Northern Arizona University
Tony Gabaldon Memorial Endowment
Awarded to a student committed to public service. Eligibility: undergraduate students pursuing internships in government and social work who are full-time; have declared a major within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences; in good academic standing; and who show an interest in public service. Preference is given to Hispanic students.
This scholarship honors the memory of Theodore Wyckoff, a Political Science faculty member who passed away in 1993. It is available to International Affairs majors and Political Science majors with an international emphasis. (American Political Studies majors not eligible.)
Eligibility: minimum 3.0 GPA, extracurricular activities and involvement, and must be enrolled for the following fall and spring. (If only enrolled for fall, then can only receive half of the scholarship.)
Earl Shaw Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship honors the memory of L. Earl Shaw, Jr., a Political Science faculty member who passed away in April 2002. Dr. Shaw had a strong belief in human potential, and he encouraged his students to strive to achieve their own greatness.
Eligibility: NAU undergraduate or graduate student majoring in Political Science who has completed 6 hours in POS and at least 2 semesters of coursework at NAU; GPA at least 2.5 although preference given to applicants with 3.0 GPA or better; demonstrates financial need. Award typically given to undergraduate students majoring in POS, IA, or APS. Applicants must submit a short description of their efforts to achieve a college education and plans for completing the program.
William L. Strauss Scholarship
is given to a student majoring in political science or American political studies. Eligibility: completed two semesters at NAU, completed 6 credit hours in political science at NAU, good academic record.
Arizona State University
Barrett Political Science Scholarship
The Department of Political Science at Arizona State University is proud to announce the 2006-2007 competition for the undergraduate Barrett Political Science Scholarship. Thanks to the inspiration and generosity of Craig and Barbara Barrett, the Department is able annually to name a Barrett Political Science Scholar — a designation that brings not only distinction to the student but also an award of $2,800. To be considered in the competition for the award, a student must (a) be an undergraduate major in Political Science at ASU, (b) have a GPA of at least 2.5 both overall and in Political Science, (c) have achieved at least 60 credit hours toward graduation, and (d) demonstrate financial need. The winner will be selected on the basis of the excellence of her or his academic record and her or his leadership and community involvement.
This $1,000 undergraduate research scholarship endowment was generously established by ASU Alumnus Ken Behringer, ‘74 B.A., ‘78 JD, ‘88 MBA, to support scholarships for political science students in the Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, ASU Tempe campus. The scholarship is awarded annually to an undergraduate interested in pursuing a research project. Students are encouraged, but not required, to conduct research related to the Arizona legislature. Applicants must submit a one page research proposal and a letter of support from a faculty member of the Political Science department who will also supervise the research during the academic year. Please identify the type of research you intend to do, and explain how you and the ASU faculty member working with you will proceed in carrying out your research (limit one typed page). The research proposal should include such information as your research question(s), hypothesis, research design, and a timeline for the spring semester and the fall semester.
To be considered for the scholarship, you must (a) be an undergraduate major in political science, (b) have a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA, (c) be a resident of Arizona, (d) submit a one page research proposal described above, (e) submit a letter of support from a faculty member who also agrees to supervise the research.
Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of the quality of the research proposal and the applicant’s academic record.
Herman R. Frazier Political Science Scholarship
The Department of Political Sciences awarded the first Herman R. Frazier Scholarship in fall 2002. The scholarship is given to a deserving political science student each year. Students are invited to apply by completing the application and writing a brief essay on the relationship between government and/or politics and sports. The scholarship is funded through generous donations from the colleagues and friends of Herman R. Frazier, a 1977 graduate of ASU with a B.S. in political science.
Herman Frazier’s most recent honor – a first for an ASU graduate – was his selection as a recipient of the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, presented to him on Sunday, January 13, 2002, at the NCAA Honors Dinner in Indianapolis. The NCAA Silver Anniversary Awards are presented each year to six former student-athletes who have made significant professional and civic contributions since completing their intercollegiate eligibility 25 years ago.
Herman Frazier is a talented and accomplished administrator as well as a world-class collegiate and Olympic athlete. Throughout his career Mr. Frazier has made a significant difference on the national sports scene. He is currently the director of athletics at the University of Hawaii. He represented the United States Olympic Committee as chef de mission of the Athens games in summer 2004. As a track and field student-athlete, Mr. Frazier led ASU to the 1977 NCAA title. He won a gold medal in the 4×400 meter relay and a bronze medal in the 400 meters at the 1976 Olympics. During a 21-year career at ASU (1979-2000), Mr. Frazier held a number of positions in the Intercollegiate Athletics Department, and was a senior associate athletics director at ASU. To celebrate and honor Mr. Frazier’s lifetime achievements, his friends and colleagues initiated the Herman R. Frazier Scholarship in ASU’s Department of Political Science.
Calvin M. Holman Political Science Scholarship
Calvin M. Holman served as an Arizona Legislator from 1975 to 1984. He was an active participant and leader in many community activities from 1961 when he arrived in Phoenix until his untimely death in an automobile accident in December 2007. Calvin Holman was particularly active in the politics of north Phoenix, Scottsdale and Paradise Valley and was a loyal and active member of the Scottsdale Sunrise Rotary Club.
In honor of his memory, the Calvin M. Holman Political Science Scholarship was established to recognize (1) an undergraduate political science major on the Tempe campus who embodies the community spirit, honesty and hard-work ethic of Mr. Holman, (2) who has an interest in a legislative career or legislative policy area, (3) is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and (4) has a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher.
