Awards & Scholarships
History majors and graduate students have access to a number of scholarships and awards, some of which are listed below. Some are awarded by the faculty, while others, like the Dickerson and Welling Scholarships, require a separate application (contact the History Department for details). But if you want funding, you need to help us out by, yes, filling out a form.
To be eligible for all possible awards and scholarships, students must fill out Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Universal Scholarship Application. The application is available between December 1 and March 1 for new freshmen and continuing students. After March 1 it will be too late to be considered for the upcoming year. Transfer, graduate and international students have until June 1 to apply.
We would love to give you funding, but we can only do so if you apply. Fill out that form before the deadline!
- Undergraduate Scholarships
William H. Benson Scholarship
- Awarded to History major with at least 30 credits completed
- Minimum 3.25 GPA
- Awarded by the History faculty
- Estimated amount of award: $500-$1000
Anderson A. Cordill Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Student must be eligible for a Provost Scholarship
- Full-time History or Political Science major with above average GPA, ability and promise
- Estimated amount of award: $1000
Benjamin F. Byerly Memorial Scholarship
- Junior History major with emphasis in European History
- Minimum 3.0 overall GPA; 3.5 History GPA
- Submit a 1,000-word essay on the importance of History
- Awarded by History faculty
- Estimated amount of award: $500
Goodman Teacher Scholarship
- Awarded to History majors seeking teacher licensure with a 3.0 or better GPA
- Student must be completing their sememster of student teaching when awarded
- Preferences given to those that demonstrate financial need, graduate from a Colorado high school west of the continental divide, or pursing a career as a middle school teacher
- Estimated amount of award: $1,500
Department of History Faculty Scholarship
- Awarded to students with a declared History major and an emphasis in Secondary Education
- The applicant must have a declared History major with an emphasis in Secondary Education and be a freshman student
- Preference for recipient to be the first generation in their family to attend college, or demonstrate financial need, or be considered to be a member of an underrepresented community
- Estimated amount of award: $1,000
Eulalia Heath Scholarship in History
- Awarded to students with financial need that are majoring in History
- To qualify for this opportunity the student must be majoring in history and demonstrate financial need
- Open to undergraduate and graduate students
- Estimated amount of award: $1,000
Dr. Robert W. Larson Memorial Scholarship
- Awarded to junior and senior students majoring in History
- The applicant must be majoring in History; have a 3.0+ GPA; be a junior or senior student; and have completed or be enrolled in the class HIST 320: Early America to 1763, or its equivalent
- Estimated amount of award: $1,000
The Dr. Barry Rothaus Scholarship
- Awarded to History majors
- The applicant must be a History major; with a cumulative GPA of 3.0+ and a History GPA of 3.33+; and must have completed a minimum of 90 credit hours by award time
- Preference to students who will have completed 12 hours of Modern European History (year 1750 or later) by the end of their junior year
- Applicants will submit for review to the History Scholarship Committee a 5-7 page typewritten essay that addresses any history subject in modern European history. The submission may be either a paper written expressly for this award, or one already submitted toward satisfying requirements for a Modern European history course at Â鶹´«Ã½
- Estimated amount of award: $1,000
- Graduate Scholarships
Oliver M. Dickerson Memorial Scholarship
- Selection by History faculty based on scholarship, personality and promise
- Inquire in the History Department for more information
- Estimated amount of award: $7,000
Graduate Dean's Scholarship
- Awarded to new graduate students
- Upon acceptance to the History MA program, have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.2
- Maintain a Â鶹´«Ã½ GPA of at least 3.2
- Enroll for 3-8 credits to receive $250 per semester
- Enroll for 9 or more credits to receive $1,000 per semester
- History will contact you if you are eligible
- History Department Awards
Alumni Award
- Awarded to graduating senior History major
- Minimum 3.0 overall GPA, and 3.5 History GPA
- Awarded by the History faculty
- Estimated amount of award: $500
Pearl Schumann Bloch / James J. Bloch Memorial Endowment
- Awarded for outstanding research paper on the Holocaust
- Submissions will be requested by History faculty
- Estimated amount of award: $500
Hazel E. Johnson Colorado History Award
- Awarded for outstanding research paper on Colorado History
- One undergraduate and one graduate student awarded annually
- Submissions will be requested by History faculty
- Estimated amount of award: $500
Hazel E. Johnson Personal Achievement Award
- Awarded to graduating History major who displays a "zest for life," a commitment to history, a propensity to share life with others, and who inspires others
- Selected by History faculty
- Estimated amount of award: $500
William H. Benson Outstanding Junior History Award
- A junior History student with an outstanding record
- Selected by History faculty
- Estimated amount of award: $500
Outstanding Senior History Award
- A senior History student with an outstanding record
- Selected by History faculty
- Estimated amount of award: $500