Wittenberg University - Scholarships and Fellowships

Scholarships and Fellowships
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These prestigious awards significantly enrich the educational and life experiences of the recipient. Interested Wittenberg students are encouraged to consider these options. To assist students in completing the award applications accurately and efficiently, short descriptions of the awards are listed below. Each description contains the type of award, eligibility of the applicant, and summary of the award. For more information on each award click on the title of that award.

Before applying, students should consider that most of these awards require the student to exemplify a combination of:

An excellent academic record
Exceptional writing and researching skills
Superior oral presentation capabilities
Leadership in non-academic areas i.e. community service and/or campus life
A detailed research or study proposal
In-depth letters of reference

Title of Award	Type of Award	Eligibility	Summary	On-Campus Contact
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship	Undergraduate Scholarship	US citizens, permanent residents who will be juniors or seniors in upcoming academic year	Planning advanced study in mathematics, natural sciences, or engineering	Dr. Kristin Cline 937-327-6440 kcline@wittenberg.edu
Morris K. Udall Scholarship	Undergraduate Scholarship	Sophomores and juniors, minimum 3.0 GPA	Study environmental issues, extracurriculars, community involvement, work experience	Community Service 937-327-7523 kcollier@wittenberg.edu
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship	Undergraduate & Graduate Study Abroad	Must have at least 2 years of higher education before study abroad begins	Study in a foreign country, must have proficiency in the language	International Education 937-327-6185 jbennett@wittenberg.edu
Wittenberg Faculty Research Fund	Undergraduate Summer Research	Sophomores, juniors	Research with faculty members to create written work, exhibition, public presentation	Associate Provost Gaffield 937-327-7922 ggaffield@wittenberg.edu
NSF-REU	Undergraduate Summer Research	US citizens, permanent residents, sophomores, juniors	Work with a team and faculty member of the host schools faculty on a specific research project	Associate Provost Gaffield 937-327-7922 ggaffield@wittenberg.edu
Harry S. Truman Scholarship	Graduate Scholarship	US citizen, permanent resident, minimum 3.5 GPA, Must apply during Junior year for Graduate study	Interested in Pursuing career in government or public service	Dr. Rob Baker 937-327-6105 jbaker@wittenberg.edu
NSF Graduate Fellowship	Graduate Scholarship	US Citizen or permanent resident	For Graduate work in physical, biological, engineering, behavioral, social sciences	Department chairperson in appropriate science discipline.
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies	Graduate Scholarship	First year doctoral students	Academic career in humanistic studies
Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Program	Graduate Scholarship	Recent college graduates	Any graduate program at any accredited institution for maximum of six years	Assistant Provost Rhine 937-327-7924 lrhine@wittenberg.edu
Marshall Scholarship	Graduate Study Abroad	US Citizen, 3.7 GPA, strong leadership and extracurricular involvement	Graduate study in any discipline at any university in the UK	Assistant Provost Rhine 937-327-7924 lrhine@wittenberg.edu
Fulbright Fellowship	Graduate Study Abroad	US Citizens, speak host country language proficiently	Plan independent study and research in an international location	Dr. David Barry 937-327-6359 dbarry@wittenberg.edu OR Assistant Provost Rhine 937-327-7924 lrhine@wittenberg.edu
Rhodes Scholarship	Graduate Study Abroad	US Citizens, 3.6 GPA, excellent leadership skills	Two years of bachelor or graduate study at Oxford University in England	Assistant Provost Rhine 937-327-7924 lrhine@wittenberg.edu
George J. Mitchell Scholarship	Graduate Study Abroad	High GPA and community service experience	One year Graduate study in Ireland or Northern Ireland	Dr. David Barry 937-327-635 dbarry@wittenberg.edu

Congratulations to Wittenberg 's Recent winners:

Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies

2000 Dennis Frost

Fulbright Scholars: 2004-2005 Pamela Gehring

2003-2004 Bridget Mullan (Germany)

Amanda Oleson (Austria) 1999-2000 Amy Thompson (Germany) 1998-1999 Dennis Frost ( Japan )

Dennis Morehouse (Germany)

NSF-REU recipients: 2005 Ellen Peterson (mathematics)

For information on other scholarship and fellowship opportunities available click on http://www4.wittenberg.edu/administration/careers/postgradjob/index.html