The Humanities and Social Sciences implores the curiosity of how a society thrives and works among diversity, the free expression of oneself, and the compelling action to challenge the law. The following programs concentrate in the areas of:
- Criminal Justice, Pre-Law
- Communication, Languages, and Cultures
- English Literature, Teaching
- Creative & Professional Writing
- Intelligence Studies, Geospatial Sciences
- Political Sciences, History
- Performing and Fine Arts
- Psychology, School of Social Work, Sociology
The Beinecke Scholarship Program
Audience: Highly motivated graduate students of a graduate course in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Amount: $4,000 immediately prior to entering graduate school, and an additional $30,000 while attending graduate school
Website: www.fdnweb.org/Beinecke
Note: The website contains a list of participating institutions. Contact the selected campus directly.
Psychology
The Melanie Foundation Scholarship
Audience: Candidates pursuing a doctoral or master’s degree in the mental health field. Currently enrolled or accepted into a graduate program, majoring in the mental health field in the United States.
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: March 5, 2020
Contact: melaniescholarship@live.com, (518) 928-4623
Communications
College of Fine Performing and Communication Arts (CFPCA)
Location: Wayne State University (Detroit, MI)
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THE CFPCA LGBT Endowed Scholarships
Audience: All current undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at least half-time. Preference is given to LGBT students
Amount: $500
Deadline: February 1, 2020
Website: www.cfpca.wayne.edu
The Leonard M. Perryman Communications Scholarship For Racial Ethnic Minority Students
Audience: United Methodist undergraduate students pursuing a career in religion journalism at an accredited U.S. college or university.
Amount: 2,5000
Deadline: March 15th, each calendar year
Website: www.umcom.org/about/leonard-m-perryman-scholarship
Linguistics
Boren Scholarships
Audience: High school graduates, matriculated undergraduate students, and also GED recipients, major in the Humanities/Social Science.
Amount: Varies, up to $20,000
Deadline: TBD for 2020
Website: https://www.borenawards.org
Opens: June 2020
Requirements:
Commit one year to work for the federal government after graduating.
Students must have met the college admission requirements
Registered in a major and is pursuing courses toward a degree or certificate
2 Essays
2-3 Letters of reference
Language self assessment
Note: Linguistics scholarships are funded by the: National Security Education Program, http://www.nsep.gov
Charles L. Hebnerf Memorial Scholarship
Audience: Legal residents of Delaware, who are U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Scholarship pay full tuition, room, fees, board and books
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February 28, 2020
Requirements:
High School senior ranking in the upper half of the class with a combine SAT scor of 1000
File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Essay of 1,000-1,200 words, chosen of one essay of three given topics
Attend Delaware State University or University of Delaware
Website: University of Delaware https://www.udel.edu
Website: Delaware State https://www.desu.edu
Army Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr., Scholarship
Audience: Students in the study of cultural understanding, counter intelligence, national security studies, and alliance building
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: July 31, 2020
Website: Not Available
Address: 737 Flowing Meadow Drive, Henderson, NV 89014
Note: Founded by: The Lint Center for National Security Studies
Provides: Educational opportunities for future America’s counterintelligence and National Security Workers
Website: lintcenter.org
Veteran and minority operated and managed
Scholarships awarded biannually- July and January
LAW
Thurgood Marshall Foundation
Audience: Students who plan to earn a baccalaureate, graduate, or law degree
Amount: $3,100 per student, per semester
Note: Highly competitive, there a 3 different types of scholarships: GAP Completion Scholarship, Access Scholarship, and the Programatic Scholarship
Website: http://www.tmcf.org
