Minimum 3.5 GPA required.

 

William G. Saletic Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a junior or senior college student at the time of the award who is majoring in politics or history. Applicants with a minimum 2.5 GPA are encouraged to apply.

 

Anthony Gobar Juvenile Justice Scholarship Fund

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 16

Applicant must be a full-time junior or senior at a public university in Mississippi or at Southern University in Louisiana majoring in criminal justice, political science, or counseling. Financial aid and strong commitment to community and public service must be demonstrated.

 

D & A Florida Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Charlotte, Glades, Hendry or Lee County high school who will pursue a degree in architecture, business, chemistry, computer science, engineering, international relations, journalism, law, literature, medicine, physics, or political science. Financial need and minimum 3.5 GPA required.

 

John A. Geimer Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: February 7

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Adams Central High School.

 

Robert J. Huffman Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 25

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Milton Union High School who will pursue a degree in government or law.

 

Acker Family Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Norwayne High School who attended Burbank or Sterling Elementary and will pursue post-secondary studies in education or political science.

 

Pat Barnhard Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from William Chrisman High School who will study business, history or political science at an accredited post-secondary institution.

 

Baron Avro Manhattan Trust Fund

Award: $2,500, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be majoring in history, humanities, or political science. Financial need required.

 

Barbara H. Ferrin Endowed Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student who will be majoring in English, history, political science, pre-law, or philosophy. Minimum 3.5 GPA and minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1250 (composite ACT score of 28) required.

 

Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: January 17

Applicant must be a full-time student at California State University Dominguez HIlls majoring in criminal justice, economics, labor studies, political science or public administration. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Elba L. and Gene Portteus Branigin Foundation Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a graduate of an Indiana high school who will major in accounting, business, economics, political science or pre-law at Franklin College.

 

Daniel and Mary Feder Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 10

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student who is pursuing a political science degree with an interest in American politics.

 

David A. Booth Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman or transfer student from an urban area of Massachusetts who has an interest in political science. FAFSA required.

 

David C. Knapp Political Science Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be an undergraduate student who has demonstrated academic achievement in political science

 

Edwin A. Gere, Jr. Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in the political science department with an interest in state and local politics.

 

Lemanski Family Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be an undergraduate student from Chicopee, MA, who is majoring in government, public health, nursing, education, or political science. Scholarship, need, and public service may be considered. FAFSA required.

 

Knapp Scholarship in Political Science

Award: $5,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must have between 49 and 50 credits (or 12 to 40 competencies) with a minimum of four political courses.

 

Ann Gavell Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 3

Applicant must be enrolled at Evergreen State College full-time majoring in economics or politics. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Colin Reese Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,392, Deadline: February 3

Applicant must be a junior or senior at Evergreen State College majoring in economics or political science.

 

Christopher W. Keyser Undergraduate Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: July 31

Applicant must be enrolled in a four-year college or university program in the United States with an interest in the legal or criminal justice fields. Applicant must be actively pursuing a degree in one of the following areas of study: communications, criminal justice, English, history, journalism, political science, or pre-law studies. Essay required.

 

Byron Hanke Fellowship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be enrolled in an accredited master's, doctoral, or law program in the United States or Canada. Required to write substantial paper on common-interest communities and have three references.

 

The Ruth Segal Scholarship

Award: $4,500, Deadline: June 16

Applicant must be a student who is studying government affairs, political science, public affairs, or urban affairs and has a relationship with outdoor advertising. Financial need, extracurricular activities, and academic performance must be demonstrated.

 

Bachelor's Degree Scholarship in Social Sciences

Award: $500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be pursuing a bachelor's degree full-time in a social science related major. Selection is based on academic history, extracurricular activities, and employment history.

 

Wayne V. Black Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: January 26

Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate student in good academic standing at an accredited college or university in the U.S. Must be majoring in computer science, engineering, engineering technology, information technology, political science, pre-law, or telecommunications. Biography, essay, copy of transcripts, and references required.

 

Dr. Aura-Lee A. and James Hobbs Pittenger American History Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 10

Applicants must be high school seniors or college undergraduates planning to major in American history and American government. A minimum 3.25 GPA is required. The award is up to $2,000 each year for up to four years. All applicants must obtain a letter of sponsorship from their local DAR chapter. However, affiliation with DAR is not required.

 

Enid Hall Griswold Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 10

Applicants must be college juniors or seniors majoring in political science, history, government or economics. All applicants must obtain a letter of sponsorship from their local DAR chapter. However, affiliation with DAR is not required.

 

Anthony C. "Tony" Russo Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: September 30

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen who is a graduate student studying human resourves, labor and industrial relations, public administration or political science. Students currently working for state, local or special district governments will receive preference. Applications must be submitted via email.

 

Political Leadership Scholarship

Award: $3,250, Deadline: January 13

Applicants must be residents of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon or Washington and be high school seniors or college or graduate students (community college, four-year public or private college or university, certificate program, vocational/technical/trade programs, law school, medical/dental/veterinary school or graduate education). Students must be members of the LGBTQ and allied community and display leadership either within the LGBTQ community or within their field of study and demonstrate financial need. Students with additional barriers to education as well as those who are economically, racially, socially, geographically or politically disenfranchised will be given consideration as well. Students should be studying law, political science, public policy, or public administration with the goal of improving rights for LGBTQ people. Preference will be given to LGBTQ students of color and low-income or first-generation college students.