Sarah Anne McNeil Memorial Scholarship
Sarah Anne McNeil was killed in a car accident on December 17th, 2004. She was 21 years old. At the time of her death, Sarah had a double major in political science and kinesiology and carried an overall GPA of 3.9. As a way of honoring her industry, her spirit, and her character, the Department of Political Science established in January 2005 this memorial scholarship. Each spring one political science major will be designated a “McNeil Scholar.” The Scholarship carries with it a minimum award of $500.
The McNeil Scholarship is open to any political science major a) with a GPA of 3.5 or above and b) who either has at least one additional major or can demonstrate a focus on teaching-in the future, currently, or in the past-or who works, has worked, or wants to work with children. By meeting one of these last two criteria, the McNeil Scholar will thereby reflect one of Sarah’s interests.
Interested applicants should fill out the application form and write a brief essay (around 500 words) on one of two topics: 1) the importance or value of combining the study of political science with at least one additional major or 2) the role and importance of teaching or otherwise working with children in today’s society.
The family of Ross Rice established an award in his honor. Ross was the founding member of the Department of Political Science, which at one time was part of ASU’s Department of History. Ross was for a long time the curator of the Carl Hayden papers in ASU’s Hayden Library, and just prior to Ross’s retirement, he completed an extensive biography of Carl Hayden, Arizona’s first U.S. congressman and first U.S. senator.
The Norma F. Schuessler Scholarship
The Department of Political Science at Arizona State University is pleased to announce the first annual competition for the Norma F. Schuessler Scholarship: a scholarship in the amount of $500 awarded each Spring to a student who is amassing an outstanding academic record in the face of challenges uncommon among political science undergraduates. Mrs. Norma Schuessler, after whom the scholarship is named, was a trailblazer in her time. A first-generation American born in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1910, Mrs. Schuessler eagerly took on the academic challenges confronting women of her day. After graduating from Indiana State Teacher’s College with a degree in physical education, she became a teacher and then a wife and mother, living on a farm where she learned to drive a tractor, plant gardens, and tend to the animals. With her husband, Hermann Schuessler, she raised three children while also devoting her considerable energies to her church, her community, and the education of her children. In keeping with her longstanding interest in and support for higher education, she encouraged her children, fostering values that would assure their academic success and that would be passed on to her grandchildren as well.
To this day, Mrs. Schuessler remains an advocate for higher education, maintaining a special interest in seeing young women meet today’s challenges and succeed academically, much as she met the challenges of her times. Now, by way of this scholarship, Mrs. Schuessler wants to extend that example and support to students who, by virtue of the special challenges they take on, can be considered trailblazers in the same spirit.
The Schuessler scholarship is in general open to women and men who are majors in Political Science at Arizona State University, who have demonstrated financial need, and who have completed no less than 60 and no more than 105 credit hours toward the baccalaureate degree. Other eligibility requirements can be obtained upon picking up a copy of the application form.
University Of Arizona
The Charles A. Brady and Adela Maldonado Brady Scholarship. This scholarship is open to “upper division students of Mexican descent majoring in Political Science . . . selected on the basis of academic excellence, future promise and financial need.” The award winner must be a graduate of an Arizona high school and a citizen of the United States.
Victor Bruce Kelley Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is open to outstanding students at the junior or senior level in the field of Political Science who have demonstrable financial need. Special consideration will be given to “non-traditional” students (those who have returned to university after a break in their education).
C. Gloria Paul Memorial Scholarship.
This scholarship is open to students planning careers in International Relations. United States citizenship is not required. The scholarship is available to academically outstanding upper division and graduate students.
Jens N. Broderson Memorial Scholarship.
This scholarship is available to a political science major with a minimum 3.0 GPA and demonstrable financial need.
University of Nevada- Las Vegas
Michael and Geri Rumbolz Scholarship
1)Full time enrollment is required.
2) Student must be enrolled full time as a junior or senior, with preference to juniors (student may apply as a sophomore).
3) Student must major in Political Science.
4) Preference given to previous recipients.
5) Student must have graduated from a Nevada High School.
New Mexico Federation Of Republican Women’s Scholarship
The NMFRW scholarship has been established to assist a deserving female student from New Mexico to further her education at a college, university or vocational school in New Mexico. $1000 cash award for 1st place and $250 for 2nd place. The amount of the scholarship will be $500 for 1st place and $250 for second place for the fall semester following the awarding of the scholarship. A like amount will be awarded for teh second semester contigent upon successful completion of funding provision #3 under funding procedures.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Be a resident of New Mexico
- Be a registered Republican or the daughter of a registered Republican if under the age of 18.
- Be a member of the graduating class and accepted for enrollment in an institution of higher learning in New Mexico in the year in which she applies (home schoolers are eligible for consideration)
- Be enrolled as a fulltime student at a college, university or vocational school in New Mexico.
- Have a 3.0 or better scholastic average based on 4.0 system.
- Plan to study government, political science, international relations or history. Consideration will be given to participation in political activities.
University of New Mexico
- Description
This is an endowed gift from the estate of Ms. Garnet Anne Gunter Starkey to establish the Clyde E. Starkey and Garnet G. Starkey Scholarship Award Fund. A $3,000 award rotates among four departments: Communication & Journalism, Foreign Languages and Literature, Political Science, and Spanish and Portuguese. This fund will end in 2019 at which time the money reverts to the Library division of International Studies. Funds are available to C&J in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and perhaps 2018.
- Award
This year, the scholarship amounts to $3,000.This is an approximate amount and it may be awarded to more than one student.
- Frequency
This scholarship is awarded every four years.
Undergraduate/Graduate?
Both undergraduate and graduate students can apply for this scholarship
