Undergraduate Scholarships
Academic Scholarships for Undergraduate Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (Fall 2020-Spring 2021)
Deadline: Friday, May 15th, 2020, by 5:00 p.m.
Every year, the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences awards numerous scholarships to students while they are in the process of completing a degree at the University of Houston. You can review a list of all CLASS scholarships below, as well as links to the Office of Dean’s Grants and CLASS Department Scholarship information. You will find all CLASS scholarship application information below as well.
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Scholarships
Please click on the individual scholarships for applicant criteria and, in some cases, background donors for these scholarship gifts.
Alumni Association Scholarship
Criteria
The scholarship is merit-based, and the applicant must meet the general requirements listed on the CLASS Scholarship page and can accept other scholarships.
Barnett Scholarships
Criteria
The scholarship is merit-based, and the applicant must meet the general requirements listed on the CLASS Scholarship page. Additionally, the student needs to have has received a University scholarship and has a strong interest in one of the social sciences or pre-law program. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years if the student maintains scholarship-level academic performance throughout his/her at the University of Houston.
CLASS Scholarships
Criteria
The scholarship is merit-based, and the applicant must meet the general requirements listed on the CLASS Scholarship page.
Carolyn Wall Baskett Scholarship
Criteria
The scholarship is both merit-based—the applicant must meet the general requirements listed on the CLASS Scholarship page—and need-based. Awardees may accept other scholarships and grants in conjunction with the Carolyn Wall Basket Scholarship.
CLASS Scholarship Endowment
Criteria
The scholarship is merit-based, and the applicant must meet the general requirements listed on the CLASS Scholarship page
Debra Danburg Endowment Scholarship
Criteria
The scholarship emphasizes women students and applicants must meet the general requirements listed on the CLASS Scholarship page.
Delores Welder Mitchell Scholarship
Criteria
The scholarship is merit-based, and the applicant must meet the general requirements listed on the CLASS Scholarship page
Don Sanders Scholarship
Criteria
The scholarship is need-based and intended for Social Science majors who are hard workers with a determination to succeed
Dr. Ronald Lepow Endowment Scholarship
Criteria
The scholarship is both merit-based—the applicant must meet the general requirements listed on the CLASS Scholarship page—and need-based.
Louise Woestemeyer Scholarship Endowment
Criteria
The scholarship is both merit-based—the applicant must meet the general requirements listed on the CLASS Scholarship page—and need-based. Additionally, the Louise Woestemeyer Scholarship Endowment requires applicants to have a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Peek Family Endowment Scholarship
Criteria
The scholarship is both merit-based—the applicant must meet the general requirements listed on the CLASS Scholarship page—and applicants must be declared Political Science majors and, importantly, exhibit leadership qualities. Awardees may accept other scholarships and grants in conjunction with the Peek Family Endowment Scholarship.
Donor Story
Kathryn E. and Howard A. Peek believe that higher education is the best investment citizens can make in their community and that the University of Houston contributes great wealth to the region both economically and socially. For these reasons, the Peeks are proud to provide scholarship support for students in the UH Department of Political Science in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
Rauch Scholarship
Criteria
The scholarship is merit-based, and the applicant must meet the general requirements listed on the CLASS Scholarship page. Additionally, the Rauch Scholarship requires applicants have a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Robert Eckels Endowment Scholarship
Criteria
The scholarship is merit-based, and the applicant must meet the general requirements listed on the CLASS Scholarship page.
Sarada Scholarship
Criteria
The scholarship is both merit-based—the applicant must meet the general requirements listed on the CLASS Scholarship page—and need-based with a preference for first-generation college students. Awardees may accept other scholarships and grants in conjunction with the Sarada Scholarship.
Donor Story
Given by the Jagannathan family in memory of mother/grandmother Sarada, an A student, sportswoman, and expert singer of classical Indian music who was denied the opportunity to get a college education, because of the gender limitations of the era. Despite this, she instilled a deep love of culture and literature among her children and grandchildren, who celebrate her legacy through this scholarship.
And every time the music rose,-before
Mine inner vision rose a form sublime,
Thy form, O Tree, as in my happy prime
I saw thee, in my own loved native clime.
(excerpted from the poem Our Casuarina Tree, by Toru Dutt)
Undergraduate Scholarship
The scholarship is merit-based, and the applicant must meet the general requirements listed on the CLASS Scholarship page. Additionally, the student needs to have received a University scholarship and have a strong interest in one of the social sciences or pre-law program. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years if the student maintains scholarship-level academic performance throughout his/her at the University of Houston.
William Cunningham Endowment—Hawes
The scholarship is merit-based, and the applicant must meet the general requirements listed on the CLASS Scholarship page. Additionally, the applicant must be a full-time student, be studying Asian culture (history, language, humanities, etc.), candidates pursuing studies in a.) Southeast Asia and b.) East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Tibet) - in that order - receive consideration ahead of candidates in the areas of South or Central Asia and may accept other scholarships and grants.
Williams Cunningham Endowment—Young
The scholarship is merit-based, and the applicant must meet the general requirements listed on the CLASS Scholarship page. Additionally, the applicant must be a full-time student, be studying Asian culture (history, language, humanities, etc.), candidates pursuing studies in a.) Southeast Asia and b.) East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Tibet) - in that order - receive consideration ahead of candidates in the areas of South or Central Asia and may accept other scholarships and grants.
Please also see the following links for additional college and departmental scholarship opportunities:
- Dean’s Supplemental Grant for Students
- Maldenka-Fowler Scholarship
- CLASS Departmental and Program Undergraduate Scholarships
- African American Studies
- Air Force ROTC
- Center for Mexican American Studies
- Communications Sciences and Disorders
- Comparative Cultural Studies
- Economics
- English
- Health and Human Performance
- Hispanic Studies
- History
- Jack J. Valenti School of Communication
- Military Science
- Modern and Classical Languages
- Psychology
- Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PROCESS
Deadline: Friday, May 15th, 2020, by 5:00 p.m.
The amount of award varies for each scholarship and ranges from $500 to $2,500. Students must meet the following minimum qualifications to be eligible for a scholarship:
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Student must have a major declared in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
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Students must have completed a minimum of 60 semester credit hours before Fall 2020. Seniors who graduate in December 2020 will receive half the total scholarship award for the Fall semester only.
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Students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester hours during Fall 2020 and a minimum of 12 semester hours during Spring 2021 unless otherwise specified in the scholarship criteria
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Students must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 and maintain it for each semester during the Fall 2019– Spring 2020 academic year. (Note that some CLASS scholarships have higher GPA requirements.)
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Students will be considered for all scholarships for which they meet the donor’s criteria but will receive only one scholarship award unless otherwise stipulated in the scholarship criteria (see the detailed scholarship descriptions above.) When you are ready to apply, download the “Scholarship Application” below and carefully follow these instructions.
A complete application includes the following:
Application Instructions
A complete application consists of the following:
- Complete both sides of the CLASS Undergraduate Scholarship Application.
- Provide the following short essays in a separate Word or PDF document:
- Explain your involvement in college organizations, community activities, honors, special awards, etc. Please include any leadership or community/civic participation (300 words maximum).
- Career Goals (200 words maximum).
- Financial Need: explain the circumstances of your financial need (200 words maximum).
- Personal statement: Why do you believe you deserve a scholarship? (500 words maximum)
- Secure a letter of recommendation from a CLASS instructor familiar with your academic work. You can include the letter in your PDF application or have the professor send the letter to cscholar@central.uh.edu
- Secure a current academic advisement report (also known by professional Advisors as a Degree Progress Report). You can find instructions for accessing the report here. Your professional department Advisor can also provide you with the report.
- If applicable, secure official transcripts from each outside college or university that you have earned less than 30 hours of course work while at UH.
Final Steps
First, compile 1-5 into a single PDF that is titled as follows: [Last Name First Name Major]. So, if an English Major named Anne Ramos applied for scholarships her file would be named “Ramos Ann English.pdf”
Second, forward your PDF to cscholar@central.uh.edu by the due date above. Incomplete or improperly formatted applications will not be considered for scholarships.
Deadline for Fall 2020 – Spring 2021 scholarships: Friday, May 15th, 2020, by 5.00 p.m. Incomplete applications will not be considered for a scholarship, and late applications will not be accepted!
Questions about CLASS Scholarships? Email us at cscholar@central.uh.edu.